CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — Fire crews from Kindred, Horace and Davenport respond to a detached garage fire in rural Kindred. The call came in around 11 this morning. The garage was fully engulfed in flames when crews arrived on scene. It was contained to the detached garage and didn’t spread. No one was injured. The cause of the fire…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR:5PM Update) — It’s a Christmas Day ice storm. That has the National Weather Service upgrading it’s winter weather watch to an Ice Storm Warning for Barnes, Cass, Ransom, Sargent, Richland Counties. Significant icing expected. Total ice accumulations up to one half of an inch, with some areas receiving up to three quarters of an inch. Winds gusting…
PARK RAPIDS, Minn. (KVRR) — A man walking in Park Rapids is hit by a vehicle and later dies at a hospital. Minnesota State Patrol says the incident happened Friday night just before 6 o’clock when 68-year-old Willard Pietila was walking near 1st Street West and Lake Avenue. He was hit by a Jeep driven by 37-year-old Lacy Johansen of…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Some major events changed our entire region forever in 2023. KVRR’s Adam Ladwig put together a list of some of the biggest stories, both good and bad, that impacted the Red River Valley this year. 2023 started with dashed hopes. The NDSU Bison made yet another FCS Championship game, this time against arch rival South…
KIDDER COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — A van driving along I-94 lost control three miles east of Tappen, North Dakota around 10 this morning, according to the North Dakota Highway Patrol. The vehicle rolled and landed on its roof. The driver, 33-year-old Donald Bitzan from Casselton, suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries. A female passenger and five kids were not hurt….
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Dogs are an iconic pet for most families across the globe. And some get them as a gift for Christmas, but that can prove to be a problem. Because some people learn they can’t take care of the dog and it ends up at a rescue. “We always try to remind people that a pet is…
North Dakota Highway PatrolSTUTSMAN COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol is reporting that a trooper vehicle was badly damaged after being hit on I-94. The crash happened in Stutsman County near Cleveland and no injuries reported. The trooper was responding to a crash between two commercial vehicles when another jack-knifed and crashed. According to the report, rain…
Customers waiting in checkout lines at the West Fargo Costco. Courtesy, J.J. Gordon. FARGO (KVRR) – Shoppers looking for last-minute gifts and holiday supplies were out in full force Friday morning. Customers at the West Fargo Costco said the store was packed. Long lines extended through the store just 30 minutes after the store opened. There was also plenty of…
Anders OdegaardGRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR-KNOX) – A judge has accepted a plea agreement from a Warren, Minn. man charged in the 2022 murder of his wife. According to the agreement, Anders Odegaard will plead guilty to second-degree murder without intent while committing a felony. In exchange, the state will dismiss a separate count of second-degree murder and Odegaard will be…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR-KNOX) – A Grand Forks apartment building was heavily damaged by fire early Friday. Grand Forks firefighters were called to the blaze at 1111 22nd Ave. S. at around 3:10 a.m. Crews arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from a four-plex. No one was injured, but three residents were displaced. One pet was also displaced….
