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Interstate highways shut down as winter storm intensifies

FARGO (KVRR) - Portions of North Dakota's Interstate Highways will be closed this evening due to severe weather. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says I-29 between Fargo and the South Dakota border is scheduled to close at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday.…

Junkyard Brewing Building New Taproom In West Fargo

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - A popular Moorhead brewery has big plans to expand into North Dakota. Junkyard Brewing announced they are opening a West Fargo taproom and released renderings of the proposed site. Renovations are set to start next…

Little Falls, Minnesota Woman Killed In Crash Near Thompson, N.D.

UPDATE(2/21/23 1:55PM) -- The victim of a crash Monday near Thompson, North Dakota is identified as 26-year-old Stephanie Cluever of Little Falls, Minnesota. The driver, 21-year-old Julio Huertas of Waite Park, Minnesota, had non-life threatening injuries. He is charged with…

Moorhead Man Arrested After Crashing Stolen U-Haul Into Snowbank

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) -- A Moorhead man is jailed after fleeing police and crashing a stolen U-Haul into a snowbank in Moorhead. Minnesota State Patrol says 40-year-old David Jacobsen was arrested Sunday for receiving stolen property and fleeing police. A…

Battle Lake couple charged with multiple tax crimes

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) - The owner of a popular Battle Lake, Minn. candy store is facing numerous tax-related charges. The Minnesota Department of Revenue says Margaret F. Haviland and Terry Allen Haviland are charged with five felony counts of…

5 Finalists For President of MSUM On Campus Next Week

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- There are five finalists to become the next president of Minnesota State University Moorhead. They are Mohamed Abousalem, Tim Downs, Scott Furlong, Arrick Jackson, and Jodi Kupper. Only Jackson has ties to the university having served…

UPDATE: All Major Roads Are Reopened After Blizzard

NORTH DAKOTA & MINNESOTA (KVRR/KFGO) -- Blizzard conditions stranded dozens of drivers and forced officials to close several roads, including all of I-29 in North Dakota, Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Just after 8:00 p.m. Tuesday I-94 was closed eastbound…

Man Found Dead Sunday in Fish House on Lake Bemidji

BELTRAMI CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- Family members find a man unresponsive in a fish house Sunday on the southwest corner of Lake Bemidji. Beltrami County Sheriff's Office says the 44-year-old man was pronounced dead just after first responders arrived on…