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Victim identified in fatal crash near Sanborn, North Dakota

BARNES COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) -- Authorities identify the people involved in a fatal crash involving a semi near Sanborn, North Dakota. The crash happened after 8:00 Monday morning. Sara Leick, 46, of Valley City, was killed in the crash. She…

Before the real voting, there’s the trial run

FARGO, N.D. (Jeff Beach and Michael Achterling - North Dakota Monitor) Bob Henderson, the director of information technology in Cass County, called it one of the most important but most tedious parts of election preparation — testing the machines that tabulate the…

Two men arrested on felony drug charges near Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- Two men are arrested for transporting drugs from the Twin Cities to Moorhead. An investigation started in June and on Sunday, authorities stopped the 35-year-old Tyler Kania, of Moorhead and 34-year-old Laquedrick Lemel As-Sidiq, of St.…

1.2 million absentee, mail-in ballots accepted in Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) - Local election officials across Minnesota have accepted 1,271,636 absentee and mail ballots for the November 5 Election. The Minnesota Secretary of State's Office says officials distributed 1,441,898 absentee and mail ballots in Minnesota since voting…

BNSF worker killed after service truck hit by BNSF train

NEW ROCKFORD, N.D. (KFGO) – One person was killed in a collision between an train and a BNSF service vehicle. It happened around 11 a.m. Monday, about 2.5 miles northwest of New Rockford, North Dakota. Eddy County Sheriff Paul Lies…

6 injured after propane explosion near Bagley

BAGLEY, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A man and five children were injured in an explosion and fire at a storage unit north of Bagley in northern Minnesota at about 12:30 p.m. Monday. Clearwater County Sheriff Darin Halverson says people passing by…

6 boys rescued after boat capsizes in northern Minnesota

WALKER, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – Six boys were rescued early Sunday morning after their boat capsized while they were duck hunting in northern Minnesota. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says the boys’ boat capsized in Boy Bay of Leech Lake near…

7 North Dakota legislative races to watch

BISMARCK, N.D. (Jeff Beach - North Dakota Monitor) Republicans seem to be in no danger of losing their majority status in the North Dakota Legislature — Democrats hold just 16 of the 141 seats. But here are districts with some…

North Dakota gas prices continue to drop

FARGO (KVRR-Prairie Public) - The average price of gasoline dropped six cents per gallon in North Dakota last week. GasBuddy.com says the average is now $2.94. That’s 8 cents lower than a month ago, and 46 cents lower than a year…