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The Biggest Weather Events in 2022

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- 2022 started off with a bang as a blizzard tracked across eastern parts of North Dakota on January 4th. The storm dropped between 3-5 inches of snow, but blowing and drifting snow…

19-year-old woman fatally hit by vehicle on I-29

CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) -- A 19-year-old is dead after being hit by a vehicle on I-29 early this morning. It happened by the Hickson/Oxbow exit before 6 a.m. A 20-year-old man was driving south on the interstate when he…

Sanford Health-Fargo welcomes first baby of 2023

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Sanford Health welcomes its first baby of the new year. This is Santiago Delarosa. The new addition was born at 12:11 a.m. He weighed in at 6 pounds and 12 ounces, measuring at 18 1/2 inches…

Two $1 million winners in Minnesota Millionaire Raffle

ROSEVILLE, Minn. (KVRR) -- Some Minnesota lottery players already have bragging rights. Two Minnesota Millionaire Raffle players woke up to $1 million winning tickets. One was sold in Oak Park Heights and the other in St. Louis Park. Both businesses…

Pedestrian hit by SUV near Northwood on New Year's Eve

NORTHWOOD, N.D. (KVRR) -- The North Dakota Highway Patrol says two vehicles and a pedestrian were involved a crash. It happened after 8 p.m. Saturday, five miles east of Northwood on Highway 15. The victim is 38-year-old Nathaneal Nolden, of…

Essentia Health-Fargo welcomes first baby for 2023

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- A Lisbon couple is starting off the new year with an extra member to their family. Essentia Health-Fargo says LeeAnna Starr Gonzalez Mendez is their first baby of the new year. The baby girl was born…

Swing Barrel Brewing celebrates NYE Iceland style!

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- We're seeing preparations and celebrations for 2023 across the globe, but a Moorhead brewery is doing something a little different than usual. Swing Barrel Brewing Company is celebrating…

NDHP identify man arrested for allegedly shooting at vehicle

MAPLETON, N.D. (KVRR) -- North Dakota Highway Patrol says 43-year-old Derrick Hansen, of Plymouth, Minnesota, was arrested during a high-risk traffic stop on I-94 near Mapleton. Troopers responded to a report of a reckless driver/road rage incident around 3:00 Wednesday…

Enough fentanyl to kill 36,000 people seized by feds in N.D. in 2022

NORTH DAKOTA (KFGO) – Throughout 2022, Drug Enforcement Administration investigators nationwide reported seizing more than 379 million potentially deadly doses of fentanyl in both pill and powder form, enough to kill every American. In some states, seized-dose totals tripled the…

Essentia Health announces top baby names for 2022

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - Essentia Health has the top baby names from its Fargo hospital. The top five for boys are Henry, Maverick, Leo, Easton and Noah. The most popular names for girls are Violet, Charlotte, Norah and Amelia. Claire…

Pet Connection: Meet Samson

  Samson is a pup with tons of energy. He joins us for Pet Connection this week from the Humane Society of the Lakes in Detroit Lakes. The 6-month-old puppy came to the shelter…

Pet Connection: Meet Honey

  Meet Honey, from the Headwaters Animal Shelter in Park Rapids, Minnesota. This Olde English Bulldog us no small fry. Honey weighs nearly 90 pounds. But really, she's full of love. She gets along…

High-risk traffic stop leads to arrest near Mapleton

MAPLETON, N.D. (KVRR) -- Troopers with the North Dakota Highway Patrol conducted a high-risk traffic stop. They were responding to a report of a reckless driver/road rage incident around 3:00 this afternoon. Someone says their vehicle was shot at and…

Meth bust in Hubbard County

HUBBARD COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) -- A traffic stop in Hubbard County leads to a large meth bust. Deputies stopped a vehicle in Nevis township Tuesday night. They arrested the driver for a drug DWI. When deputies searched the car, they…

$150k Powerball ticket sold in Fargo hasn't been claimed

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) - A winning Powerball ticket worth $150,000 bought in Fargo hasn't been claimed. The winner bought it at the Casey's on 45th Street South July 18th. The ticket matched four white balls and the Powerball for $50,000.…

Alleged doughnut thief charged with brandishing hatchet

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) - A Bismarck man is accused of raising a hatchet toward a convenience store clerk who tried to stop him from stealing doughnuts. Thirty-six-year old Brently Iron Road faces felony terrorizing and misdemeanor criminal trespass charges in…