ST. MICHAEL, MN (KVRR) – The Class AA MSHSL track and field preliminaries are done in St. Michael, MN, showing who is heading to the finals this week. The top nine in the events qualify for the finals. BOYS BOYS 100m PRELIMS: Daniel Jackson (Sr.) – Alexandria – 5th place (10.80) BOYS 200m PRELIMS: Evan Kludt (Sr.) – Alexandria –…
DOUGLAS CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Two people are rushed to a burn unit in the Twin Cities after a house fire near Lake Mary, south of Alexandria. Douglas County Dispatch got the call around 11:30 Saturday morning to Wharry Heights Road and were told a woman was still in the home. They arrived to find the house fully engulfed and…
DOUGLAS CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A fire spreads from a porch into a house and causes severe damage in Lake Mary Township near Alexandria, just south of I-94. Douglas County Sheriff’s Office was alerted about the fire around 5:45 this morning. They say several people had evacuated the house by the time they arrived. It is believed the cause of…
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A man was arrested in Alexandria, Minnesota after a months-long investigation into sex trafficking. Police learned 30-year-old Dakar Ortiz was planning to stop in Alexandria Friday. He was wanted in Minnesota for sex trafficking and providing false information to police. Ortiz also has felony warrants in California for robbery, terrorizing, and assault. When Ortiz arrived at…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KFGO/Fergus Falls Journal) – An Alexandria woman made her first appearance in Otter Tail County District Court on Nov. 20, after beating a group home client under her care. Ashley Simons, 23, has been charged with the fourth degree assault of a vulnerable adult at a group home in Fergus Falls. Court documents say that on Nov….
Deovion Bell, Marcus Sewell and Jaden HansonBATTLE LAKE, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Three teens are charged with burglary after illegally entering The Rusty Nail in Battle Lake and making their own food including french fries, onion rings and bacon. It happened early Friday morning. The owner chased Deovion Bell of Alexandria, Marcus Sewell of Underwood and Jaden Hanson of Fergus Falls…
If you’re heading towards Alexandria tonight you’ll come across a detour. Interstate 94 will temporarily close between Alexandria and Osakis starting at 9:30 p.m. Beams for the bridge replacement project are being delivered and installed. During the closure, traffic will be detoured to Highway 29, County Road 82 and Highway 27. It will last for approximately three hours. Categories: Local…
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) – Police in Alexandria continue to investigate a bank robbery there Thursday afternoon. According to the Alexandria Police Department, shortly before 4:30 p.m., a man walked into the downtown Bremer Bank location, showed a teller a gun, and demanded money. No one was hurt and the suspect got away with an undisclosed amount of cash. Responding officers…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/AP) — Minnesota’s Democratic Party chairman says the party is disavowing the endorsement of state House candidate Judd Hoff. “I’m Judd Hoff and I’m running for the 12B state representative seat against ineffective minority member Ms. Mary Franson,” said Hoff in a YouTube post. Hoff was endorsed by Democrats in District 12 to run against Republican Rep. Mary…
X: @MSPPIO_NWFERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — Sgt. Jesse Grabow with Minnesota State Patrol is giving us a look at how the roads are out there in some parts of Minnesota. These snapshots of jackknifed and overturned semis were taken along I-94 between Fergus Falls and Alexandria around 2 p.m. Grabow wrote on social media that roads are ice and snow…
