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Man Falls Off Sorlie Bridge After Welfare Check

Grand Forks and East Grand Forks Police and Firefighters rescued a man who fell from the Sorlie Bridge onto the ice on the Red River

March 13, 2024

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) – Grand Forks and East Grand Forks Police and Firefighters rescued a man who fell from the Sorlie Bridge onto the ice on the Red River. Shortly after 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, a witness reported that a man had jumped over the railing and beneath the bridge walking on the support beams. Police responded for a welfare…

Motorcyclist Killed In Grand Forks Crash

Police responded around 8:45 Monday night to 36th Avenue South and South Columbia Road

September 26, 2023

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – A crash kills a motorcyclist in Grand Forks. Police responded around 8:45 Monday night to 36th Avenue South and South Columbia Road. A pickup and a motorcycle were involved in a crash. The motorcycle driver was taken to Altru, where they died. Police will release the victim’s identity once next of kin are notified. Grand…

One Dead, Numerous Injuries After School Bus and Pickup Crash in Nelson County

September 14, 2023

TJ Nelson,

NELSON CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A number of people are hurt after a crash between a school bus and a pickup in Nelson County, North Dakota. The driver of the pickup died at the scene. Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 3:45 Thursday afternoon, about 6 miles south of Petersburg. The bus was carrying members of the Hatton Northwood…

Child Hospitalized After Bicycle/Vehicle Crash

A kid on a bicycle is hospitalized in Grand Forks after a car hit them

August 18, 2023

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – A kid on a bicycle is hospitalized in Grand Forks after a car hit them. The crash happened on 12th Avenue North and North 17th Street around 5:40 Thursday night. Grand Forks Police say the child rode its bike into oncoming traffic. The driver hit the brakes, but still crashed into the bike. The bicyclist…

Woman Rescued After Driving Off Road And Getting Stuck in Culvert Near EGF

August 8, 2023

TJ Nelson,

POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — It took crews well over an hour to free a woman trapped in a vehicle that got stuck in a culvert after running off the road near East Grand Forks. Fire crews responded around 7:30 Tuesday morning. They say 38-year-old Tonya Jensen of East Grand Forks was alert and talking as they worked to get…

Highway 2 Crash Seriously Injures Fargo Woman

A Fargo woman has serious injuries after a crash on Highway 2 in the northern valley

July 3, 2023

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GRAND FORKS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – A Fargo woman has serious injuries after a crash on Highway 2 in the northern valley. Highway Patrol says a 48-year-old man from Grand Forks failed to yield when he was turning from North Dakota Highway 18 onto Highway 2. He hit an SUV driven by a 77-year-old Fargo woman. Her vehicle went into…

Grand Forks Officer Assaulted During DUI Stop

June 6, 2023

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A Grand Forks man faces charges after assaulting an officer during a traffic stop this morning on Washington Street South. Officer James Opp was responding to a report of a drunken driver and pulled over 43-year-old Brian Pyle. After a short conversation, Pyle tried to run on foot and Opp tried to stop him. That’s…

Grand Forks Man Injured After Crashing Pickup Into Amtrak Train

May 11, 2023

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A Grand Forks man has minor injuries after crashing his pickup into the lead engine of an Amtrak train. The crash happening Thursday morning around 7:20 about a mile west of Interstate 29, southwest of the city. The 60-year-old man was taken to Altru to be treated while his 52-year-old passenger from East Grand Forks…

Vehicle Fire Started by Smoking Materials Burns Side of Grand Forks Hotel

May 2, 2023

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Grand Forks Fire was called to 1211 47th Street North for a vehicle on fire near Knights Inn around 5:30 Tuesday evening. They arrived to find the fire had spread to the hotel. Damage to the building was limited to the vinyl siding and the hotel was able to resume operations. The vehicle and all…

Woman Arrested After Man Stabbed in Arm in Grand Forks

April 6, 2023

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Police in Grand Forks are called to Riverside Manor after a man was stabbed in his arm. They arrived just before 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon and detained a woman at the scene. She was arrested for trespassing. The man was taken to Altru by ambulance to be treated for his stab wound. Police have not…