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Two men hurt in rollover near Valley City

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Two men suffered serious injuries in a single-vehicle crash south of Valley City Tuesday morning. The Highway Patrol says just after midnight, a 62-year-old Spiritwood man was driving a pickup on a county road when he was unable to negotiate a curve. The pickup went off the road and rolled. Neither man was wearing a…

Fire Destroys Cabin Along Lake Ashtabula

Valley City Firefighters responded to a cabin fire along Lake Ashtabula around 10:30 am on Monday

BARNES COUNTY N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – Valley City Firefighters responded to a cabin fire along Lake Ashtabula around 10:30 am on Monday. Fire Chief Scott Magnuson said no one was inside the seasonal cabin at a resort property when the fire broke out. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The Valley City Fire Department and…

Barnes County Sheriff investigating stabbing of three people

No arrests have been made at this time.

SIBLEY, N.D.–An incident at a rural farmstead in Sibley has left three people with stab wounds. The Barnes County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 12 block of 21st Avenue SE for reports of a stabbing. When deputies arrived, others at the farmstead said the man who allegedly stabbed three people had left. Two of the three people stabbed were treated…

Body of Missing Child Found in Creek in Barnes County

KATHRYN, N.D.–The body of a missing toddler was found in Kathryn, ND on Thursday. The child had gone missing in the 100 block of 1st Avenue at approximately 6 p.m. A search party led by the Barnes County Sheriff’s Office located the body in a creek about an hour after the child disappeared. The Barnes County Sheriff’s Office is not…

Child Escapes Serious Injury After Being Hit By Train

The Barnes County Sheriff's office said the engineer applied the emergency brake to slow the train down, before the front of the engine struck the boy and threw him into the ditch. 

ECKELSON, N.D. – A 4-year-old boy escaped serious injury after a westbound BNSF train struck the boy who was standing on a railroad track in Eckelson, about 20 miles west of Valley City. The Barnes County Sheriff’s office said the engineer applied the emergency brake to slow the train down, before the front of the engine struck the boy and…