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Red Flag Warning in effect for eastern N.D., west-central and northwest Minnesota

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for eastern North Dakota, and west-central and northwest Minnesota until 9 p.m. Monday. Dry conditions combined with strong wind prompted the warning. Some counties affected include Cass, Grand Forks, Traill, Steele, and Barnes in North Dakota, and Clay, Norman, Becker, Otter Tail, and Wilkin Counties…

Jamestown man arrested for DUI after wrong-way crash on I-94

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A 39-year-old Jamestown man was arrested over the weekend after a crash on Interstate 94 in Barnes County. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says Skyler Holub was driving west in the eastbound lanes of the Interstate around 8:30 p.m. Saturday when he sideswiped a car and moving van. It happened about 10 miles west of…

Motorcycle driver seriously injured, arrested for DUI after Barnes County crash

A man was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash, 2 miles north of Valley City, North Dakota around 5:30 Sunday afternoon

BARNES COUNTY, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) – A man was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash, 2 miles north of Valley City, North Dakota around 5:30 Sunday afternoon. The State Patrol says the driver was southbound on County Road 21, 2 miles north of Valley City when he lost control of the motorcycle and ran off the road, stopping in the north…

Two Jailed Men Face New Charges for Old Crimes in 2020 and 2021

Joshua McCleary (L), Marcus Creech (R)FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Two men are charged in multiple North Dakota counties for crimes committed years ago. 41-year-old Joshua McCleary, who is in the James River Correctional Center in Jamestown, is charged with 16 felonies that include criminal mischief, theft, and burglary. 30-year-old Marcus Creech, who is jailed in Watford City, faces three felony…

Valley City man seriously injured in Barnes County crash

PILLSBURY, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Valley City man was airlifted to a Fargo hospital Thursday morning after he was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash north of Pillsbury in Barnes County. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the crash happened at 8:00 am on state highway 32. 24-year-old Gavin Schlaht was northbound when he drove off the road, hit an…

Man dies when struck by semi on I-94

BARNES COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — A Bismarck man died early Friday morning when he was hit by a semi as he was walking on I-94 just east of Valley City. The Highway Patrol says the semi was driving westbound on the highway near milepost 299, the semi was in the right lane but the man was walking westbound in the…

Hope, N.D. man who died as passenger in rollover crash identified

PILLSBURY, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol identifies a Hope man who died after the compact car he was a passenger in rolled in Barnes County. Wesley Wixon died in the crash that happened just before 4 p.m. Thursday on a gravel road about two miles west of Pillsbury. The Highway Patrol said the driver, 84-year-old Marlene Wixon,…

The Lights and Nome Schoolhouse Honored With Tourism Awards

Nome SchoolhouseBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Two regional entities are celebrated during the 2023 Governor’s Travel and Tourism Awards in Bismarck. The Lights in West Fargo was given the Flint Firestarter Award for a tourism development project. The award recognizes a new offering that has opened in a downtown district that has the potential to attract visitors and enhance the Main…

Jamestown Man Gets 3 Years For Fatal 2021 Crash

BARNES CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Jamestown man is sentenced to three years in prison for a fatal crash this summer in Barnes County. Wyatt Staloch had changed his plea to guilty earlier this month in the death of Christina Anderson in July. He was charged with three felony counts of Duty in Accident Involving Death or Personal Injury. During…