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Garage and vehicles destroyed by fire in Breckenridge

Breckenridge garage fire on Nov. 27, 2025BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) — A garage and several vehicles were destroyed by fire in Breckenridge, Minnesota on Thursday, Nov. 27. Firefighters responded to 212 8th Street South around 8:30 a.m. on Thanksgiving. Breckenridge Assistant Fire Chief Rob Jirak says a detached garage was fully engulfed when they arrived. Firefighters and Breckenridge Police had roads…

Coyote sightings reported in Breckenridge, MN

BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. (KVRR) — Wilkin County Sheriff’s Office is warning people in Breckenridge about a number of recent coyote sightings in the city. They say there have been reports of coyotes approaching people and pets. There have been a number of sightings near Bois de Sioux Golf Course. The sheriff’s office, Breckenridge police and Minnesota DNR are working with landowners…

School referendums pass in Moorhead, Breckenridge; Fail in DGF School District

MOORHEAD (KFGO/KVRR) – Voters in the Moorhead Area Public and Breckenridge School Districts approved referendums Tuesday, while those in the Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Public School District narrowly rejected a measure. The approval for Moorhead Area Schools is for an operating levy and a capital projects levy. The operating levy passed with about 60% of the vote and the capital projects levy received…

Seventy Minnesota school districts hold vote on tax levy

DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR) — Seventy school districts in Minnesota had referendums on the ballot. Asking residents in their district to consider a tax levy for ten years. “I believe it’s important to keep the IEP’s and special needs stuff in the school. The sports and everything is really important to keep the kids active. And to broaden their minds of…

Around 70 school districts across Minnesota have referendum votes on Tuesday

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Tuesday is election day and Minnesota School Boards Association says 70 school districts have referendums on the ballot, amounting to $1.6 billion in potential tax levies. The association points to a number of factors behind the rise in school referendums including inflation, state Paid Family Leave requirements and uncertainty over federal funding. Among the school districts…

School districts in Minnesota are holding referendums as they say funding is needed more than ever

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The Moorhead Public School District is telling voters the money is needed now more than ever. “Over the last twenty years, since about 2005, is that the big portion of how we collect our revenue has not kept up with inflation. So, there’s about a $1,300 gap there, had our formula kept up with inflation. And…

Breckenridge High School Forced to Forfeit Multiple Games

The Minnesota State High School League found that the program used an ineligible player in both basketball and football.

Breckenridge basketball players in action.BRECKENRIDGE, MN – The Breckenridge High Cowboys have experienced a bit of an athletic setback, with both the boys’ basketball and football teams being forced to forfeit multiple games from their 2023-24 seasons. The official violation has not yet been confirmed, but sources say a player on the teams actually lived in Wahpeton and not in…

Breckenridge man injured in Wilkin County crash Thursday night

WILKIN COUNTY, MINN. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Breckenridge, Minnesota, man was injured in a crash in Wilkin County around 9:30 Thursday night. Minnesota State Patrol says a Grand Cherokee driven by 28-year-old Spencer Sikorski was southbound on Highway 75 when it struck a bridge barrier north of County Road 24. He was transported to CHI St.Francis Medical Center in Breckenridge for…

Man shot inside Breckenridge home Thanksgiving morning

(Photo: Breckenridge Police Department)BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. (KFGO: 11/30 UPDATE) – Police have identified the two men involved in a shooting at a home in Breckenridge Thursday morning. Breckenridge Police Chief Kris Karlgaard says 25-year-old Michael Mccall was airlifted to Fargo with life-threatening gunshot wounds. 67-year-old Mark Danford had no injuries. Danford lives in the home where the shooting happened. Police say Mccall…