MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — New details are released in the fatal crash involving a rising MMA fighter from Breckenridge. The Minnesota State Patrol says 21-year-old Shalie Lipp was not wearing a seatbelt when the vehicle she was in crashed on I-94 near the Red River in Moorhead before noon Sunday. The other four people in the crash were all belted…
WAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Breckenridge man is charged with murder. 33-year-old Anthony Kruger is accused of shooting 40-year-old Jeremiah Medenwald of Hankinson while he sat in a car outside Stern Sports Arena in Wahpeton. The criminal complaint says Medenwald and Kruger had been at Dakota Magic Casino prior to the shooting. The clothes Kruger was wearing at the casino…
BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. (KVRR) – A man is found dead in a Breckenridge home during a domestic violence investigation. Officers and deputies from the Wilkin County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 400 block of 8th Street North around 7:00 Wednesday morning. Breckenridge Police Chief Kris Karlgaard says there was an altercation between a husband and wife inside a home. Officers found…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR Update 8:30pm 02/22/22) — The continued storm has led to a number of flight cancellations at Fargo’s Hector International Airport. As far as the roads, both I-29 and I-94 are back open but no travel is advised due to blowing snow and dangerously brutal wind chills. North Dakota Highway Patrol says speeds are reduced. A number of…
BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – Supporters say they have mixed feelings as voters in the Breckenridge School District approved an operating levy increase but rejected a bond for a new school in Tuesday’s referendum. The levy increase means the school district will have increased per-pupil funding to stabilize finances and continue with student programming, staff, and funding for the technology program….
BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. (KVRR) — Breckenridge Police say a 14-year-old made off with a stolen car, cash and cell phones and got all the way to St. Cloud before he was caught. Police and the Wilkin County Sheriff responded to Breckenridge High School just before 6 p.m. on Monday for a report of a stolen car. They determined that the boy…
Cropduster crash 8/4/2021WOOSTER, Ohio – A Breckenridge, Minn. man sustained minor injuries when the crop-dusting airplane he was flying struck some power lines and trees before it crashed in the front yard of a home in northeastern Ohio. The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office says 24-year-old Tyler James Vold of Breckenridge was able to walk away from the wreck. The crash…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) – Montana-Dakota Utilities and WBI Energy plan to build a natural gas pipeline extension to bring more natural gas to the Wahpeton-Breckenridge area. MDU Spokesman Mark Hanson says the 60 mile extension will run from Mapleton to Wahpeton and will also bring natural gas to Kindred. Currently, Wahpeton-Breckenridge is served by Great Plains Natural Gas, an MDU…
WAHPETON, N.D. (KFGO) – Wahpeton and Breckenridge fire departments are working to put out a large, burning straw pile outside the Masonite International plant north of Wahpeton. The fire was reported around 2:15 this (Wed) morning The straw pile is located in the northeast corner of the storage area. Fire breaks have been put up to keep the fire from…
We are discovering North Dakota this week on the KVRR Local News morning show. Each day we’re exploring a different area ahead of summer travel season. Today we learned about the Wahpeton/Breckenridge area. Wahpeton is home to the Chahinkapa Zoo, and attractions like Wahpper, the world’s largest catfish. They’re having a busy summer, with Blue Goose Days this June,…
