BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. — A fire at an apartment complex in Breckenridge has displaced at least six people. Multiple fire crews were on the scene for hours on Friday after a call came in around 8:30 in the morning. Police say no one was injured in the fire, however, one family did lose their pet dog. “We went to get some…
BRECKENRIDGE, MN – Firefighters spent several hours battling a major fire in a three story home converted to apartments. The blaze was reported around 8:30 a.m. Friday. The fire is across the street from the Wilkin County Courthouse at Dakota Avenue and 5th Street. There have been no injuries. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News, News Landing Page Tags: breckenridge, Fire,…
Zaiden Engen NessWahpeton, ND — Funeral services will be held for 2 year-old Zaiden Engen Ness this Friday and Saturday in Wahpeton, ND and Breckenridge, MN. Ness was killed over the weekend in a car crash in Moorhead. The two year old was transported to Sanford Medical Center where he died from his injuries. Ness was with his parents, Logan Ness…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Authorities identify the young boy who died in a four-vehicle crash in Moorhead. It happened at the intersection of 34th Street and Highway 10 East around noon on Saturday. Forty-two-year-old Jeremy Sagvold, of Sabin, was driving his pickup when he rear-ended a vehicle driving by 24-year-old Logan Ness, of Moorhead. In the vehicle, was 22-year-old Alyse…
RICHLAND COUNTY, ND — A Breckenridge man was hurt and arrested for DUI after crashing his pickup on a road north of Fairmount shortly before 3 a.m. The Richland County Sheriff’s Office says 48-year old Mark Vergal lost control of his pickup on a rural road, slid into a ditch, hit an embankment and rolled, coming to rest on…
WAHPETON, ND — Natural food snacks maker SunOpta Inc. says it will close its roasting facility in Wahpeton next year, putting about 35 employees out of work. The company states that it’s because of increased operations at its Crookston, Minnesota plant and is expecting to close the Wahpeton factory between April and June. SunOpta says it is encouraging its employees…
CASS COUNTY, ND — The Breckenridge man, who was arrested at a West Fargo Motel in March of 2016, has been found guilty. Jan Wangstad, 39, has been found guilty of attempted murder for an armed standoff at the Rodeway Inn. Wangstad was staying at the West Fargo motel when authorities were called because witnesses say he was acting…
BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. — Multiple fire crews are fighting a fire at SunOpta in Breckenridge. Crews from Breckenridge, Wahpeton, Mooreton and Dwight have all been called in to help battle the blaze in very windy conditions. SunOpta specializes in sourcing, processing and packaging of natural and organic food products. It is the third fire in the southern valley in less than…
WASHINGTON (KFGO) – Witnesses say a vintage airplane that crashed last summer was “obviously in distress” when it went down and killed the pilot near the Moorhead airport. That’s according to a new report by the National Transportation Safety Board. Mark Yaggie of Breckenridge, Minn. died when the T-28 military trainer crashed July 2nd. A witness told federal investigators that…
BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. — A Wahpeton man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for shooting a man last December. A jury convicted 27-year-old Matthew Allard of assault, making terroristic threats and firing a gun. He was found not guilty of attempted murder. Allard shot Isaac Herrera in the stomach during an argument in Breckenridge. Allard left the scene…
