Credit: Graham Scher | R&J Broadcasting Inc.WARROAD, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – About a half-dozen homes were evacuated after a train derailment north of Warroad on Saturday morning.Warroad Fire Chief Damien McMillin says they were notified about the derailment just before 5 a.m. on March 28.Law enforcement went door-to-door to evacuate people in 6-7 homes as a precaution.The evacuation zone was from…
(UPDATE: victim identified) Barbara Graalum, 71, Grandin GRANDIN, N.D. (KVRR) – A 71-year-old woman from Grandin has died after being struck by a Canadian National train. According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, the woman was walking on 3rd St. in Grandin at just after 2 in the afternoon on October 24. She was then hit by a northbound train…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Sen. Kevin Cramer is urging the prime minister of Canada to avert a Canadian Rail strike. The North Dakota Republican sent a letter to Justin Trudeau stressing the need to keep railways open and operational. Canadian Pacific Kansas City and Canadian National Railway workers voted in late June to authorize a strike. Before it can begin,…
