MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Jeff Wallin is named chief of the Moorhead Fire Department. Wallin was nominated by City Manager Dan Mahli and unanimously confirmed by the City Council. Council Member Deb White abstained since her son is engaged to Wallin’s niece. Wallin took over as interim chief since Rich Dysen stepped down in 2021. “I have similarly dedicated my…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The West Fargo Fire Department has a new automated dispatching system. “The lights come on when the call goes out. There’s reader boards that tell us what the address is instead of having to try and listen to the audio,” West Fargo Fire Chief Dan Fuller said. Fuller calls it a much easier process with…
UPDATE – West Fargo Fire Chief Dan Fuller says a cause for a house fire Tuesday on the 500 block of 17th Street East hasn’t been confirmed since a man rescued from the basement is in the hospital and hasn’t been questioned. WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fire crews are investigating a possible arson at a home on the…
DILWORTH, Minn. (KFGO) – The Dilworth City Council approved the hiring of Scott Payne as the city’s new fire chief as longtime fire chief Mark Empting steps down. Payne takes over the position on Thursday. Empting, who is Clay County Sheriff, was honored for his work as fire chief at Monday night’s city council meeting. Mayor Chad Olson said Empting…
Courtesy: GoFundMeUPDATE – We are learning new details about the woman and baby shot by the baby’s father Wednesday at Plaza Azteca restaurant in Fargo. A GoFundMe account is raising money for 21-year-old Lucia Garcia and seven-month-old Dominique. They write Lucia had surgery to repair an artery which caused her to lose almost all of her blood. She is in…
MINNESOTA (KVRR) – According to the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, carjackings statewide were up 15 percent from 2019 to 2020. During a roundtable with Senator Amy Klobuchar, state officials said a majority of the people committing them are juveniles with criminal histories. Police chiefs say they want to make sure they don’t put broken people back on the streets….
FARGO-MOORHEAD (KVRR) – We’re looking at local police departments’ policies following the death of Amir Locke at the hands of a Minneapolis SWAT team during a no knock warrant. He was armed on a couch when he was shot and killed. What are the steps Fargo and Moorhead Police Departments go through to get a no knock warrant? “The benefit…
DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR) – Tweets calling President Biden a terrorist have allegedly been sent by Dilworth Police Chief Ty Sharpe’s Twitter account. Sharpe denies sending them. Tweets from the @LordTySharpe Twitter account, which is followed by Dilworth Police, sent messages this in response to CNN anchor Jim Scuitto’s message “Think about the lesson is the ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ crowd…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Plans for the new West Fargo Fire Department headquarters are coming together. West Fargo Fire Chief Dan Fuller announced the finalized planning process of the project. The fire department selected the building’s design firm, Construction Management Company, and have been moving forward with the design process. They hope the new headquarters will Improve response times…
MAPLETON, N.D. (KVRR) – Smoke fills the air of Mapleton after a fire breaks out at a house. Fire crews from West Fargo and Mapleton were called Monday afternoon to the 500 block of Second Street for a structure fire. The only damage was to the detached garage where the fire started and some nearby grass. “I’m very proud of…
