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Glyndon Woman Killed in Crash With Semi In Rural Clay County

CLAY CO., Minn. (KVRR) — (UPDATE)  The driver of the passenger car involved in the motor vehicle crash at the intersection of 70th Street and 90th Avenue North, is identified as Taylor Rosenfeldt, of rural Glyndon. Taylor succumbed to her injuries and died at the scene after life-saving efforts were attempted. The driver of the semi-truck is identified as Brian…

House in Rural Barnesville, MN A Total Loss After Fire

BARNESVILLE, Minn. (KVRR) — A house is a total loss after a fire in rural Barnesville, Minnesota. Clay County Sheriff’s Office was notified of the structure fire around 8:30 Saturday night when smoke and flames were spotted coming from the house. It was fully engulfed in flames when fire crews arrived but the driveway was blocked by blowing snow. A…

Total of Four Arrests Made During Tuesday Raid and Searches in F-M

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A total of four arrests were made following a SWAT raid on an apartment building in south Fargo and two searches carried out in Moorhead on Tuesday. People were targeted by multiple agencies for selling M30 Fentanyl pills in the metro. 33-year-old Rickey Walker, 22-year-old Shermaine Lewis and 33-year-old Aaron Bennett, all of Fargo, were arrested…

Sheriff: Impaired driver struck Clay County squad car

BARNESVILLE, Minn. (KVRR) – The Minnesota State Patrol arrested a man who struck a Clay County deputy’s squad car at the scene of a vehicle fire. Sheriff Mark Empting says the crash happened around 7:25 pm Tuesday along Highway 34 in Barnesville. Empting says the deputy was using his marked patrol vehicle with emergency lights activated to block the road….

Retired Clay County Sheriff in hospice, suffering from Alzheimer’s disease

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Retired Clay County Sheriff Bill Bergquist has been placed on Hospice care at Sanford. Bergquist’s family says since his retirement in 2019, he has been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. His family says Bergquist is resting comfortably with his family and friends by his side. Bergquist had a nearly four-decade long law enforcement career. He joined the Moorhead…

Clay County Sheriff Empting to seek second term

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting is running for reelection. Empting was elected to his first term in 2018, when former Sheriff Bill Bergquist announced his retirement. “In my first term as your Sheriff, I am confident I have proven myself as a strong law enforcement leader, successfully taking your Sheriff’s Office through some of the most…