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

July 28, 2022

Alison Voorhees,

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

May 10, 2022

Jim Monk,

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…

Sheriff: Weather Was A Factor In Fatal Crash in Rural Hawley Slough

April 25, 2022

TJ Nelson,

CLAY CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Clay County Sheriff’s Office has determined that a fatal crash near Hawley happened just before noon last Wednesday and weather was a factor. They say the gravel road was wet and slush covered due to snowfall earlier in the day. Authorities were called around 4 that afternoon about something suspicious floating in a slough. Deputies…

Update: Driver of vehicle in slough near Hawley identified

April 22, 2022

Jim Monk,

HAWLEY, Minn. (KVRR) – The driver of a vehicle that crashed into a slough near Hawley was a Detroit Lakes man. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says the driver was 27-year-old Tyler McCloskey. Just after 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, Hawley Police received information of something suspicious floating in a slough in the 1800 block of 225th St. N. Empting says investigators…

Task Force nabs felony fugitive in Moorhead

April 26, 2021

Alison Voorhees,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Authorities have arrested a fugitive wanted on several outstanding warrants in Moorhead. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says on Monday, the High Plains Fugitive Task Force spotted 41-year-old Burton Bonham. When law enforcement tried to approach, Bonham ran to a home in the 2500 block of 6th Ave. North. A perimeter was set up and after a…

Fargo-Moorhead law enforcement prepares for Chauvin verdict

March 1, 2021

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo-Moorhead area law enforcement agencies are getting ready for a verdict in the upcoming trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death if George Floyd. Thousands of demonstrators gathered May 30 for a peaceful protest in Fargo, just days after Floyd died in police custody. About 20 people were arrested after the demonstration turned…

Officer Involved Shooting in rural Clay County

July 22, 2020

Site Staff,

CLAY COUNTY, MN – The Clay County sheriff reports there’s been an officer-involved shooting overnight. Shortly before 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, a Glyndon police officer tried to stop a vehicle for an equipment violation but the driver failed to pull over and there was a pursuit. During the chase, the officer fired his gun at the vehicle. No one was injured….

LIVE: Help Your Hometown Heroes With The Fargo Force

Hometown Heroes Night Raises Money For First Responders To Get Life-Saving Equipment

January 16, 2020

Site Staff,

You can help support the first responders who help protect us with help from the Fargo Force. The Force are hosting their 7th annual “Hometown Heroes” night this Saturday. They’re wearing special jerseys for the game. There will be games, auctions and raffles with proceeds going to a variety of law enforcement support programs. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting…

One Person Taken Into Custody After Alleged Assault Along I-94

The vehicle was impounded at the sheriff's office

August 19, 2019

TJ Nelson,

CLAY CO., Minn. — Clay County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a report of an assault that occurred in a vehicle on I-94. One person was taken into custody and is being held at the Clay County Correctional Center. The vehicle was impounded at the sheriff’s office. The agency is releasing very limited details about the incident while deputies investigate. Categories:…

UPDATE: Police Contact Cellphone Provider Over Dilworth Walmart 911 Call

August 9, 2019

KVRR Staff,

UPDATE: Dilworth’s Police have asked a cellphone provider for information on the person who called 911 reporting a man with a gun was inside Walmart. Chief Ty Sharpe says the investigation has determined the call came from a phone inside the store or on the property. It was not from a 701 or 218 area code. Sharpe says Walmart continues…