CLAY COUNTY

Clay County Courthouse 2
Crime, Local News, Minnesota News, Moorhead

Two Charged with Smuggling Drugs into Clay County Jail

The charge of conspiracy to distribute narcotics comes with a maximum 20-year prison sentence.
Gabriel Ostler,

Clay County CourthouseMOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – Two men are each facing up to twenty years in prison after allegedly being caught smuggling narcotics into the Clay County Jail. Jack Halvorson and Loren Smith stand accused of sneaking suboxone into the jail for sale and distribution amongst fellow inmates. The charging documents state suspicion arose when inmates in Smith’s orbit began…

Great Plains
Agriculture, Business, Local News, Minnesota News, North Dakota News

Great Plains Food Bank served 11% more people seeking food assistance in 2025

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The numbers don’t lie. Great Plains Food Bank saw an 11% increase in people seeking food assistance in 2025. They served over 167,000 people last year and say that equates to 1 in 5 adults in the region they serve across North Dakota and Clay County, Minnesota. Kids continue to be impacted by hunger as they…

Nicholas Wessels
Crime, Local News, Minnesota News, Moorhead, North Dakota News

Pursuit Crosses State Lines; Driver Taken into Custody

The Cass County Sheriff's Office says that 39-year-old Nicholas Wessels fled a traffic stop after deputies attempted to arrest him for active warrants.
Gabriel Ostler,

CASS and CLAY COUNTIES, N.D. and MN (KVRR) – A 39-year-old Moorhead man is in custody at the Clay County Jail after authorities say he led them on a pursuit that crossed the North Dakota – Minnesota border. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says the situation began just before 3 A.M. on February 14, when a deputy conducted a traffic…

1000014968
Local News, Minnesota News

Victim identified in fatal Clay County house fire

Alison Voorhees,

Ulen house fire 1/9/2026 CLAY COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — The victim of a fatal house fire in Ulen is identified. Clay County Sheriff’s Office says 57-year-old Daryn Waller died in a house fire that broke out Friday morning. It happened at 21148 160th Avenue North in rural Clay County. The call came in after 10 a.m. Dispatchers reported that the…

Santa at Dilworth Fire Station
Community, Local News, Minnesota News

New Dilworth Firehouse Welcomes Santa for First Time

The building was unveiled in April, replacing a structure that had stood since 1980.
Gabriel Ostler,

DILWORTH, MN (KVRR) – The newest firehouse in the F-M area got to celebrate its first holiday season by bringing in the big man from up North. The Dilworth Fire Station opened in April, replacing the deteriorating structure that had stood since 1980. The still sparkling-clean new building was decked out with holiday decorations for the festivities on Saturday, December…

Clay County Attorney Speaks On Middle School Student Fentanyl Case
Local News, Minnesota News, Moorhead

Exclusive: Clay County attorney says school fentanyl case is atypical, ‘extremely unfortunate’

Brian Melton spoke with KVRR Local News on the ongoing investigation into how a middle school student obtained 1,500 fentanyl pills
Juliana Pelaez,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A 13-year-old boy at Horizon Middle School was arrested Thursday for first-degree possession of a controlled substance after police say they discovered 1,500 fentanyl pills. Clay County Attorney Brian Melton spoke about the highly unusual case in an exclusive interview with KVRR Local News. “It’s a pretty atypical case to kind of see that kind of…

Police Lights
Crime, Local News, Minnesota News, Moorhead

SWAT team assists in Moorhead high-risk, no-knock search warrant arrest

Alison Voorhees,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) –A Moorhead man is arrested during a high-risk, no-knock search warrant. The Red River Valley SWAT Team assisted the Moorhead Police Department and the Metro Street Crimes Unit at an apartment building in the 1900 block of 18th Avenue South around 4 p.m. They arrested 43-year-old James Schaan. He was taken into custody without incident. Schaan was…

Hunger And Health Summit Discusses Pressing Issues
Community, Local News, Minnesota News, Moorhead

Hunger and Health Summit focuses conversations on mental health and hunger

Juliana Pelaez,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Unless a federal judge intervenes, federal funding for the SNAP program and health insurance subsidies could run empty on Saturday. The Cass-Clay Hunger Coalition discussed those issues during this year’s Hunger and Health Summit. “We’re all feeling the effects of what’s happening in our environment right now. And we really wanted this to be a place…