CLAY COUNTY

Moorhead Man Indicted on First Degree Murder in Mother’s Death

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Clay County grand jury indicts James Kollie on several charges in connection with the December death of his mother in Moorhead, including first degree murder. The 25-year-old was previously charged with 2nd-degree murder with intent in the December 1 stabbing death of 56-year-old Receia Kollie. On Tuesday the grand jury brought back an indictment against…

Analysis To Be Done Before Vote on Replacing North Broadway Bridge in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – – Fargo City Commission wants more information before it decides whether to support a replacement for the North Broadway bridge connecting Fargo with Clay County. The bridge was closed almost two years ago after it was determined to be unsafe. The options to replace the bridge cost between $10.5 million and $21 million. A cost-benefit analysis…

Moorhead Homicide Victim: Receia Kollie, 56, Died of “Multiple Sharp Force Injuries”

Receia Kollie/FacebookMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A Moorhead woman killed by her own son last week died of “multiple sharp force injuries”. That’s according to Moorhead Police in the release of the preliminary autopsy for 56-year-old Receia Kollie. Her death on December 1 was confirmed as a homicide and her son, 29-year-old James Kollie Jr., is in custody. He was arrested…

Moorhead Murder Suspect Awaiting Extradition From Wahpeton

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The man suspected of killing a Moorhead woman late Thursday was arrested Friday night in Wahpeton and is awaiting extradition back to Clay County. Moorhead Police say 25-year-old James Kollie Jr. of Moorhead is being held in the Richland County Jail in Wahpeton. Formal charges are pending. They say Kollie became a suspect after officers were…

Farm building, equipment destroyed in Clay County fire

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – Fire destroyed a farm shop in Clay County overnight. Sheriff Mark Empting says the fire was reported shortly before 1 a.m. Monday at a farmstead north of Georgetown, west of Highway 75. A tractor and four-wheelers were lost in the blaze. Fire departments from Glyndon, Perley, Hendrum, Halstad, Ada, and Borup responded to the fire. There’s…

Workers make their final preparations for Election Day

NORTH DAKOTA & MINNESOTA (KVRR) – Workers are setting up voting and ballot scanning machines and tables for people voting with paper ballots. Many people have already voted. The Clay County Auditor’s Office says nearly 5,100 people have voted early or by absentee ballot. That’s around the same amount for past midterms. Cass County officials say 14,000 people have voted…

Moorhead Man Pleads Guilty To Felon Possessing a Firearm

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — A Moorhead man pleads guilty to a federal charge of illegally possessing a firearm as a felon. 37-year-old Martin Torres Jr. entered the plea Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis. Torres was arrested in March after attempting to flee a traffic stop and resisting arrest in Clay County. Officers found a loaded pistol in his jacket….

Walz, Fischbach & state DFL & GOP candidates push voters to get to the polls

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – DFL and Republican leaders come to Moorhead on the first day of early voting in Minnesota to let people know they have options to cast their ballot. “Today is the first day of early voting which is pretty much a holiday,” DFL Minnesota House District 4B candidate John Hest said. “Forty-six days, and I’ll keep saying…

Blind Moorhead vet confused, frustrated about home ownership status

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A frustrated Moorhead veteran appears before the Clay County Commission about the status of his home ownership. Gulf War Veteran Kevin Shores is in the middle of a property tax dispute where he received letters from the County’s Auditor’s Office informing him about missing deadlines for delinquent taxes. The state of Minnesota seized his home in…