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Garage Fire Causes $10,000 In Damage, Displaces People In Two Units

October 8, 2020

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS, N.D.– Fire breaks out in a garage of a side-by-side duplex in Grand Forks causing thousands of dollars in damage. Firefighters were called out around 7:45 Wednesday night to 1908 23rd Avenue South. They arrived to find flames and smoke coming from the garage and put it out. The fire was contained to the one garage but there…

UPDATE: Drive inhaled toxic substance prior to crashing into Casey’s General Store in Moorhead

No one else was injured during the incident.

August 19, 2020

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UPDATE: The Moorhead Police Department determined that the man responsible for crashing into a Casey’s General Store on August 9 had inhaled cans of compressed air prior to the crash. Police believe the toxic substance was a contributing factor in the crash that caused significant damage to the Casey’s building. The man, 30-year-old Gage Robert Durbin, was cited for reckless…

Fire Found Crawling Up The Outside Of House In Grand Forks

The fire is under investigation

August 12, 2020

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Crews in Grand Forks respond to a fire crawling up the side of a house. It was reported around 4:15 Wednesday afternoon in the 1600 block of 38th street south. They arrived to see flames burning up the side of the house to the roof. There is significant damage to the house but an estimate is…

Severe Weather Creates Severe Damage for Fergus Falls

The severe thunderstorm that ripped through the region early in the morning did some severe damage as well, ripping off massive branches and uprooting trees.

July 8, 2020

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FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – Fergus Falls public works crews were out early this morning, working hard to get the city back in shape. The severe thunderstorm that ripped through the region early in the morning did some severe damage as well, ripping off massive branches and uprooting trees. People here told me that the wind was loud enough to wake…

Storm With Strong Winds Cause Damage Across Devils Lake

Buses and vans had windows blown out and trees are uprooted

July 8, 2020

TJ Nelson,

Ramsey County Emergency Management/FacebookDEVILS LAKE, N.D. — Damage is widespread across Devils Lake from the overnight storms including a storage building at Roller Field that was knocked down. These pictures shared on social media by Ramsey County Emergency Management. Damage reports are coming from the northwest part of the city including at Devils Lake High School, Lake Region State College…

Storm causes significant damage to airport and surrounding buildings in Fergus Falls

Debris is scattered for nearly half a mile.

July 8, 2020

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FERGUS FALLS, Minn.–The Fergus Falls Municipal Airport sustained significant damage due to wind gusts reaching 83 mph. KVRR reports two hangars near the airport are damaged and debris is scattered for nearly half a mile. Bellets Welding & Manufacturing also sustained significant damage. Additionally, trees have been uprooted and split in half near the Otter Tail River. Ottertail County was…

Firefighters Respond to Garage Fire in South Fargo

No one was hurt in garage fire

June 14, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — Fire crews say a sprinkler helped contain a fire in a Fargo garage. Firefighters say they got the call around 3:40 of a possible garage fire at 910 19th Avenue South. On their way to the scene, they were told a tree had fallen on a electrical line and that smoke was filling up the garage. When…

After Riots Damage Downtown, People Organize And Help Pick Up The Pieces

Supplies being used to clean up were donated from Pounds and also crowdfunding through Venmo.

May 31, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — At Vinyl Taco and JL Beers downtown Fargo, the glass is being swept up and the boards are going up after the two restaurants like many others took a heavy beating from Saturday night protests. “It’s absolutely heartbreaking. Nobody wants to see that. It absolutely could have been us,” Pounds Co-Owner Alan Kasin said. The streets and…

Five Men In Custody Accused of Causing Damage at Fargo Construction Site

May 25, 2020

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. — Five men are arrested after police say they broke into a construction zone near NDSU and damaged property. Officers responded to 12th Avenue North and University Drive around one o’clock this morning. Authorities say the men started a skid steer and drove it into the fence and damaged property. Austin Martz, Trevor Nelson, Mitchell Sanders, Hunter Rosenfeldt…

Grand Forks Apartment Fire Causes Over $10,000 In Damage

One person who was not connected to the unit on fire was taken to Altru Hospital with unknown injuries

March 15, 2020

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS, N.D.– Fire causes over $10,000 in damage to an apartment in Grand Forks. Crews were called around 11:30 Saturday night to 815 39th Street North unit 307. They arrived to find fire coming from a third floor window of the apartment building. Everyone got out while crews knocked down the blaze. Damage was contained to the single unit…