East Grand Forks

Van Eps’ OT game-winner for state title punches ticket for finals of the Chris Heise Play of the Year

ST. PAUL (KVRR) – We have our second play in the finals for the Chris Heise Play of the Year. East Grand Forks’ Jace Van Eps scored an overtime game-winner for the Green Wave to win the Minnesota Class A boys hockey championship. The play joins Brooks Bakko’s buzzer-beater to win the North Dakota Class A boys basketball championship in…

Polk County Sheriff’s Office conduct search for alleged burglar found naked in home

UPDATE: The suspect has been arrested and located.

SULLIVAN TOWNSHIP, Minn. — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a burglary in the Sullivan Township near East Grand Forks. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the report came in around 5 a.m. Friday, June 13, of an active burglary. The sheriff’s office says the homeowner found the suspect nude in their basement, who then fled…

EGF Boys Hockey Interview: Eveleth Trophy and Season Recap

TWO EGF BOYS HOCKEY STATE CHAMPIONS JOIN US IN STUDIO TO RECAP THEIR SEASON.

FARGO (KVRR) – March 2025 was a special time of year in the Red River Valley. The State of Hockey runs through Section 8. The Moorhead Spuds won the Class AA Boys Hockey State Title, and the East Grand Forks Green Wave won the Class A Title. East Grand Forks Forward Tucker Lovejoy and Goaltender Noah Schindele joined KVRR Sports…

East Grand Forks Man Enters Not Guilty Plea In His Father’s 2020 Shooting Death

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — An East Grand Forks man has waived his preliminary hearing and entered a not guilty plea in the shooting death of his father in 2020. 32-year-old Vincent Villarreal is charged with murder for the shooting death of his father. 55-year-old Jeffrey Shulzitski was found dead on December 5, 2020 at Budget Inn Express in Grand…

“Trump derangement syndrome” Introduced in MN Senate Mental Health Bill, Leader Calls It “Tongue in Cheek”

ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) — Minnesota Republican lawmakers want the state to add “Trump derangement syndrome” to its definition of mental illness. The bill was introduced by five Republican lawmakers in the Minnesota Senate. The bill defines the syndrome as “acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal persons that is in reaction to the policies and presidencies of President Donald J….

3 injured in alcohol-related crash near East Grand Forks

EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – Three people were injured in an alcohol-related crash in northwest Minnesota Sunday. The crash happened at the intersection of Highways 2 and 220 just southeast of East Grand Forks around 4:30 p.m. The state patrol says 54-year-old Vicente Gomez of San Antonio, Texas was driving an SUV south when the vehicle crashed into an…

Polk County two-vehicle T-bone crash; Two people injured

POLK COUNTY, MINN. (KVRR-KFGO) – The Polk County, Minnesota Sheriff’s Office is investigating a two-vehicle T-bone crash near East Grand Forks on Sunday. The crash involved a truck hauling sugar beets and a pickup. A pickup was driven by 34-year-old Aurielle Webster, of East Grand Forks, driving north on a rural road when she failed to yield to the semi,…