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Gearing Up For Mosquito Spraying Tuesday in Grand Forks & East Grand Forks

July 15, 2024

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Grand Forks and East Grand Forks are both gearing up to take on more mosquitoes. It comes after West Nile virus was identified in the region. Spraying for mosquitoes is set to happen Tuesday night between 8 p.m. and 1 a.m. if conditions are right. Winds higher than 10 miles per hour or stormy weather…

East Grand Forks Man To Plead Guilty to Sexual Abuse of 4 Girls

June 5, 2024

KVRR Staff,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — An East Grand Forks man is pleading guilty to sex crimes against underage girls in Grand Forks. Prosecutors say 47-year-old Manuel Martinez Jr. is accused of sexually abusing a woman’s four daughters between 2012 and 2021. Martinez was living with the family and the girls were as young as age six at the time. He…

LIVE: Helping A Woman Who Graduated Medical School While Undergoing Chemotherapy

In 2022, Whitney Temple was diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma, a rare cancer that affected her spine

March 18, 2024

Site Staff,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – You can help a remarkable young woman fighting for her life. In 2022, Whitney Temple was diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma, a rare cancer that affected her spine. It has since spread in her body. She was studying to become a doctor in Grand Forks at the time. Whitney was able to graduate from medical…

East Grand Forks Company Lands $42.2 Million FM Area Diversion Contract

March 12, 2024

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, ND. (KVRR) — Another contract is awarded for continuing work on the FM Area Diversion. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $42.2 million contract to R.J. Zavoral & Sons of East Grand Forks. It is for work on the southern embankment from near Horace to the Wild Rice River Structure. Both of which are currently under construction….

Polk County Sheriff Finds Teen’s Abduction Claim Is Unproven

January 31, 2024

TJ Nelson,

POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Polk County Sheriff’s Office has determined that the reported abduction of a 17 year old female south of East Grand Forks was unfounded. They got a report of the teen found tied up along a road about 10 miles south of town on Monday afternoon. The girl was checked by Altru Ambulance staff and had…

Molly Yeh will hold charity sale of clothes at Bernie’s

January 31, 2024

Site Staff,

EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn., (KVRR) — A popular Food Network host wants to sell her clothes to give back to a local charity. On Thursday, Molly Yeh will hold a charity sale of new and slightly used clothing that she wore on her show, “Girl Meets Farm.” Dozens of clothing items will be for sale at Bernie’s in East Grand Forks…

Sheriff’s Office: No Threat To Public After Teen Found Tied Up Along Polk County Road

January 30, 2024

TJ Nelson,

POLK CO. Minn. (KVRR) — Polk County Sheriff’s Office now says there is no known threat to the public after the discovery of a 17-year-old girl, tied up and left on the side of a county road about 10 miles south of East Grand Forks Monday afternoon. The girl was alright after being checked by Altru Ambulance staff. She told…

Polk County Sheriff Investigating After Teen Found Tied Up Along a County Road

January 29, 2024

TJ Nelson,

POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Polk County Sheriff’s Office says a 17-year-old female was found tied up along 410th Avenue Southwest in Bygland Township, south of East Grand Forks. She was found by a local resident around 4:30 Monday afternoon. The teen told deputies that she had been abducted and brought to that location. She was checked and medically cleared…

UPDATE: Suspect Injured in Officer-Involved Shooting in Polk County Died at Altru

January 9, 2024

TJ Nelson,

UPDATE 01/10/24 6:30PM: Minnesota BCA has identified the man who was shot and killed by officers as 42-year-old Lucas Gilbertson of rural East Grand Forks. The BCA is actively investigating the incident. UPDATE 01/10/24 2:45PM: Minnesota BCA says the man shot by officers in a home just south of East Grand Forks on Tuesday died at Altru Hospital. They…

Food Network Star Molly Yeh Shows off Midwestern Food At Bernie’s

December 12, 2023

KVRR Staff,

EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. (KVRR) – Molly Yeh opened her first restaurant, Bernie’s in East Grand Forks last Fall named after her daughter. A full service restaurant, an all-day café, are inside the building along with a market to purchase goods. “I look at Bernie’s as a love letter to the Midwest. It is my way of showcasing everything I…