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LIVE: Celebrating The Holiday With Bernie’s & Molly Yeh

Bernie's Owner, Cookbook Author and Food Network Host Molly Yeh Shows Us Ways To Spruce Up The Holidays With Locally-Made Treats

December 12, 2023

Site Staff,

EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. (KVRR) – Molly Yeh is basically an ambassador for the Upper Midwest. She shows off what the region has to offer in her cookbooks, on her Food Network show Girl Meets Farm, and at her restaurant, Bernie’s, in East Grand Forks. Bernie’s is working hard to make the holidays bright for people in the Red…

East Grand Forks approves ordinance to prohibit use of THC in public

August 16, 2023

Alison Voorhees,

EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — East Grand Forks is the latest Minnesota city to approve an ordinance prohibiting the use of THC products in public. Without discussion, the council gave final reading Tuesday night to the ban that would make the use of cannabis products in public a petty misdemeanor. It includes all forms of the product from cannabis…

Woman Rescued After Driving Off Road And Getting Stuck in Culvert Near EGF

August 8, 2023

TJ Nelson,

POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — It took crews well over an hour to free a woman trapped in a vehicle that got stuck in a culvert after running off the road near East Grand Forks. Fire crews responded around 7:30 Tuesday morning. They say 38-year-old Tonya Jensen of East Grand Forks was alert and talking as they worked to get…

Federal Charges Filed Against Man Accused of Robbing Mail Carrier in Frontier

July 24, 2023

KVRR Staff,

FARGO (KFGO) – A Fargo man has been charged with robbery of mail, theft of mail, theft of a postal service mail key, and having a gun in furtherance of a violent crime in federal court. 21-year-old Deshaun Holmes was arrested last Friday for robbing a mail carrier at gunpoint last Monday in Frontier south of Fargo. Court documents say…

West Nile Found Found in Wahpeton, GF & EGF Tonight Plan Mosquito Spraying

July 20, 2023

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Nile Virus has been found in Wahpeton. The city posting on social media that a pool of mosquitoes tested positive for the virus on Monday. They are encouraging people to take extra precautions against getting bitten by mosquitoes. The virus was first found this season in Grand Forks. That city and East Grand Forks will…

Attempted murder suspect at large since May arrested in East Grand Forks

July 7, 2023

Site Staff,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – An attempted murder suspect from Grand Forks at large since May is in custody. According to Grand Forks Police, 25-year-old Omar Martinez was apprehended Thursday evening by the U.S. Marshals High Plains Fugitive Task Force, but few details have been released. “Mr. Martinez was apprehended in East Grand Forks, Minnesota,” Lt. Andrew Stein said. “By…

East Grand Forks Delays Recreational Marijuana In City

While the sale of recreational marijuana becomes legal in Minnesota on Aug. 1, it will not be legal yet in East Grand Forks

July 7, 2023

Site Staff,

EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO/KNOX) – While the sale of recreational marijuana becomes legal in Minnesota on Aug. 1, it will not be legal yet in East Grand Forks. The city council on Wednesday voted unanimously in favor of a moratorium. City attorney Ron Galstad said the state law allows a city to do that for up to two years….

City of Grand Forks urge people to take extra caution to avoid West Nile Virus

June 22, 2023

Site Staff,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — The City of Grand Forks is urging people in the area to take extra precautions to avoid being bit by mosquitoes. West Nile virus was confirmed in a pool of mosquitoes collected in the city Tuesday. Officials say they usually look to national news early in Spring to keep up and see if there are…

Smoking Materials Cause $30,000 In Damage to Mobile Home in EGF

June 20, 2023

TJ Nelson,

EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. (KVRR) — A mobile home in East Grand Forks is a total loss after an early morning fire caused by improperly discarded smoking materials. Crews were called out just after 2 a.m. to 109 Venus Drive Northeast. They arrived to find the home engulfed in flames. Everyone inside got out safely. It took fire crews about…

West Nile virus confirmed in Grand Forks

June 20, 2023

Alison Voorhees,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — West Nile virus was confirmed in a pool of mosquitoes collected in Grand Forks. The city is urging people in Grand Forks and East Grand Forks to take extra precautions to avoid being bit. The Health Department recommends you use bug spray that contains DEET, limit your outdoor activities when mosquitoes are most active, wear…