GRAND FORKS, N.D. — One person suffered minor injuries in a Grand Forks apartment fire. Crews went to 401 North 12th Street shortly before 1:30 Sunday afternoon for a two-story, six-unit apartment building fire. Firefighters saw smoke and flames coming from a window on the first floor. They were able to put the fire out quickly. The damage was contained to…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Police say they have arrested the former boyfriend of a woman who died after she was set on fire at a St. Paul shipping warehouse. Authorities say 44-year-old Kelli Ranning Goodermont was killed at her workplace Tuesday. Her former boyfriend was arrested near his Bloomington home that had been set on fire. In a protection petition…
WALSH CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A body found in a burned-out vehicle north of Minto, North Dakota in mid-February has been identified as 63-year-old Bonita Dolney. Snowmobilers found the remains and because of bad weather, heavy equipment was used to clear a path to the vehicle. Walsh County Sheriff’s Office reports blizzard conditions were a contributing factor in the death….
MINOT, N.D. – One person has died in an apartment fire in Minot. Firefighters responded to the apartment building about 12:30 a.m. Sunday and found smoke coming from a first-floor unit. Other residents of the building were evacuated and the fire was contained to the apartment where it started. Firefighters removed the victim from the burning apartment and put out…
Fargo garage fireFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Fargo firefighters responded to a garage row fire shortly after 11:00 p.m. Wednesday behind an apartment complex at 2401 20th Avenue South. The first arriving crew reported heavy smoke from several of the garage doors and began opening the garages to get at the fire. The blaze was contained to a single garage and its…
WAHPETON, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) – Authorities are seeking the person who entered the lobby of the Richland County Law Enforcement Center in Wahpeton who is suspected of setting a fire in the lobby. It happened around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. There was moderate damage to the lobby area and smoke throughout the building. For safety, all inmates were removed from the corrections…
MINNEAPOLIS – A Rochester man who fled to Mexico with his wife after being charged with setting fire to a St. Paul school and two stores during the riots that followed the death of George Floyd has pleaded guilty to arson. Thirty-five-year-old Jose Felan Jr. entered the plea in federal court last week in connection with the fires set on…
HITTERDAL, Minn. (KVRR) – Firefighters from four communities battled a fire at a vacant shop building near Hitterdal Thursday. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says there no injuries. The fire was reported around 1:40 p.m. There’s no word on the cause. Firefighters from Hitterdal, Ulen, Felton and Hawley responded. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News Tags: clay county sheriff mark…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Firefighters find one person dead when they respond to a building fire in south Fargo. Around 6:30 p.m., multiple fire trucks, police vehicles and ambulances were at an apartment building at 1843 13 1/2 Street South. The fire was in the lower-level unit and was put out in about 10 minutes. The Birchwood apartment building is just…
DOUGLAS CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A couple says an electrical breaker tripped in their house and they were unable to fix it. They soon encountered a hot electrical smell upstairs and found flames in the attic. It happened last night at the home of Michael and Amanda Baas in Holmes City Township, west of Alexandria. Michael used two fire extinguishers…
