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One-year-old boy dies in northern Minnesota house fire

May 7, 2021

Jim Monk,

REMER, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – A one-year-old boy has died in a house fire near Remer, in northern Minnesota. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says deputies arrived around 1:45 a.m. Friday to find the duplex in Boy Lake Township engulfed in flames Deputies were able to get a woman out of the home from a bedroom, while another woman and three…

City prepared to demolish building heavily damaged in December fire

May 4, 2021

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – A large commercial building west of downtown Fargo that was heavily damaged by fire will be demolished by the city if the owner doesn’t have it done by the end of June. City Commissioners voted 4-to-1 to approve the recommendation from City Inspections Director Bruce Taralson to raze the structure. Taralson says the building at 1418 1st…

North Dakota National Guard deployed to fight wildfire near Medora

April 30, 2021

Site Staff,

MEDORA, N.D. (KVRR) – Two North Dakota Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopters took off at 3:40 p.m. Friday to support a wildfire reported 13 miles north of Medora. They are equipped with 600-gallon buckets. Officials say the fire has engulfed nearly 2,000 acres. Crews will be there at least until dark. Photo depicts a 600-gallon water bucket being prepared…

Brainerd man sent to prison, ordered to pay $12 million for Minneapolis precinct arson

April 28, 2021

Jim Monk,

Minneapolis 3rd Precinct burns. May, 2020 MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) – A Brainerd, Minn. man was sentenced to four years in prison for his role in the arsons at the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct building. Federal prosecutors say on the night of May 28, 2020, Dylan Shakespeare Robinson, 23, went to the Third Precinct where a crowd of hundreds had gathered….

Two fires break out at Grand Forks Ambassador Motel Friday night

April 24, 2021

Site Staff,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – Investigators are trying to find out what caused two fires at a Grand Forks motel Friday night. Firefighters were sent to the Ambassador Motel on South Washington Street at around 9:30 p.m. They found fires in two areas of the building before putting them out. The motel is vacant and no injuries were reported. Damages…

Firefighters extinguish blaze at Grand Inn Hotel in Fargo

April 17, 2021

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. — Firefighters in Fargo are investigating how a blaze broke out in a hotel room early Saturday morning. The Fargo Fire Department said in a news release that firefighters were called to the Grand Inn Hotel just before 5 a.m. and saw flames coming out of a window to a second-floor room. Firefighters called for back-up, anticipating a…

Arrest warrant issued for man in March fire at former Mid America Steel building

April 16, 2021

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – An arrest warrant has been issued for a suspect in the first intentionally set fire at the abandoned Mid America Steel plant in downtown Fargo last month. Police say 18-year-old Riley Keeping of Fargo is charged with conspiracy to commit arson, a Class C felony. Security cameras spotted Keeping and two juveniles in the area where the…

Second fire at former Mid America Steel building ruled intentional

Fargo Police Department releases surveillance pictures from the Sunday night fire

April 13, 2021

Alison Voorhees,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Fire Marshal Ryan Erickson says the second fire at the former Mid America Steel building was also intentionally set. Fargo police have released these surveillance pictures from the scene Sunday night, in hopes of identifying the people or the vehicle. You can text your tip and keyword FARGOPD to 847411 or call their Investigations Unit….

Fire In Theodore Roosevelt National Park Is 80% Contained

April 11, 2021

TJ Nelson,

Theodore Roosevelt National ParkMcKENZIE CO, N.D. — Firefighters are gaining the upper hand on an eight-square-mile wildfire in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Firefighters had the blaze 80% contained on Saturday afternoon, up from 70% on Friday. No structure damage has been reported, but officials say some structures in the park could still be at risk. Several closures remain in place…

Fire displaces people in Grand Forks apartment building

April 6, 2021

Site Staff,

Grand Forks Fire Crews are fighting a fire off of 36 Ave S. and Cherry. Please stay away from the area. Crews will… Posted by Grand Forks Fire Department on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 GRAND FORKS, N.D. – People are displaced following an apartment complex fire. Fire crews were sent to the 3000 block of Cherry Street around 12:20 Tuesday afternoon….