GLYNDON

Morning Grain Dryer Fire Involves Several Departments

The Salvation Army used one of its trailers to help frozen firefighters warm up.

CLAY COUNTY, MINN. (KFGO) – Firefighters from Dilworth, Glyndon, and Moorhead battled a grain dryer fire in bitterly cold conditions at a farm 10 miles north of Dilworth early Monday. Those types of fires have been happening often lately as farmers are using the dryers for long periods, drying out their crops as a result of recent wet weather. Clay…

Pumpkin Patch Owner Struggles to Grow Quality Selection

Excessive amount of rain made it difficult to grow pumpkins this season

GLYNDON, Minn. — Mike Halvorson bought his farm about 20 years ago. After four years of owning the land, he got the idea to create the Buffalo River Pumpkin Patch. “It’s great. Yeah, we didn’t know what to expect when we first started it, so we really enjoyed what it turned out to be and we read all the comments…

Texas Man Visiting Family In Glyndon Stabbed, Two Men Arrested

stabbing happened just after midnight in the Prairie View Estates mobile home park in Glyndon

Rene Alvarado And John BalboaGLYNDON, MN — A family gathering turns bloody after a stabbing just after midnight in the Prairie View Estates mobile home park in Glyndon. Officers arrested 39-year-old Rene Alvarado of Dilworth after stabbing a 44-year-old man from Texas who was visiting relatives. The victim was stabbed in the neck, stomach and arm. He has undergone surgery…

LIVE: Vice President Mike Pence Arrives In Fargo

Pence is scheduled to begin his day Thursday at a farmstead 10 miles east of Fargo, in Glyndon, MN.

FARGO, ND — Vice President Mike Pence plans two tour stops in Minnesota to talk about the stalled trade deal with Mexico and Canada. He’s likely to hear differing opinions on part of the plan to replace NAFTA. Pence is scheduled to begin his day Thursday at a farmstead 10 miles east of Fargo, where some agriculture leaders plan to…

VP Mike Pence Coming To Glyndon, MN Thursday

GLYNDON, Minn. – (AP) White House officials say Vice President Mike Pence plans to visit Minnesota to talk with farmers and steelworkers about the status of a trade deal with Mexico and Canada. Pence is scheduled to begin his day Thursday at R & J Johnson Farms in Glyndon. Officials say he will tour the facility and talk to producers…

Glyndon Police Investigate Burglary and Sexual Assault

The family was asleep but a parent woke up and confronted the intruder in the kitchen, who fled the home.

GLYNDON, MINN. (KFGO) – Glyndon Police Chief Mike Cline tells KFGO News, a man broke into a mobile home shortly after 1 a.m. Friday and during the burglary, a minor was sexually assaulted. The family was asleep but a parent woke up and confronted the intruder in the kitchen, who fled the home. Cline says a perimeter was set up…

F-M Ambulance Expands Its Reach, Establishes New Post in Glyndon

The new post will help lessen response times in the outer parts of Clay County

GLYNDON, Minn. — For many years, F–M Ambulance has had a partnership with several smaller fire departments in Clay County, including the all–volunteer force in Glyndon. “We usually get there ahead of F–M Ambulance and provide initial care and medical treatment. At that point, we just wait for F–M to get there and once they arrive, they actually do the transport…

Remembering Nine-Year-Old Grace Bettie: A “Role Model for Everyone”

Her family and community members from all over the F-M area held a candlelight vigil in her honor

GLYNDON, Minn. — A community comes together for a candlelight vigil to support the family of nine–year–old Grace Bettie. She drowned in the swimming pond at Buffalo River State Park last week. KVRR’s Danielle Church has more on those remembering the impact Grace had on not only the F–M community, but all those around her. Nine–year–old Grace Bettie had many hopes…