GRAFTON, N.D. (KVRR) – The Walsh County Sheriff’s Department has issued a media release notifying the public that they are helping the North Dakota Highway Patrol with a crash investigation. The two-vehicle crash happened at 7:50 A.M. on Highway 17 near the Tri Campbell warehouse east of Grafton on August 29. Multiple injuries have been reported. Authorities are saying that weather…
CASS LAKE, MN (KVRR) – A 41-year-old man from Grafton, North Dakota has died after drowning while trying to work on an issue with a boat motor. Cass County Sheriff Bryan Welk says that on Saturday, August 9, just before 6 P.M., they received reports of a person in the water and not resurfacing in Cass Lake. The man had…
GRAFTON, N.D. (KVRR) — Walsh County Sheriff Ron Jurgens says the county is looking at moving forward with using the sales tax that passed during last week’s special election for a new jail and or sheriff’s office. Voters approved a three quarter percent sales tax but rejected a 20 mill property tax increase. Both needed to pass for the project…
GRAFTON, N.D. (KVRR) — The former longtime sheriff of Walsh County has died at 73. A Tollefson Funeral Home obituary shows Lauren Wild died on Thursday, February 20, just a week after his February 14 birthday. Wild started with the county sheriff’s office in 1989. He was the target of a recall election in April 2011 after he fired Deputy…
WALSH CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Park River, North Dakota man has severe injuries after being hit while biking on State Highway 17. It happened around 5:15 p.m. North Dakota Highway Patrol says 67-year-old Dennis Loewen made an abrupt maneuver and turned north toward the school. He swerved into the path of a vehicle driven by 22-year-old Brenden Erickson of…
GRAFTON, N.D. (KVRR) — A Grafton healthcare provider is receiving recognition for their excellence in serving their rural community. Unity Medical Center in Grafton has been awarded a four-star rating by the National Rural Rating System. The program recognizes excellence in rural healthcare based on patient satisfaction, quality of care, and overall hospital performance. Unity Medical Center leaders say that…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/AP) — A potato farmer and former North Dakota state senator is running for the U.S. House seat held by Rep. Kelly Armstrong. Tom Campbell of Grafton previously ran for the seat in 2018 after switching from the state’s U.S. Senate race. But he withdrew before the crowded GOP primary election that year. Armstrong is running for governor…
GRAFTON, N.D., (KVRR)- A Grafton High School teacher has won the Milken Educator Award and a 25 thousand dollar prize for her teaching. Katelyn Gorder, a Family and Consumer Science teacher at Grafton High, won the award. It is given to educators who show excellence with teaching and leading students in and out of the classroom. This award came as…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota has three big lottery winners to start the new year. A 200 thousand dollar Powerball with Power Play ticket was claimed by someone from Fordville. They chose to remain anonymous. The winner plans to put some of the winnings away for retirement and have some fun time with the grandchildren. The ticket was sold…
GRAFTON, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A man wanted for murder in Texas has been arrested in Grafton, North Dakota. Police say intelligence was obtained that indicated 26-year-old Joshua Davis was living and working in Grafton. Davis is from El Paso, Texas and is wanted for murder and engaging in organized criminal activity. He was arrested without incident Tuesday morning at a…
