PARK RIVER, N.D. (KVRR) – The Walsh County Sheriff’s Office says they have charged a Park River man with multiple felonies after multiple incidents occurred Saturday, October 4, in Park River. Walsh County deputies were called to 119 Pine Street for a report of a structure fire. Deputies were also notified of a second call on Birch Street for a…
GRAFTON, N.D. (KVRR) — A semi driver was checked out at a hospital and then arrested after a crash near Grafton shortly before 9 a.m. Walsh County Sheriff’s Office says 39-year-old Jonathan Kasprick of Grafton was taken to jail for DUI and care required. They say Kasprick was turning from County Road 11 onto 153rd Avenue Northeast when his semi…
GRAFTON, N.D. (KVRR) — It was a three-to-two motion for Elevatus Architecture of Fort Wayne, Indiana, to be the main firm handling construction on the new Walsh County Jail. Months after voters in Walsh County rejected plans for a new jail and sheriff’s office, the county is moving ahead with building using a sales tax increase that was approved by…
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…
