GRAND FORKS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A man fires a rifle as Grand Forks County Sheriff’s deputies respond to a call of a suicidal male on a farmstead southwest of Thompson. They called for backup from Regional SWAT Team, Regional UAS and negotiations teams and Grand Forks Police around 7:30 this morning. SWAT members ordered the people inside the home…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) – Grand Forks and East Grand Forks Police and Firefighters rescued a man who fell from the Sorlie Bridge onto the ice on the Red River. Shortly after 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, a witness reported that a man had jumped over the railing and beneath the bridge walking on the support beams. Police responded for a welfare…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A man is found unresponsive after crashing into a light pole on Washington Street and 13th Avenue South in Grand Forks. First responders were on scene shortly after the crash around 10 a.m. and started CPR on the man. He was taken to Altru ER by ambulance where he was pronounced dead. Police say it…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — An arrest warrant is out for a man identified as a suspect in the slashing of dozens of tires in Grand Forks. Police say 31-year-old Matthew Morris is wanted for felony criminal mischief. They have tied Morris to the damage of more than 50 vehicles earlier this month in an area from the 17 hundred…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – A crash kills a motorcyclist in Grand Forks. Police responded around 8:45 Monday night to 36th Avenue South and South Columbia Road. A pickup and a motorcycle were involved in a crash. The motorcycle driver was taken to Altru, where they died. Police will release the victim’s identity once next of kin are notified. Grand…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A teenager is injured in a Grand Forks crash between a motorcycle and an SUV. Police say they were dispatched to 24th Ave. South and South Columbia Road just before 2:30 this afternoon. 18-year-old Cooper Bakke was injured and taken to the hospital. His condition at this time is unknown. 89-year-old Jeanne Zimmerman of Grand…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – A kid on a bicycle is hospitalized in Grand Forks after a car hit them. The crash happened on 12th Avenue North and North 17th Street around 5:40 Thursday night. Grand Forks Police say the child rode its bike into oncoming traffic. The driver hit the brakes, but still crashed into the bike. The bicyclist…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – Charges are pending following an assault involving juveniles outside the Grand Forks Public Library Thursday afternoon. Police responded shortly before 4:00 to a disturbance involving a firearm. Several witnesses described a fight involving several people. One of the suspects had a gun and struck another person in the head, causing a laceration. The victim was…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A Grand Forks man faces charges after assaulting an officer during a traffic stop this morning on Washington Street South. Officer James Opp was responding to a report of a drunken driver and pulled over 43-year-old Brian Pyle. After a short conversation, Pyle tried to run on foot and Opp tried to stop him. That’s…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – Grand Forks Police are investigating multiple reports of a man targeting kids with indecent exposure. Police say they’ve gotten word of three separate incidents all directed at children. In each one, a driver slowly drives by someone then thrusts his hips up, exposing his genitals. Witness describe the suspect at a man in his 40’s…
