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Motorcyclist identified in fatal Grand Forks crash

September 27, 2023

Alison Voorhees,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — The Grand Forks Police Department release the victim’s name in a deadly motorcycle crash. The crash happened shortly before 9 p.m. Monday at the corner of 36th Avenue South and Columbia Road. The motorcycle driver, 22-year-old Tucker Riskey, was seriously injured and later died at Altru Hospital. The pickup driver was not hurt. The crash…

Sheriff Confirms Identity of Body Found Monday in Polk County

September 19, 2023

TJ Nelson,

POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Polk County Sheriff’s Office has officially identified the body found on Monday as 60-year-old Beth Super of Flensburg, Minnesota. They say no foul play is suspected but the investigation is ongoing. An Unmanned Aerial Systems team out of Grand Forks located Super’s body in a corn field. It was not far from where her car…

One injured when SUV crashes into motorcycle in Grand Forks

September 15, 2023

Site Staff,

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…

One Dead, Numerous Injuries After School Bus and Pickup Crash in Nelson County

September 14, 2023

TJ Nelson,

NELSON CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A number of people are hurt after a crash between a school bus and a pickup in Nelson County, North Dakota. The driver of the pickup died at the scene. Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 3:45 Thursday afternoon, about 6 miles south of Petersburg. The bus was carrying members of the Hatton Northwood…

Fire Forces Residents Out Of Grand Forks Home

People living in a Grand Forks home are displaced after a fire

August 29, 2023

Site Staff,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – People living in a Grand Forks home are displaced after a fire. The Grand Forks Fire Department says firefighters responded to the mobile home at Valley Ho Mobile Home Park around 6:40 Monday night. The found a fire in the bath/laundry area of a mobile home. Firefighters contained the fire to that area, but there’s…

Fargo Public Schools First Day Enrollment Down Slightly

August 28, 2023

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The summer is over and it’s back to school for kids in Fargo Public Schools. The first day of classes in the district had an enrollment of 11,378 students. That is actually down nearly 60 kids from 2022. The school with the most students is Davies High School with 1,359. That is followed by North, Discovery…

Child Hospitalized After Bicycle/Vehicle Crash

A kid on a bicycle is hospitalized in Grand Forks after a car hit them

August 18, 2023

Site Staff,

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…

North Dakota Boxing Legend, Virgil Hill, To Get State’s Highest Honor

August 10, 2023

KVRR Staff,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Olympic silver medal winner Virgil Hill is getting the North Dakota Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award. Hill is a retired five-time professional boxing champion and member of both the National Boxing Hall of Fame and the International Boxing Hall of Fame. He won his Olympic medal in 1984. Hill was raised in Grand Forks and Williston….

LIVE: Shakespeare In The Park…ing Lot With North Dakota Shakespeare Festival

Their final shows are Friday and Saturday night at 7 at the Town Square in Downtown Grand Forks

August 4, 2023

Site Staff,

He wrote “All the world’s a stage” But this weekend, the stage for his work is in the northern Valley. These are just some of the people bringing William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” to life this year for the North Dakota Shakespeare Festival. They performed a scene for us live on the KVRR morning show this morning. Their final shows…

Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Grand Forks? Jonas Brothers Heading To Alerus Center

July 27, 2023

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Jonas Brothers are expanding their tour to Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Grand Forks? The tour will make a stop at Alerus Center on Friday, November 17th. The talented musical brothers also have stops planned at the Minnesota State Fair, Winnipeg and St. Paul later in the fall. Fans will have to register for a…