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Two people are dead following a crash in Grand Forks

January 9, 2021

Site Staff,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Grand Forks Police say two people have died and three are hurt following a crash at 5th Street South and Demers Avenue Friday afternoon. Police say a Buick Regal was driving in the center turn lane going westbound on Demers Avenue at a high rate of speed. The Regal struck a Chevrolet Impala causing minor…

Man Wanted In Polk County Arrested After Fleeing Traffic Stop In Grand Forks

January 7, 2021

TJ Nelson,

Alex HaaseGRAND FORKS, N.D. — A man wanted on a Polk County warrant is arrested in Grand Forks after fleeing police. Alex Haase was being pulled over around 2 yesterday afternoon for an equipment violation when he refused to stop. He pulled over in the 14 hundred block of 10th Avenue South and fled on foot while his passenger got…

Person of interest in Grand Forks death arrested in Crookston

December 30, 2020

Jim Monk,

CROOKSTON, Minn. (KVRR) – A man considered a person of interest in the death of a man whose body was found at a Grand Forks hotel has been arrested in Crookston. Police say 28-year-old Vincent Chase Villarreal was taken into custody Wednesday morning at the North Acres Estates trailer park in Crookston. Villarreal is a person of interest in the…

Video: UND, NWS Launch Weather Balloon Into Blizzard

Some People Embrace The Worst Of Winter Weather In The Name Of Science

December 23, 2020

Site Staff,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – How are you spending this blizzard morning? Hunkering down inside under a blanket?Because in the northern valley, weather scientists are right in the thick of it. Alexandra Kent with the National Weather Service and UND Associate Professor in Atmospheric Sciences Aaron Kennedy launched a weather balloon into this blizzard around 4 a.m. Wednesday. The…

Grand Forks Mayor announces “Light the Town Green Week”

The proclamation is to honor front-line workers from December 14-20

December 14, 2020

Alison Voorhees,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Grand Forks Mayor Brandon Bochenski issues a proclamation making this week “Light the Town Green Week.” It’s to honor front-line workers and pay tribute to their grit and determination during the COVID-19 pandemic. The lights on the Alerus Center and Sorlie Bridge will be lit green. On Sunday at 4:30, a parade will take the path…

Vehicle runs into Grand Forks business

December 8, 2020

Site Staff,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – A woman is hurt after a vehicle drives into L & M Meats in Grand Forks. Police say a woman in the entryway was struck and her injuries aren’t life threatening. The entrance to the building suffered significant damage. The driver, 72-year-0ld Sharon Olslund of Crookston, was cited for failure to have her vehicle under…

Police say death of Grand Forks man was likely a homicide

December 7, 2020

Jim Monk,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – Grand Forks police say the death of a man at the Budget Inn Express appears to be a homicide. Police were called to the hotel Saturday afternoon. The victim is identified as 55 year-old Jeffrey Allen Shulzitski of Grand Forks. Police say the investigation is still in the early stages, but the death does not…

Man Found Dead At Grand Forks Hotel

December 6, 2020

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Police in Grand Forks are investigating what they call an unattended death at Budget Inn Express. They were called to the hotel Saturday afternoon to check on a man in one of the rooms. Officers entered the room and found the man was dead. His identity is being withheld while family is notified and the death…

Driver flees in car and on foot before being caught in Grand Forks backyard

November 29, 2020

Site Staff,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KFGO) – Grand Forks police arrested a man who fled a traffic stop Saturday around 4 p.m. near the intersection of 1st Avenue and 20th Street North. 29-year-old Clint Posey of Grand Forks refused to stop and sped away at speeds up to 50 mph on residential streets. He made it several blocks before he disabled his…

One arrested in connection with Grand Forks stabbing

November 27, 2020

Jim Monk,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – Police in Grand Forks are investigating a stabbing. Police were called Thursday to the 400-block of North 7th St. on a report of a disturbance. Witnesses reported that someone had been stabbed, but the victim couldn’t be found. Minutes later, Altru Hospital called police to report that a patient was dropped off with multiple stab…