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Hopkins Woman Killed While On Safari In Africa After Elephant Rams Vehicle

April 4, 2024

KVRR Staff,

FacebookZAMBIA (KVRR/KFGO) — A Hopkins, Minnesota woman was killed after the vehicle she was in while on safari was attacked by an elephant. The incident occurred on Saturday at a national park in Zambia, Africa. Investigators say 80-year-old Gail Mattson was fatally injured when a bull elephant unexpectedly charged at the safari vehicle which had become trapped by terrain and…

Two dead in Hopkins, Minnesota explosion

The victims are identified as a husband and wife, believed to be in their 80's

July 27, 2022

KVRR Staff,

HOPKINS, Minn. (KVRR) — Two people were killed when an explosion and fire demolished a suburban Minneapolis home in Hopkins. The bodies of a husband and wife, both in their 80s, were found in the debris. The fire chief says it was a “pretty violent explosion” that reportedly shook many other homes in the neighborhood around ten this morning. The…

KVRR’s Weekend Crew Takes on the Cardboard Sled Race

Three members of KVRR's weekend staff duke it out on the slopes

January 28, 2017

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. — It’s the race of the century. Three members of KVRR’s Weekend Crew took to the hills in their very own structurally sound cardboard sleds. Competitor One: Nick “Potato Man” Broadway, Weekend Anchor and Multi-Media Journalist. Competitor Two: Jason “The Action” Cerjak, Weekend Meteorologist and Reporter. Competitor Three: Jake “Stofers” Stofan, Multi-Media Journalist on weekdays and weekends. Competitor Four:…