RICHLAND COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – A driver dies after a crash on I-29 near North Dakota/South Dakota border. North Dakota Highway Patrol says a Honda Odyssey was driving northbound on I-29 near Exit 1 around 8:15 Friday morning. The car left the road and hit a road closed barricade. The car then went into a ditch and stopped when it…
FARGO, N.D. — A portion of I-29 in Fargo will close overnight Sunday, Nov. 5 to Monday, Nov. 6 to allow Xcel Energy to replace distribution wires to improve the reliability of electric service in the area. Xcel Energy, the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT), and the North Dakota Highway Patrol (NDHP) are working collaboratively to minimize the impact…
CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – A four-vehicle chain-reaction crash shut down part of on I-29 approximately 7 miles south of Fargo Thursday at about 4:45 p.m. North Dakota Highway Patrol says the crash was in a construction zone with north and southbound traffic divided onto the southbound side of the Interstate. A semi-truck had mechanical problems, broke down in the…
WALSH CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Grand Forks woman is accused of leaving her young child alone along I-29 in Walsh County. 37-year-old Ashley Johnson is charged with abandonment of a child, child neglect and reckless endangerment. A passerby noticed the child, believed to be around 4, in a one piece on Wednesday afternoon and called Walsh County dispatch. Deputies…
FARGO (KVRR) – Portions of North Dakota’s Interstate Highways will be closed this evening due to severe weather. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says I-29 between Fargo and the South Dakota border is scheduled to close at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday. Interstate 94 between Bismarck and Fargo will close at 6:00 p.m. Travel is becoming extremely difficult. “Sometimes it’s physically impossible to…
CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — A 19-year-old is dead after being hit by a vehicle on I-29 early this morning. It happened by the Hickson/Oxbow exit before 6 a.m. A 20-year-old man was driving south on the interstate when he saw the 19-year-old standing in the left lane. The driver says he braked and swerved but hit the woman, drove…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — If you aren’t sure just how slick the roads are out there, take a look at this car on its roof along I-29 right here in Fargo. It was spotted along the northbound lanes just a short distance from the onramp from 13th Avenue South. This vehicle had already been checked by Highway Patrol before 1…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A laptop left inside a stolen vehicle helped officers track down the thief. Sunday night, Fargo officers responded to a call of a stolen vehicle that had been left with the engine running. The owner said the laptop was still transmitting its location and police were able to use that to track down 41-year-old Willshaun Boxley….
Roberts County Sheriff’s Office/FacebookROBERTS CO., S.D. (KVRR) — The nasty wind was likely a culprit in this crash on I-29 in South Dakota. Roberts County Sheriff’s Office posting this photo to Facebook of a camper on its roof. The crash happening Sunday afternoon on northbound I-29 near mile marker 229, blocking one lane. South Dakota Highway Patrol and the sheriff’s…
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) — A man is dead after falling from a railroad bridge over I-29 onto a semi and then onto the interstate. He was taken by ambulance to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. His name has not been released. The incident happened between 12th and 19th Avenues North shortly before 6:30 last night. Police say…
