MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Two vehicles are involved a fatal crash on I-94 near the Red River in Moorhead. The Minnesota State Patrol says the crash happened around 11:30 in the eastbound lane at the bridge. The victim is 21-year-old Shalie Lipp, of Breckenridge. She was the passenger in a car driven by 35-year-old Joseph Trottier, of West Fargo. Lipp is…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Another big road construction project is underway in the FM Metro. North Dakota DOT begins the I-94 reconstruction project from West Fargo’s Sheyenne Street to the Raymond interchange. Westbound I-94 lanes including the ramp for Exit 343 Main Avenue in West Fargo is closed. Traffic is two lanes head-to-head in the eastbound lanes. A detour…
ROTHSAY, Minn. (KVRR) — A Minnesota State Trooper is being treated for injuries after his squad car was hit. Sgt. Jesse Grabow says in a social media post that the trooper’s vehicle was hit on I-94 west of Rothsay while the trooper was assisting at another crash after 2 o’clock this afternoon. The trooper, who was not identified, was in…
CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A semi driver involved in a fiery crash on I-94 Wednesday afternoon is arrested for negligent homicide, a Class C felony. 52-year-old Yuhai Zhu of Richmond Hill, Ontario was taken into custody today and booked into the Cass County Jail. North Dakota Highway Patrol says Zhu had stopped his rig in a lane on westbound…
ROTHSAY, Minn. (KFGO) – A man was arrested shortly after midnight Monday after a woman was stabbed at Rothsay Truck Stop along I-94 in Rothsay. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says John Fogleman was taken to jail on charges of second-degree assault and assault with a dangerous weapon. Injuries to the 42-year-old victim are not believed to be life-threatening….
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…
MAPLETON, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Highway Patrol says 43-year-old Derrick Hansen, of Plymouth, Minnesota, was arrested during a high-risk traffic stop on I-94 near Mapleton. Troopers responded to a report of a reckless driver/road rage incident around 3:00 Wednesday afternoon. Someone says their vehicle was shot at and a window broke. During the investigation, a .177 caliber CO2 pistol…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Day three of snowfall makes for more headaches on the roads. On Interstate 29 in Fargo, much of the roadway had compacted, heavy snow causing drivers to slow down. A plow driver got creative helping a semi get back on the road. Troopers responded to jackknifed semis and several crashes and spinouts near the Barnesville exit…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A man in a mental health crisis causes traffic on westbound I-94 in Moorhead to be detoured for about a half hour. Police say the man was on a railroad bridge support pillar along the interstate at 20th Street South around 4 p.m. He had a self-inflicted injury to his hand and was suffering from the…
CASSELTON, N.D. (KVRR) — A North Dakota Department of Transportation worker is seriously injured after being pinned up against a median barrier along I-94, east of Casselton. The Highway Patrol says 62-year-old Charles Hart, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, ignored the warning signs and didn’t move over lanes while road work was being done. Hart’s SUV hit the back of…
