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Three Injured in Crash Involving Mayville State Golf Team

It was a two-car crash, with both drivers being injured as well as one golf team member who was a passenger.

August 30, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

Mayville StateBURLEIGH COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – Three people were taken to the hospital with injuries following a collision on the interstate between a Ford F-150 and a Chevrolet Express Van carrying members of the Mayville State University Golf Team. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the crash occurred at about 5:45 P.M. on August 29. The van was traveling eastbound…

Former North Dakota Democratic State Representative Aarsvold has Died

August 27, 2025

TJ Nelson,

MAYVILLE, N.D. (KVRR) — Former Democratic State Rep. Olav “Ole” Aarsvold has died at the age of 84. Aarsvold died Monday at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. He was born in Blanchard, North Dakota and served in the North Dakota House of Representatives from 1989 to 2008. A visitation will be held on Friday from 5-6 p.m. at Baker Funeral Home…

Teen motorcyclist has serious injuries after pursuit and crash late Saturday night in Traill County

June 1, 2025

TJ Nelson,

TRAILL CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A 19-year-old motorcyclist from Gardner, North Dakota has serious injuries after a pursuit and crash late Saturday night. North Dakota Highway Patrol says it happened around 9:30 p.m. about five miles south of Hillsboro on Traill County Highway 81. They were notified of a reckless driver on I-29 near the Mayville exit and the driver…

Teen Suffers Artery Rupture Behind The Knee During Football Game In Mayville, ND

October 9, 2024

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — An Enderlin, North Dakota teen is at Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis after a freak accident during a high school football game in Mayville. 14-year-old Luke Wall is an 8th grader and plays for Enderlin’s varsity team. Late in the second quarter of Friday night’s game, Wall was hit in the knee. He was taken to Fargo…

Mayville Man Killed in Crash on Minimum Maintenance Road Near Buxton, ND

July 11, 2023

TJ Nelson,

(UPDATE 4:45 pm 07/12/23) — The Mayville man killed in a rollover Tuesday morning has been identified as 25-year-old David Skeldum. TRAILL CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A 25-year-old man from Mayville is dead after being thrown from his pickup as it rolled. Highway Patrol says the crash happened in the noon hour about 9 miles southwest of Buxton, North Dakota….

SWAT responds to situation near Mayville

January 18, 2023

Site Staff,

NEAR MAYVILLE, N.D. (KVRR) – Grand Forks Regional SWAT confirms it sent a negotiations team to a home near Mayville around 3:00 Wednesday afternoon. The SWAT director would not say what his team was called there for or give the address. KVRR reached out to the Traill County Sheriff’s Office for more information and hasn’t heard back. Categories: Local News,…

Rider Hurt at Nisswa 100 Snowmobile Race, Flown To Twin Cities

January 16, 2023

TJ Nelson,

UPDATED 01-18-2023 – The victim has been identified Cody Margelofsky, age 26 of Mayville WI. CASS CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A snowmobile rider in the Nisswa 100 Snowmobile Race in rural Lake Shore, Minnesota crashes on the race course. A 26-year-old man from Mayville, Wisconsin was taken by helicopter to a Twin Cities area hospital with serious injuries. Cass County,…

1,600 Xcel Energy customers are in the dark in Mayville & Portland

July 19, 2021

Site Staff,

MAYVILLE & PORTLAND, N.D. (KVRR) – Sixteen hundred Xcel Energy customers are without power as storms are making their way through the area. The outages were reported at 1:35 PM and 2:51 PM Monday. Xcel says on its website that crews are working to restore power as quickly and safely as possible. The company has not given an estimated time…

UPDATE: Xcel Crews Restore Power in Mayville

June 6, 2021

TJ Nelson,

MAYVILLE, N.D. — (UPDATE: 5:37 P.M. June 6, 2021) Xcel Energy’s website shows that power has been fully restored to the Mayville-Portland area. **Original Story Below** Xcel Energy crews are working to restore power in Mayville after a widespread outage on Saturday. As of 4 p.m. Sunday, the company’s outage map showed four outages in the Mayville area…

Speeds up to 120 MPH during chase on Interstate 29

March 16, 2021

Site Staff,

NEAR THOMPSON, N.D. (KVRR) – A chase on Interstate 29 reached speeds of up to 120 miles per hour according to North Dakota Highway Patrol. It began when a trooper approached the vehicle during a traffic stop around 10:50 Tuesday morning near Thompson. Authorities say the driver went south on the highway, through the median, went north, went through the…