MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — “Well, this is going to be the first time I’m going to say this in my life. My name’s Chris Madel and I’m running for governor of the great state of Minnesota.” That is how Minneapolis attorney Chris Madel kicked off his campaign on Monday in front of a crowd of supporters and the media. Madel using…
MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KVRR) — An evacuation order has been lifted in Mahnomen due to a fire at Waabigwan Mashkiki earlier Tuesday afternoon. White Earth Police say the evacuation order was applied to the parking lot and Highway 59 is open. Jefferson Avenue to the highway was still closed as of 3:30 p.m. They say the fire at Waabigwan Mashkiki was…
Sgt. Jesse Grabow/XFERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota State Patrol Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow on X says troopers on Sunday afternoon were responding to and investigating several crashes. At 1:29 p.m., a semi was stopped in traffic on westbound I-94 with a vehicle stopped behind the semi. That driver began to move when they noticed a pickup with a utility…
CLAY CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Winter weather driving skills are being put to the test across our region. Minnesota State Patrol Sgt. Jesse Grabow sharing this video of numerous semi’s piled up on I-94 westbound just east of Moorhead. Traffic was being diverted at Exit 15, the Downer exit. No life threatening injuries are reported. We have numerous other reports…
DUNVILLA, Minn. (KVRR) — A state trooper out on patrol early Tuesday evening saw some heavy smoke and tracked it down to a garage on fire north of Dunvilla, Minnesota on Highway 59. The trooper found the detached garage fully engulfed in flames. The fire had also spread to another detached garage which suffered moderate damage. A pickup and fish…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A Fergus Falls woman killed in a head-on crash on Saturday has been identified as 55-year-old Sandra Olson. State Patrol says Olson was driving on State Highway 210 near Underwood around 11 a.m. Saturday when her SUV drifted across the centerline while going around a curve and crashed into a semi. Olson died at…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — At least one person is dead after a crash between two vehicles and a motorcycle in Otter Tail County, Minnesota just before noon. State patrol says the motorcycle was northbound on Highway 29 when it crashed with a minivan pulling into a driveway just south of Parkers Prairie. The motorcycle then also hit a…
TODD CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO )– Two people were injured in a crash involving an Amish buggy Friday night. Todd County deputies say the buggy was rear ended just before 7 p.m. by a car traveling westbound near Bertha, Minnesota. One man and a juvenile boy were seriously injured in the crash and taken to the hospital, they were both traveling…
MOORHEAD (KVRR/KFGO) – The State Patrol says three people suffered injuries in a two-vehicle crash in north Moorhead at around 7:00 Wednesday morning. It happened at the intersection of Highway 75 and 28th Avenue North. Twenty-eight-year-old Callie Folstrom, of St. Paul, was headed south on Highway 75 in a car. Tyler Kirchner, 41, of Reiles Acres, was travelling northbound in…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — It’s the last summer holiday of the year, which means many people will be traveling this weekend. The Transportation Security Administration estimates a record 17.4 million people will be flying out of airports this weekend. And even though many will be taking to the skies, there are still a ton of folks who will be utilizing…
