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Swing Barrel Brewing Company Celebrates Five Years in Business

Owner Sean Syverson says the brewery began during the pandemic with nothing but a dream and credits the community for helping them make it as far as they have.

MOORHEAD, MN – A favorite local brewery packed its parking lot on Saturday to celebrate a special anniversary. It’s now been 5 years in business for Swing Barrel Brewing Co. on Center Avenue in Moorhead. To celebrate, they pulled out all the stops. There was a stage set up for live music, Blackbird woodfire brought out their oven to make…

Two Dead After Fatal Shooting in Moorhead

UPDATE: The incident has been classified as a murder-suicide.

MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – Two people are dead after an overnight shooting in Moorhead. The Moorhead Police Department says that just before 4 in the morning on August 16, they responded to reports of a shooting at an apartment building in the 1100 block of 2 Avenue South. Officers arrived and located two adult victims, a 53- and 21-year-old, both…

Murder-Suicide in Cass County, Minnesota

Investigators say they determined this was the outcome after looking into a structure fire.

OUTING, MN (KVRR) – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office has not only identified the two people who were found deceased following a structure fire in Outing, Minnesota, but also classified the case as a murder-suicide. At approximately 2:43 A.M. on August 13, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a structure fire on Shady Lane NE in the…

Fargo South Grad Debuts as Vikings Cheerleader

Blaize Shiek has felt a lot of support, but also seen a good amount of negativity on social media.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Early stops in Blaize Shiek’s dancing career include stints at Fargo South High School and NDSU. Back in May, he announced via his Instagram page that he’s joining the cheerleading roster of the 2025-26 Minnesota Vikings. But it seems that his first in-game appearance – on August 9, when the Vikings took on the Houston Texans…

Criminal complaint shows Fargo man tried to stab officer at Dollar General before he was shot

WALKER Minn, (KVRR/KFGO) — A Fargo man with a knife inside Dollar General in Walker, Minnesota on Friday made repeated threats before rushing the officer who fired at him. A criminal complaint says 21-year-old Dillon Kloehn entered the store around 6:45 p.m. wearing only his boxers and “acting intoxicated.” He threw things and threatened to stab Walker police officer Kent…

Grafton Man Drowns in Cass Lake

Authorities say the man entered the lake to try and fix an issue with his boat motor and never resurfaced.

CASS LAKE, MN (KVRR) – A 41-year-old man from Grafton, North Dakota has died after drowning while trying to work on an issue with a boat motor. Cass County Sheriff Bryan Welk says that on Saturday, August 9, just before 6 P.M., they received reports of a person in the water and not resurfacing in Cass Lake. The man had…

Sex Offender Jumps in River in Attempt to Evade Capture

The incident was originally reported by the Moorhead Fire Department as a river rescue.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A registered sex offender is back behind bars after an escape attempt required rescue efforts from the Moorhead Fire Department. The Fargo Police Department says that just after 3 P.M. on Saturday, August 9, they responded to a report of a sex offender who was not in compliance with registration requirements. 39-year-old Raybert Joseph Littlewind Jr. reportedly…

Officer-Involved Shooting in Walker, Minnesota Leaves Man Hospitalized

The suspect was shot in the arm, then transported to a Bemidji hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

WALKER, MN (KVRR) – Law enforcement says that a police officer in Walker, Minnesota was forced to shoot a suspect in the arm after her charged at the officer while wielding a knife. Police in Walker received several calls around 6:30 P.M. on August 8 describing a man wearing only boxer shorts and behaving strangely. The calls alleged that he…

Three People Hospitalized After Barnesville Stabbing

Reports indicate that this was a domestic dispute that escalated into serious violence.

BARNESVILLE, MN (KVRR) – Three people were hospitalized with stab wounds after a domestic incident in Barnesville on August 8. Barnesville Police Department says that they, alongside Clay County Sheriff’s Office, arrived at the scene in the 900 block of 2nd Avenue SE in Barnesville just after 6:00 P.M. to find that three people had been stabbed. One was flown…