MINNESOTA (KVRR) – According to the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, carjackings statewide were up 15 percent from 2019 to 2020. During a roundtable with Senator Amy Klobuchar, state officials said a majority of the people committing them are juveniles with criminal histories. Police chiefs say they want to make sure they don’t put broken people back on the streets….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A man is dead following a crash on the 600 block of 25th Street North in Fargo Friday afternoon. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says around 1:30 a car was turning north on 25th Street North from Main Avenue. An SUV was turning south on 25th Street North from 7th Avenue North. The car struck the…
UPDATE: The Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office rules a man’s death in Browns Valley, Minnesota accidental. The Traverse County Sheriff’s Office says on Tuesday 29 year old Benjamin Eagle punched out two windows from two different homes, didn’t seek treatment and was intoxicated. He was found dead near Fourth Street. Deputies were investigating a family disturbance when they found Eagle’s…
MOORHEAD, Minn (KVRR) – Minnesota State University Moorhead’s jazz band performs with a percussion pro. Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and former Journey drummer Steve Smith sit in with the ensemble for a performance at Hansen Theatre on Thursday. After hopping on a 5:00 A.M. flight on Wednesday, Smith participated in a drum clinic open to the public, a…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Trollwood Performing Arts School has postponed its mainstage musical Singin’ in the Rain until the summer of 2023. The school cites a national labor shortage and inflation “that have impacted industries locally and across the United States have likewise created struggles for Trollwood to produce the musical.” Trollwood says the decision wasn’t made lightly. “The Mainstage…
MINNESOTA (KVRR) – Avian flu has been confirmed in two poultry flocks in Minnesota. The state Board of Animal Health says the they are in Meeker and Mower counties. Samples were tested Friday and confirmed by USDA. The Board of Animal Health says it’s the first confirmed cases in the state this year. Minnesota officials have quarantined the properties and…
(FOX 9) – A Minnesotan man that was taken by Russian soldiers as he tried to flee Ukraine for safety has been released. U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar issued a statement Friday announcing the release of Tyler Jacob, who has left Russian custody and is now safely with his wife and daughter. Jacob’s mother, Tina Hauser told FOX 9 that her firstborn son moved to…
POLK COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office needs your help in its investigation of a suspicious fire in rural Climax. It happened around 3:00 Thursday morning at a home on the 32000 block of 320th Street Southwest. Authorities say the flames caused $100,000 in damage. The Sheriff’s Office has not said what makes the fire suspicious. There…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) – Quick work by fire crews limits fire damage to a Fergus Falls home to only $3,000. Crews responded to the 1500 block of West Fir Avenue around 11:00 Wednesday morning. The Fergus Falls Fire Department says flames were coming out an open door when firefighters arrived. The flames were confined in five minutes. Crews say…
BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. (KVRR) – A man is found dead in a Breckenridge home during a domestic violence investigation. Officers and deputies from the Wilkin County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 400 block of 8th Street North around 7:00 Wednesday morning. Breckenridge Police Chief Kris Karlgaard says there was an altercation between a husband and wife inside a home. Officers found…
