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At least 1 hurt in 5 vehicle crash in Moorhead

MOORHEAD (KVRR/KFGO) – Three vehicles sustained heavy damage and at least one person suffered injuries in a crash in south Moorhead Tuesday morning. The crash happened around 8 a.m. in the 1400 block of 20th Street S. One of the drivers told KFGO News he was driving northbound when an SUV in front of him stopped suddenly. His pickup hit…

Stress of the Job: How Local Firefighters Focus on Mental Health

FARGO, N.D./MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Approximately 20 percent of both firefighters and paramedics develop post-traumatic stress during their careers. It’s a number larger than the general population risk of 6.8 percent. “We are a family, so we spend so much time together, you get to know each other and everybody’s families really well. But it is very tough to understand…

City of Fargo and Moorhead duel it out for Battle of the Badges blood drive

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A two-day, cross-city “Battle of the Badges” blood donation challenge has been launched. The battle run by the American Red Cross invites members of the community to donate blood and choose which department they want to support. Today, they were set up at the Moorhead Public Library. Fargo Police have won the title in recent years….

Multiple crews respond to fire at vacant building in north Moorhead

MOORHEAD (KVRR/KFGO) – Firefighters from Moorhead, Dilworth, and Fargo responded to a fire at 1724 1st Avenue N. in Moorhead early Thursday. Moorhead Fire Department Battalion Chief Adam Puetz says the call came in around 2 a.m. Thursday. “Upon arrival we saw a small fire on the east side of the building. It looked to be a service door at…

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…

Fargo, Moorhead crews rescue female from Red River

FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – The Fargo Fire Department says a female was rescued from the Red River Sunday afternoon. Capt. Ben Willey says around 3:20 p.m., someone called to report a person was in the river and needed help. Fargo and Moorhead Police and Fire crews responded and used Moorhead Fire’s boat to bring the female to shore on the Fargo…

Rescue Launched After Livestream Showed Person Struggling In River, But It Wasn’t Red River

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A 911 call from someone watching a livestream of a person appearing to struggle in a river had Moorhead and Fargo Fire Departments responding to the Red River. A total of three boats launched for the search around 3:30 this afternoon near the Hjemkomst Center but found nothing. The follow-up investigation determined the individual had entered…

UPDATE: Man pulled from Red River in Moorhead Has Died

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR 2pm 3/27/25) — A Moorhead man pulled from the Red River late Wednesday afternoon has died. Police were called to the 4300 block of South River Haven Road on a missing person report. They found the 63-year-old man unresponsive in the water. He was taken to Sanford Medical Center in Fargo was he was later pronounced dead….