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Police ask for help in identifying Moorhead KFC burglar

December 14, 2021

Jim Monk,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Police have released surveillance photos of a recent burglary at the KFC at 719 Main Ave. in Moorhead. On December 8, someone broke into the restaurant at approximately 5:30 am. Entry was gained by opening a window. Capt. Deric Swenson says the burglar was able to access the till and remove an undisclosed amount of cash. The…

Moorhead School Board changes quarantine & masking rules

December 13, 2021

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The Moorhead School Board votes to replace in-school close contact quarantine for students with testing and make masking inside buildings optional. The quarantine changes begins January 3 for the high school, career academy and preschools, Jan. 17 for middle schools and Jan. 31 for elementary schools. Masks become optional for preschools on Jan. 3, the high…

House fire destroys home in rural Moorhead

Two people jump out of a second story window to escape a house fire in rural Moorhead

December 8, 2021

Site Staff,

RURAL MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Two people jump out of a second story window to escape a house fire in rural Moorhead. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says they were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. “The building was pretty well fully engulfed and our focus became protecting the adjacent residents and propane tanks there,” Sabin-Elmwood Fire Department Assistant…

Two Moorhead men jailed after high-speed chase

Sheriff says the suspects threw items at deputies, including a floor jack and a propane tank.

December 8, 2021

Jim Monk,

Clay County pursuit 12/8/2021MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Two Moorhead men were taken into custody after a wild high-speed chase in Clay County Tuesday. Twenty-four-year-old Terrell Jones and a passenger, 29-year-old Christopher Cloud are in the Clay County jail. Jones was arrested for Felony Fleeing, 2nd Degree Assault, and Felon in Possession of Ammunition. Cloud is being held in the Clay County…

Police investigating burglary at Moorhead KFC

December 8, 2021

Jim Monk,

kfcMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Police are investigating a break-in at a south Moorhead restaurant overnight. Capt. Deric Swenson says the burglary at the KFC at 701 Main Ave. happened sometime between closing time Tuesday and Wednesday morning. Swenson says some of the restaurant’s windows were shattered and the tills were accessed. It wasn’t immediately known if any cash was stolen….

Police arrest man for fleeing, assault in Moorhead

December 8, 2021

Jim Monk,

MOORHEAD (KVRR) – One man is in custody following a police pursuit Tuesday night in Moorhead. Capt. Deric Swenson says around 8:15 p.m., an officer attempted a traffic stop in the 1700-block of 30th Ave. S. Stop sticks were eventually used to stop the vehicle, driven by 39-year-old Scott Hart. Hart’s vehicle collided with a Moorhead police vehicle during the…

Update: I-29 reopened following winter storm

UPDATE: I-29 reopened in North Dakota from the Canada border to South Dakota

December 5, 2021

TJ Nelson,

Courtesy: North Dakota Highway PatrolFARGO (KVRR) – Interstate 29 in North Dakota has been reopened between the Canada border and South Dakota. At one time, several roads in the region were partially or completely covered with snow and about 1,500 customers of Nodak Electric Cooperative in Grand Forks had no power. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says icy conditions may…

Security procedures modified for Fargo-Moorhead’s Holiday Lights Parade

November 23, 2021

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Security measures are being modified for this year’s Xcel Energy Holiday Lights Parade in Fargo-Moorhead. Downtown Community Partnership Executive Director Cindy Graffeo says the adjustments were made “in light of the events that happened in Wisconsin,” where at least 6 people were killed and dozens were injured by an SUV that sped through a Christmas parade…

$12,000 worth of fentanyl pills seized, two men arrested during Moorhead drug bust

November 18, 2021

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Moorhead Police find 343 fentanyl pills worth $12,000 and two men have been arrested during a drug bust. The department says during a traffic stop on Interstate 94 Wednesday officers found 15 bags with blue pills inside with M30 written on them. Authorities say it’s a “known description of counterfeit labeled drugs responsible for doubling…

Update: Two dead, one in custody after shooting at Fargo business

POLICE ARE ASKING FOR HELP IN IDENTIFYING THE VICTIMS

November 17, 2021

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – We’re learning more about the Moorhead man arrested for murder in the death of a male and female Wednesday afternoon at a Fargo business. Thirty-five-year-old Anthony Reese, Jr. is a low risk sex offender. The North Dakota registry lists his place of employment as Melet Plastics, which has the same address of Composite America where police…