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Sudden Storm Brings Snow to Roads, but no Big Spike in Crashes

Authorities are hoping we can ride out the rest of the snowfall with minimal damage to cars and passengers.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The NDHP says they have not yet seen any particular uptick in calls for service since this sudden storm blew into town, but that they need the public’s health in staying vigilant so that doesn’t change. “Every road might be a bit little different, even on the same stretch of road – you never know what…

Woman injured in rollover crash near Casselton

CASSELTON, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating a rollover crash on I-94 that seriously injured a 62-year-old West Fargo woman. The crash happened around 4 p.m. Tuesday two miles east of Casselton. The Highway Patrol says the woman was westbound when her SUV went into the median. The woman overcorrected and the SUV went back onto…

Freak Accident in McHenry County

The accident is still under investigation, but it appears that a man was killed while trying to watch his car be pulled from a ditch.

near BALFOUR, N.D. – Tragedy in McHenry County as the efforts of a Good Samaritan appear to have lead to a man’s untimely death. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says on the evening of January 8th, 64 year old Corey Stevens was attempting to leave a driveway on 42nd St N in rural McHenry County. However, Stevens’ 1989 Ford F350…

Crash in Barnes County Results in Missing Dog

The dog was later located and reunited with her family.

BARNES COUNTY, N.D. – A crash at the intersection of Highway 1 and Highway 26 led to a brief search for a missing dog. The crash happened at 4:01 P.M. on December 26 near Dazey, North Dakota. A 2016 Chevrolet Malibu was northbound on Hwy. 1 being driven by Shelby Olson. Olson approached the intersection with Hwy. 26 and t-boned…

Driver Loses Control, Strikes NHDP Vehicle

The state trooper was outside their vehicle investigating another crash when the incident occurred.

The damage done to the trooper’s 2020 Ford Explorer.CASS COUNTY, N.D. – All parties involved feel lucky to be unharmed after a scary collision on the evening of December 14 in Cass County. An unnamed state trooper pulled their 2020 Ford Explorer to the right shoulder to investigate a crash scene on eastbound Interstate 94, around mile marker 342. At…

Drivers Grapple With Road Conditions After First Snow of Winter

Fargo Public Works began plowing right at midnight, but over 20 crashes were still reported to the police department.

FARGO, N.D. – It’s been so long since people in the Fargo-Moorhead area have seen snow, one could almost forgive them for being caught off guard on their morning commutes. The Fargo Public Works department, however, was primed and ready. “We’re coping well,” said Fargo Public Works Service Manager Corey Houim. “Crews hit the streets last night after midnight, we’ve…

North Dakota Highway Patrol announces checkpoint in Cass County

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol will conduct a sobriety checkpoint at a predetermined location in Cass County on Friday Oct. 4. The checkpoint will be followed by saturation patrols. The location of the checkpoint will not be released prior to the enforcement event. Sgt. Andrew Cashin, Southeast Regional Sergeant said, “Drinking alcohol or using substances that affect…

UPDATE: Dickinson Man Killed By Highway Patrol During I-94 Shootout Is Identified

NEW SALEM, N.D. (KVRR: UPDATE 4:15PM) — A Dickinson man is dead after a shootout with Highway Patrol troopers and a county deputy on I-94 near New Salem in Morton County. A trooper tried to stop 43-year-old Nicholas Kirby in Bismarck around 12:45 a.m. but he sped off onto I-94 heading west. Another trooper and Morton County deputies joined the…

Update: Son of Sen. Kevin Cramer charged with manslaughter in crash that killed a Mercer County deputy

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – A son of North Dakota U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer has been charged with manslaughter in connection with a crash that resulted in the death of Mercer County Deputy Paul Martin. Forty-two-year-old Ian Cramer is scheduled to make his initial court appearance on Friday.  He was charged with felony counts of manslaughter, fleeing a police officer and…

Valley City man seriously injured in Barnes County crash

PILLSBURY, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Valley City man was airlifted to a Fargo hospital Thursday morning after he was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash north of Pillsbury in Barnes County. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the crash happened at 8:00 am on state highway 32. 24-year-old Gavin Schlaht was northbound when he drove off the road, hit an…