NDHP

Trooper escapes injury when squad struck by drunken driver

MANDAN, N.D. – A North Dakota Highway Patrol trooper guarding a road closure gate for Interstate 94 in Mandan avoided injury when his squad car was struck by a drunken driver. The patrol says incident happened early Sunday morning after the interstate was shut down because of a blizzard. The trooper was facing eastbound in the westbound lane with his…

Blizzard across the region keeps roads closed in Central & Western ND

FARGO, N.D.  (KVRR) – The April blizzard is forcing the state’s transportation department to close roads and start clearing them up. With strong wind gusts and over a foot of snow in certain areas, North Dakota Highway Patrol are making it clear it’s best to hunker down at home with no travel advisories taking up a majority of the state…

Semi full of french fries overturns on I-29

GARDNER, N.D. (KVRR) – Two people were taken by ambulance to a Fargo hospital Friday morning when a semi carrying refrigerated french fries rolled over on I-29 near Gardner. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says 42-year-old Balbahadur Aulakh of Winnipeg was driving south when the semi partially entered the ditch. The driver tried to get back on the road, but…

Driver sought following high-speed chase into Fargo

FARGO (KVRR) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol is searching for the driver of a car involved in a high speed chase between Mapleton and Fargo. A state trooper attempted to stop a Pontiac Grand Prix for failing to maintain its lane. The driver of the vehicle fled, traveling eastbound on I-94. The Pontiac exited at mile marker 338 collided…

Former guard pleads guilty to delivering drugs to inmate

BISMARCK, N.D. – A former North Dakota State Penitentiary guard pleaded guilty Tuesday to delivering a cellphone and methamphetamine to an inmate in return for money. Thirty-nine-year-old Matthew Taylor, of Mandan, faces the possibility of 20 years in prison on a charge of delivering drugs at a correctional facility, the most serious of the two counts against him. The North…

Griggs County crash injures two children

HANNAFORD, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Two children were flown to Fargo by Sanford Airmed after a collision on a Griggs County highway east of Hannaford, North Dakota. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the three-year-old and five-year-old were passengers in a pickup that ran into back of an abandoned pickup that was parked on the highway. The older child was wearing…

Watch: Firefighters rescue victims after multi-vehicle pileup near Mapleton

MAPLETON, N.D.  (KVRR: Update 7:40pm 02/21/22) — Six people are hurt after a multiple-vehicle crash on I-94 between Mapleton and Casselton. North Dakota Highway Patrol says six semis and eight other vehicles were involved in the crash after 10 this morning. The victims were taken to Sanford in Fargo. One 69-year-old woman from Casselton has serious but non life threatening…

Update: Blizzard shuts down highways throughout Red River Valley

WC MN – Hwy10 Moorhead to Detroit Lakes CLOSED & NO TRAVEL in much of the region due to blowing snow creating hazardous travel conditions. Video I94 east of Moorhead. Troopers attending to several crashes/pile ups & other vehs off the road https://t.co/UtVIO3kuBr pic.twitter.com/XwG5r2TwNs — Sgt. Jesse Grabow (@MSPPIO_NW) February 18, 2022 FARGO (KVRR) – A ground blizzard is making…