FARGO, N.D. — A portion of I-29 in Fargo will close overnight Sunday, Nov. 5 to Monday, Nov. 6 to allow Xcel Energy to replace distribution wires to improve the reliability of electric service in the area. Xcel Energy, the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT), and the North Dakota Highway Patrol (NDHP) are working collaboratively to minimize the impact…
TRAILL COUNTY, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) – One person was killed early Thursday morning in a rollover crash in Traill County, North Dakota. The Highway Patrol says an SUV was southbound on 22nd Avenue Northeast about 8 miles west of Reynolds when the vehicle vaulted and rolled. The driver died. The victim’s name has not been released The crash happened shortly after…
STERLING, N.D. (KVRR) — A semi hauling 9 vehicles starts on fire on I-94, about a half hour from Bismarck. The driver, a 39-year-old man from West Fargo, told the Highway Patrol that he heard a mechanical noise coming from the engine compartment around 12:30 this afternoon. He pulled over and found flames coming from the hood. The driver and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo Police track down a suspect who is charged with sideswiping a North Dakota Highway Patrol vehicle that was stopped near the tri-level in Fargo. Highway Patrol says a trooper was investigating a crash around 8:00 Tuesday night. Their patrol vehicle was parked partially in the far outside lane with emergency lights on. A car then…
CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – A four-vehicle chain-reaction crash shut down part of on I-29 approximately 7 miles south of Fargo Thursday at about 4:45 p.m. North Dakota Highway Patrol says the crash was in a construction zone with north and southbound traffic divided onto the southbound side of the Interstate. A semi-truck had mechanical problems, broke down in the…
DICKEY CO, N.D. (KVRR) — An 18-year-old from Fullerton, North Dakota died after his vehicle was hit by a semi. North Dakota Highway Patrol says Boston Hagen failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Dickey County 2 and 89th Avenue Southeast. The fatal crash happened just after 8:30 this morning about four miles southeast of Monango….
RICHLAND COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – A teen driver has serious injuries after a crash between a pickup and a semi in Richland County. Highway Patrol says 19-year-old Evan Fraedrich of Fargo was driving a pickup on Highway 46 when he rear-ended a semi that was slowing to make a turn. Fraedrich got out of the truck shortly before it caught…
WHAPETON, N.D. (KVRR) – The public helps authorities find a suspect in a hit-and-run crash that left a woman with life-threatening injuries. North Dakota Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 7:40 Thursday night in the 400 block of 11th Avenue South in Wahpeton. A pickup hit a 20-year-old woman walking on the south side of the road. The driver…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Highway Patrol says Trooper Miles Rhonemus received the Distinguished Service Medal for his heroism during an active shooter incident in July 2022. The incident began in Fargo when a driver hit a motorcyclist on I-29, severely injuring the other driver. The situation evolved and eventually led to a pursuit. The suspect later fired his…
SARGENT COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol and the Sargent County Sheriff’s Office will conduct a sobriety checkpoint on Friday night. The location is at a predetermined location in Sargent County. They will continue to target drivers throughout the weekend. In North Dakota this year, there have been 70 crashes, including 80 fatalities. Sergeant Nathaniel King stated,…
