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Northside Nutrition & Wellness Sets Up Shop

Owner Andrea Engebretson wants to help others after undertaking a successful weight-loss journey.

January 2, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. – The new year is rife with resolutions regarding weight management. Here to help those seeking assistance in such an endeavor is Andrea Engebretson, who opened Northside Nutrition & Wellness to the public on the evening of January 2. It’s located at 2810 North Broadway in Fargo in the space formerly occupied by a CBD & Wellness establishment….

Account Started to Support Thunder Volleyball Team After Deadly Crash South of Petersburg

September 17, 2023

TJ Nelson, KVRR Staff,

NORTHWOOD, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Northwood Public School has set up an account to support the Thunder Volleyball team after they were involved in a deadly crash on Thursday. The account is at Goose River Bank in Hatton, North Dakota. School offiicals say all funds raised will support the Thunder Volleyball team in purchasing needed items. Checks can be written to…

LIVE: John C. Reilly Joining Benefit Concert For Grand Forks Children’s Museum

March 22, 2023

Site Staff,

A Hollywood star is bringing his guitar to the Northern Valley to raise money for a new Children’s destination. Grand Forks singer/songwriter Tom Brosseau invited his friend, actor John C. Reilly, to join a long list of musicians for a benefit show this Sunday, March 26th at the Empire Arts Center for the Grand Forks Children’s Museum. Reilly is…

Man Dies After Rollover Crash In Grand Forks County

Highway Patrol says the crash happened just after 7 Tuesday night on state highway 15 about 3 miles east of Northwood

January 18, 2023

Site Staff,

UPDATE JAN. 19, 2023: Victim has been identified as 75-year-old Ervin Skeldum. GRAND FORKS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – An elderly man is dead after a single-car rollover crash in Grand Forks County. Highway Patrol says the crash happened just after 7 Tuesday night on state highway 15 about 3 miles east of Northwood. The 75-year-old driver from Northwood was going…

Pedestrian hit by SUV near Northwood on New Year’s Eve

The victim is 38-year-old Nathaneal Nolden, of Northwood

January 1, 2023

Alison Voorhees,

NORTHWOOD, N.D. (KVRR) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol says two vehicles and a pedestrian were involved a crash. It happened after 8 p.m. Saturday, five miles east of Northwood on Highway 15. The victim is 38-year-old Nathaneal Nolden, of Northwood. Authorities say his vehicle was in the ditch and was attempted to be pulled out. The roads were icy…

No Foul Play Suspected After Man Found Dead in Ditch Near Northwood, ND

November 15, 2022

TJ Nelson,

NORTHWOOD, N.D. (KVRR) — A rural mail carrier finds the body of a man in a ditch near Northwood, North Dakota. Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Office was called to the area late Monday morning and identified the body as 85-year-old Gerald Thingelstad. He lived in a nearby home. Deputies believe Thingelstad walked away from his home in the early morning…

Flood Fighting In Rural Steele County, North Dakota

April 25, 2022

TJ Nelson,

STEELE CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Emergency crews are using a boat to shuttle firemen and other rescue personnel back and forth from a house surrounded by water. The farmstead in Steele County had dike protection, but it failed last night. Fire crews from Hatton and Northwood were able to bring pumps online in an attempt to help save the family’s…

Man sent to the hospital after train strikes pickup in Northwood, ND

December 28, 2021

Site Staff,

NORTHWOOD, N.D. (KVRR) – A Grand Forks man is hurt after his vehicle is struck by a train in Northwood. It happened around 3:30 Tuesday afternoon. The Highway Patrol says 34-year-old Jacob Peterson was driving a pickup north on Main Street. He turned onto Lander Avenue and his vehicle was struck by the train and pushed into the ditch as…

Teenager dies of his injuries following crash near Northwood

August 7, 2021

Site Staff,

NORTHWOOD, N.D. (KVRR) — A 15-year-old boy has died of his injuries following a crash near Northwood on Thursday. It happened on 4th Avenue and 31st Street Northeast, three miles east of Northwood at around 6:40 a.m. North Dakota Highway Patrol says 55-year-old Darrell Repoyo of Hatton was driving north on 31st Street Northeast. That’s when the front of the…

Medical Supply Truck Rolls On Icy Highway In Steele County, Northwest of Fargo

the truck, with masks, medical gloves and gowns, was heavily damaged, but the driver wasn’t hurt

April 2, 2020

TJ Nelson,

FINLEY, ND (KFGO) – A state health department emergency response truck loaded with medical supplies left a highway and rolled on a slick highway in Steele County, northwest of Fargo. Sheriff Wayne Beckman says the truck was headed to hospitals in Northwood and Mayville when it left the road. He says the truck, with masks, medical gloves and gowns, was…