FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — At least 14 fire crews are being called into action to deal with rapidly spreading wildfires in southeast North Dakota. High winds and dry conditions helped fuel an outbreak of brush fires south and west of the Fargo area this afternoon. Fires were reported near Buffalo, Horace and Walcott. A bridge caught fire in Richland County…
RICHLAND COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) — One person was injured in a crash on I-29 in Richland County around 10:30 Sunday night. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a pickup and a semi-truck were southbound on the interstate about a mile south of Christine when the collision happened. The pickup, driven by 18-year-old Tyson Schneider, of Dickinson, North Dakota, was traveling…
RICHLAND COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — Scary scenes from Richland County, south of Fargo on Saturday. Chief Meteorologist Max Mueller captured this video while he was out following the storms. This tornado lofted dirt and debris into the air about 8 miles to the southwest of Colfax. There have not been been any reports of damage with this tornado and the…
RICHLAND CO. N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — There is not much left of a vehicle involved in a high-speed chase through three counties before it was abandoned and started on fire, igniting a grass fire in Richland County. The chase involving 43-year-old Mark Crompton started around 5 p.m. Wednesday near Felton, Minnesota. He led officers through Clay, Cass and Richland Counties before…
RICHLAND COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A vehicle was destroyed in a fire on Highway 127, three miles south of Wahpeton Tuesday shortly after 6:30 p.m. The caller reported the vehicle was fully engulfed in flames. First responders found the occupants were out of the vehicle and safe. The fire appears to have started in the engine compartment and was most…
KINDRED, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) – Five fire departments battled a house fire about 10 miles south of Kindred, North Dakota, Thursday evening. The fire was reported around 5:30 p.m. at 5590 Highway 18 Northwest. The first fire units on the scene found the one-story home engulfed in flames. Firefighters were able to rescue a small dog from the home. There were…
FAIRMOUNT, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — The Fairmount Fire Department received a report of a house on fire around 10:30 Saturday night in the 200 block of 2nd Street South. When the fire crew arrived, the house was fully engulfed. Fairmount Fire requested mutual aid from the Hankinson Fire Department. No one was hurt in the fire. The homeowner was home at…
RICHLAND COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – The driver of a garbage truck on his route in Richland County had to call 911 Monday, shortly after 8 a.m. to report the truck’s containment area pouring out smoke. Aaron Peterson, drove into a parking lot at the North Dakota DOT facility on 180th Avenue SE. where the truck could be safely isolated until…
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…
RICHLAND COUNTY, ND (KFGO/KVRR) – A rural Richland County home was destroyed by fire late Sunday night. The Richland County Sheriff’s Office says the fire was reported around 10:30 p.m. at 17140 101st Street Southeast near Hankinson. When firefighters arrived, the roof of the house was fully engulfed. The State Fire Marshall’s Office is investigating to determine the cause of…
