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Shelter in place near Park River, ND lifted, deputies still looking for four Hispanic males who fled traffic stop

August 21, 2025

TJ Nelson,

PARK RIVER, N.D. (KVRR 8:45 PM UPDATE) — A shelter in place near Park River, North Dakota has been lifted. Walsh County Sheriff’s Office was assisting North Dakota Highway Patrol and U.S. Border Patrol after a vehicle with five people was stopped, four Hispanic males fled on foot. The driver was taken into custody and the vehicle impounded. Deputies continue…

UPDATE: Two Minnesota Lawmakers Shot, One Killed in Early Morning Attacks

Authorities say the shooter may have been impersonating a police officer.

June 14, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

Rep. Hortman and Sen. Hoffman, respectively.MINNEAPOLIS, MN – According to multiple media outlets, two Minnesota lawmakers, Rep. Melissa Hortman and Sen. John Hoffman, were shot inside their homes in Champlin and Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, in coordinated early-morning attacks. Both are Democrats. Both lawmakers’ spouses were shot in the attacks as well. The Brooklyn Park Police Department sent out a shelter-in-place…

‘Oversight’ leads to shelter-in-place cancellation being sent to people outside affected area of Fargo

November 26, 2024

KVRR Staff,

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Fargo Police say an oversight by Red River Regional Dispatch Center led to people around the region receiving a shelter in place cancellation notice Sunday morning. The cancellation was meant for people in the area of the 1800 block of 3rd and 4th Streets N. who earlier received an alert due to a man making threats with a gun….

Suspect Who Trigged Shelter-In-Place in North Fargo Is Arrested for Terrorizing

November 24, 2024

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A shelter-in-place was issued in north Fargo early this morning after reports of a man terrorizing people with a gun. Police say 43-year-old Nearia Gibson of Fargo allegedly threatened two people with a handgun around 3:45 a.m. in the 1800 block of 3rd Street North. The victims left the area and officers tried making contact with…

UPDATE: Shooter Kills 2 In Cloquet, MN, Later Found Dead

The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office later said two people had been found dead along with the suspect at a motel and in a parked vehicle

January 8, 2024

TJ Nelson,

UPDATE: CLOQUET, Minn. (AP) — A shooter killed two people at a small-town Minnesota motel late Monday and the suspect was later found dead, authorities said. Police issued an alert at about 7 p.m. about an active shooter at a Super 8 motel in Cloquet and warned people in the surrounding area of Big Lake Road and Highway 33 to…

Update: Police identify Wahpeton shooting victim

January 17, 2023

Jim Monk,

Photo credit: Valerie NelsonWAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR) – Police have identified a man who died following a shooting Monday evening in Wahpeton. Forty-year-old Jeremiah Medenwald of Hankinson was shot in the vicinity of Loy Avenue and 11th St. N. He was taken to a Breckenridge hospital, where he died. The shooting was reported at 7:11 p.m. A shelter-in-place order went out…

Shelter In Place Request Lifted In North Fargo

Fargo Police asked people in the 700 to 1200 blocks of 35th St. N. to shelter in place around 12:45 Thursday morning

August 25, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – An overnight shelter-in-place request is lifted this morning in North Fargo. Fargo Police asked people in the 700 to 1200 blocks of 35th St. N. to shelter in place around 12:45 Thursday morning. Just after 11:00 pm Wednesday, officers responded to a report of a man experiencing a mental health emergency in the 1000 block of…

UPDATE: Name Released of Man Shot by 4 Fargo Officers in Mapleton

August 1, 2022

KVRR Staff,

MAPLETON, N.D. (KVRR-UPDATE 8/2/22) — Cass County Sheriff’s Office releasing the identity of the man shot by four officers on Monday afternoon as 35-year-old Andrew Martinez. They say Martinez was having a mental health crisis at the time. He told negotiators several times that he would be coming outside with a firearm, which officers advised against. When he appeared outside…

Man Armed With Rifle Shot And Killed By Officers In Mapleton

August 1, 2022

KVRR Staff,

MAPLETON, N.D. (KVRR) — An officer has shot and killed a man who was armed with a rifle in Mapleton, North Dakota. Cass County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of shots fired after 10 a.m. in the area of 5th Street and 5th Avenue North. Officers arrived to a man in mental distress. North Dakota Highway Patrol and Fargo…

Several people detained after report of shots fired in Moorhead

Police say they believe a shot was fired at one person in an apartment, but they were not hit.

January 13, 2022

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – People in South Moorhead apartments are ordered to shelter in place, and others are evacuated, after a shooting. Police responded to the 3000 block of 18th Street South around 8:50 this morning. A man says he was shot at, but wasn’t hurt. Authorities say the suspect’s apartment was found in the same complex the shooting happened…