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Vehicle pulled from Red River in Fargo on Saturday is not tied to missing woman case in West Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A cold case investigation turns up a vehicle in the Red River in Fargo but it is learned that it is not tied to the case of Jonett Wanner who has been missing since 2023. On Wednesday, an independent Missing Person Cold Case Dive Team called “Adventures With Purpose” located a vehicle using sonar technology near…

Mapleton man identified as Grass Lake drowning victim

RICHLAND COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — The man who drown in Grass Lake northwest of Lidgerwood has been identified. Richland County Sheriff’s Office says 70-year-old Randy Myhre, of Mapleton, died Sunday. Myhre’s body was found in open water after his pickup broke through the ice. Divers from Valley Water Rescue from Fargo recovered the body with assistance from the Richland County…

Body Recovered from Red River in F-M Last Week Identified By Police

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police release the identity of a man whose body was recovered from the Red River in Fargo-Moorhead last Wednesday. He is 35-year-old Casey Binfield. Authorities started getting reports from people who saw Binfield jump into the river near Dike East in Fargo early Wednesday afternoon. Numerous agencies responded to search for the man. His body…

Update: Driver of vehicle in slough near Hawley identified

HAWLEY, Minn. (KVRR) – The driver of a vehicle that crashed into a slough near Hawley was a Detroit Lakes man. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says the driver was 27-year-old Tyler McCloskey. Just after 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, Hawley Police received information of something suspicious floating in a slough in the 1800 block of 225th St. N. Empting says investigators…

Minnesota DNR Is Advising People To Stay Off The Ice

They say if you're still wanting to go on the ice, here are some recommendations you can take.

MOORHEAD, Minn. – The DNR says there’s a lot of factors that go into ice making, one of those being heavy snowfall. “What we’ve seen this year is heavy snowfall. Snow has an insulating effect on ice making conditions. So, ice that might be normally pretty safe, because of the snowfall, the ice underneath is not as safe and not…