Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Cass County Electric Cooperative says power may not be fully restored from ice storm until after New Year's weekend
FARGO (KFGO) - Cass County Electric Cooperative says customers could wait until the weekend or later for the full power system to be restored. Cass County Electric Cooperative estimates between 250 an...
Dec 28, 2023
Hodgepodge: Tara Griess of MADD talks about drunk and drugged driving and how DWI affects an individual's livelihood
Tara Griess, victim impact panel coordinator for Mothers Against Drunk Driving, talks about drunk and drugged driving over the holidays. Lays out how DWI affects an individual's livelihood. &nb...
Dec 27, 2023
Otter Tail County to receive 1 of 7 federal grants allocated to Minnesota through U.S. Dept. of Transportation; grants are part of the 2021 federal infrastructure bill
Fergus Falls, Minn. (KBRF) - Otter Tail County will be receiving one of seven total Safe Streets For All Federal Grants allocated to Minnesota by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The federal age...
Dec 27, 2023
Fergus Falls Veterans Home receives more than $77,000 in donations from 2 nonprofit groups
Fergus Falls, Minn. (KBRF) - The Fergus Falls Veterans Home may have had their best Christmas ever thanks to two generous donations from Veterans Home R&R and the group behind the Boots On The Gro...
Dec 27, 2023 Members of Veterans Home R&R donate more than $42,000 to the Fergus Falls Veterans Home on Dec. 15.
ND House majority leader and state Republican party call for lawmaker to resign after video surfaces of racist and homophobic language during his DWI arrest
FARGO (KFGO) - North Dakota Republican House Majority Leader Mike Lefor (R-Dickinson) has called for the resignation of fellow Republican Rep. Nico Rios (R-Williston) following comments made by Rios d...
Dec 27, 2023 Rep. Nico Rios, R-Williston, performs a road side sobriety test during his DUI arrest.
Ice storm hammers west-central Minnesota and eastern North Dakota; multiple power outages and spin outs reported
FARGO (KFGO) - A regional damaging icing event continued Tuesday for portions of the Red River Valley and causing travel to become difficult to impossible in many areas along Interstate 94 and Interst...
Dec 27, 2023 In this photo provided by Nebraska State Patrol, two tractor-trailers lose control on Christmas Day on Interstate 80 in Nebraska as a winter storm pummels part of the Midwest, on Monday, Dec. 25, 2023. Forecasters are predicting that heavy snow and blizzard conditions will continue through early Wednesday across part of the north-central U.S. (Nebraska State Patrol via AP)
Glenwood woman killed in two-vehicle crash in Pope County on Sunday night
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A Glenwood woman was killed in two-vehicle crash on Highway 55 in Pope County on Sunday night. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, on Dec. 24 at 7:57 p.m., a 2003 Ho...
Dec 26, 2023
Hodgepodge: Karen Nitzkorski of Partnership 4 Health talks taking baby steps into a healthy lifestyle in 2024 and steps schools are taking to curb energy drinks
Karen Nitzkorski, schools and worksites coordinator for Partnership 4 Health, talks about taking baby steps into a 2024 healthy lifestyle. She also talked about how schools are trying to curb energy d...
Dec 26, 2023
Law enforcement respond to knife-wielding suspect at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks Saturday morning
Grand Forks, N.D. (KFGO) - Grand Forks police say no officers or hospital staff were hurt after an incident at Altru Hospital early Saturday morning. The incident started around 1:15 a.m. when emergen...
Dec 26, 2023
St. Cloud man faces felony assault charges after twice stabbing a VA Medical Center police officer in the head with a screwdriver
St. Cloud, Minn. (KFGO) - A St. Cloud man faces a felony assault charge after he allegedly attacked a Veterans Affairs Federal Police Officer last Thursday. Police officers responded to the St. Cloud ...
Dec 26, 2023