Fargo garage fireFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Fargo firefighters responded to a garage row fire shortly after 11:00 p.m. Wednesday behind an apartment complex at 2401 20th Avenue South. The first arriving crew reported heavy smoke from several of the garage doors and began opening the garages to get at the fire. The blaze was contained to a single garage and its…
HONG KONG (KVRR) – A former University of North Dakota professor who is considered one of the world’s leading war crimes authorities says it won’t be a “slam-dunk” if a decision is made to prosecute Russian President Vladimir Putin. Professor Gregory Gordon helped prosecute Nazi war criminals and has lectured the United Nations about war crimes and genocide. Gordon was…
WAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A woman has been arrested for a stabbing in Wahpeton. Police Chief Scott Thorsteinson says the woman was arrested for aggravated assault following the stabbing at an apartment building where the victim is the manager and the suspect is a tenant. Thorsteinson says the man was stabbed in the back, but refused to go the hospital. He…
BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota’s biggest oil driller says it will commit $250 million to help fund a proposed pipeline that would gather carbon dioxide produced by ethanol plants across the Midwest and pump it underground for permanent storage. Continental Resources said Wednesday it’s making the investment into Summit Carbon Solutions’ $4.5 billion pipeline. There are 31 ethanol facilities across…
Amelia Earhart (Nasa)(KVRR) – A Minnesota man has sold a leather helmet that Amelia Earhart wore on a flight across the Atlantic in 1928 and later lost in a crowd of fans. Anthony Twiggs sold the helmet at an auction in Cleveland for $825,000. A spokesperson for Heritage Auctions says the helmet went to an anonymous bidder in an online-only…
FARGO (KVRR) – Two local rallies in support of Ukraine are planned in the coming days. The first rally is planned for Wednesday, March 2 from 4:30-6:00 p.m. on the Veterans Memorial Bridge. A “Sunset Peace Vigil” will be held Sunday night at the same location. Participants will be gathering from 6:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Those who attend both…
FARGO (KVRR) – You may have noticed that local gas prices jumped significantly overnight. In the Fargo-Moorhead area, some retailers are selling regular unleaded for up to $3.59 per gallon, an increase of about 20 cents. AAA says in North Dakota, the average price is nearly $3.41 per gallon. Minnesota’s average is around $3.45. The national average price is nearly…
BISMARCK, N.D. – A former North Dakota State Penitentiary guard pleaded guilty Tuesday to delivering a cellphone and methamphetamine to an inmate in return for money. Thirty-nine-year-old Matthew Taylor, of Mandan, faces the possibility of 20 years in prison on a charge of delivering drugs at a correctional facility, the most serious of the two counts against him. The North…
DULUTH, Minn. (KVRR) – The Mayor of Duluth, Minnesota has reversed course and says she will now support illuminating the city’s iconic lift bridge in the colors of the Ukrainian flag. Mayor Emily Larson released a statement Tuesday morning. “Sometimes you make a decision based on important variables like rules and fairness and then understand that those things really don’t…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Gov. Doug Burgum’s office has released a tally of state investments with ties to Russia. The State Investment Board will hold a special meeting Thursday to discuss the matter. “We must do our part to limit the financial resources at Russia’s disposal to discourage these unprovoked and heinous acts of aggression” Burgum said. The governor’s office…
