HANNAFORD, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Two children were flown to Fargo by Sanford Airmed after a collision on a Griggs County highway east of Hannaford, North Dakota. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the three-year-old and five-year-old were passengers in a pickup that ran into back of an abandoned pickup that was parked on the highway. The older child was wearing…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR-KNOX) – Sen. Kevin Cramer says he is “skeptical” of a proposed corn processing plant under consideration in Grand Forks. The city council approved a development agreement with the Fufeng Group for a plant on the city’s north side. Several nearby land and business owners have opposed the project. Cramer says the company has connections to the…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The University of North Dakota says it will be the first among the state’s postsecondary schools to offer a bachelor’s degree in video gaming. The State Board of Higher Education recently approved the Bachelor of Science degree in esports at UND. The university has been developing esports for a couple years, including establishing varsity level competition….
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Titan Machinery is keeping close tabs on the situation in Ukraine, where thousands of people are fleeing the country as Russia continues to pound the capital and other cities with airstrikes. In a report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission Friday, the West Fargo-based company said the well-being of its employees in Ukraine is…
Ketanji Brown JacksonWASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden will nominate federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. The information comes from people familiar with the matter. In selecting Jackson, Biden delivers on a campaign promise, moving to further diversify a court. Jackson is a federal appeals court judge who’s worked…
PRIOR LAKE, Minn. – The Prior Lake High School girls’ basketball team will forfeit its final game and first-round playoff match after a player found a racist note in her gym bag. The team’s coach, Demondi Johnson, has also announced his resignation on Twitter, saying he hopes whoever left the note can “heal their hearts of hatred.” The decision to…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Three former Minneapolis police officers have been convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane were charged with depriving Floyd of his right to medical care when Officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for 9 1/2 minutes as Floyd was handcuffed and facedown on the street…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) – Cargill and Golden Growers Cooperative have reached an agreement to purchase ProGold LLC, the owner of a corn milling facility in Wahpeton. Each of the companies will retain 50% ownership in ProGold after buying out American Crystal Sugar Company’s 51% equity stake. The purchase also includes 510 acres of land. Cargill has leased and operated the Wahpeton…
HITTERDAL, Minn. (KVRR) – Firefighters from four communities battled a fire at a vacant shop building near Hitterdal Thursday. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says there no injuries. The fire was reported around 1:40 p.m. There’s no word on the cause. Firefighters from Hitterdal, Ulen, Felton and Hawley responded. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News Tags: clay county sheriff mark…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A woman who died in a Sunday night apartment fire has been identified. The body of 59-year-old Kay Hultman was discovered in the apartment where the blaze started. The fire, at the Birchwood Apartments at 1843 13 1/2 St. S, was reported at about 6:30 p.m. The fire was out within 10 minutes. The fire remains under…
