BISMARCK, N.D. – Federal and state lawyers will meet next week to negotiate a settlement for money that North Dakota claims it spent policing protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline. North Dakota filed a lawsuit two years ago seeking to recover more than $38 million in damages from the months-long pipeline protests almost five years ago. The state argues…
FARGO (KVRR) – Amazon says the first day of operations at its new Fargo Fulfillment Center will be Sunday, Sept. 19. The 1.3 million square-foot facility had been under construction for nearly a year. The building is believed to be the largest in North Dakota. The facility is on 110 acres of land northwest of Hector International Airport and east of…
FARGO (KVRR) – Fourteen members of the North Dakota Air National Guard were recently mobilized as part of a mission to support the relocations of Afghan nationals. The Fargo-based Happy Hooligans are serving at Volk Field, Wisconsin and Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. The Hooligans are providing base operational and other supplementary services in support. They were deployed Aug. 26. …
BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota transportation officials say a special law enforcement campaign generated nearly 3,300 citations. The Department of Transportation says most of the citations, 1,325, were for speeding. More than 1,200 citations were for failure to wear a seat belt and 34 were child restraint citations. The “Click It or Ticket” campaign ran from July 1 to Aug. 19….
BAGLEY, Minn. (KVRR) – Authorities say 23 people were arrested following a pipeline demonstration Tuesday in northwestern Minnesota. The Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office received a call regarding protesters blocking a road. The initial call reported that they were setting up a tee pee and barrels in the roadway and vehicles could not pass through. An early estimate of protesters was…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Sanford Health says it is giving $350 million to a clinical initiative that aims to create a virtual care center to treat people in rural and underserved areas of the Midwest. The center will serve people from across Sanford Health’s network of hospitals, clinics and long-term care facilities. It will also house innovation, education and research…
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden on Thursday is toughening COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal workers and contractors, according to a person familiar with the plans, as he aims to boost vaccinations and curb the surging delta variant that is killing thousands each week and jeopardizing the nation’s economic recovery. Just weeks after he mandated federal workers get a shot or…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she has been treated for breast cancer and the treatment “went well.” The 61-year-old tweeted Thursday that the cancer was found in February during a routine mammogram, and eventually she had a lumpectomy to remove the cancer. She said she completed radiation treatment in May, and a checkup in August found she…
FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo police say a suspect was arrested Wednesday in connection with reports of several gunshots heard downtown early Sunday. “As a result of an in-depth investigation over the past several days that involved reviewing downtown cameras and speaking with witnesses, detectives arrested Alexis Araiza, 24 years old of Fargo, for Terrorizing and Felony Reckless Endangerment. Police say…
FARGO (KVRR) – Two Moorhead men were arrested for criminal trespass after Fargo police say they were caught going through a home under construction. Police say early Wednesday, an officer noticed two people with flashlights inside a home under construction near 72nd Ave. S. and 28th St. S. The officer saw the men exit the house and walk across the…
