MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Eventide Senior Living Communities has announced a merger with Nebraska-based Tabitha Senior Care. The affiliation is expected to become effective October 1, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the final agreement. Eventide will assume the role of the parent company. “We are excited to welcome Tabitha to the Eventide family. This strategic decision…
FARGO (KVRR) – State health officials in North Dakota and Minnesota are urging people with respiratory conditions, pregnant women, and children and older adults to limit outside activity. The smoke from wildfires in Canada and the western U.S. will move into the Red River Valley Wednesday afternoon and could linger into mid-day Thursday. People may see or smell the smoke…
NEW SALEM, N.D. (KVRR: UPDATE 4:15PM) — A Dickinson man is dead after a shootout with Highway Patrol troopers and a county deputy on I-94 near New Salem in Morton County. A trooper tried to stop 43-year-old Nicholas Kirby in Bismarck around 12:45 a.m. but he sped off onto I-94 heading west. Another trooper and Morton County deputies joined the…
Credit: Rebecca NeustelSTEELE, N.D. (AP) — Strong winds knocked nearly four dozen train cars off a track in North Dakota, part of a storm system that spurred reports of five tornadoes across the Dakotas. BNSF Railway spokesperson Kendall Sloan said a train was stopped due to a tornado warning Wednesday night near the town of Steele, North Dakota, when high…
FARGO (KVRR) – A Fargo hotel and a neighboring bar & grill that’s been open for nearly 40 years will permanently close. The Biltmore Hotel & Suites and O’Kelly’s, at 3800 Main Ave. will close and the building will be razed. “As we reflect on the incredible journey of O’Kelly’s since our opening in 1985, we are filled with immense…
FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo South High School was locked down Wednesday afternoon after a caller indicated there were bombs on the premises. School officials say the threat was investigated and considered not credible. They say it was most likely a “swatting” call, which is when someone reports a fake emergency. The following letter was sent to South High School parents:…
Timothy WindelsFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Court records say a man arrested by Fargo Police for tampering with infrastructure may have caused thousands of dollars of damage to internet and cable lines in Fargo. Timothy Windels, 36, is accused of cutting Midco lines at seven different locations around the city, causing significant outages to residential and business customers. Some businesses affected were…
FARGO (KVRR) – North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley says he believes there are more people with information about the sex crimes case surrounding former state Sen. Ray Holmberg of Grand Forks–and he wants them to speak with investigators. Holmberg recently pleaded guilty in federal court to traveling to the Czech Republic to have sex with children. He’ll be sentenced…
FARGO (KVRR) – Major funding changes appear likely for a program that fights childhood hunger by providing students with food to take home for meals on weekends. The Great Plains Food Bank fully funds its “Backpack” program for students in Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo, but other school districts served by the food bank cover the entire cost for themselves….
FARGO (KVRR) – The man who led the prosecution against former American Indian activist Leonard Peltier for the murders of two FBI agents has died. Lynn Crooks was 83. As an assistant U.S. attorney, Crooks led the government’s team of prosecutors during Peltier’s trial in Fargo in 1977. Peltier was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. The shootings happened…
