Hector International AirportFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – For the first time in almost two years, masks are no longer mandatory at airports. That’s after a federal judge on Monday struck down a national public transportation mask mandate. Fargo Airport Authority Executive Director Shawn Dobberstein said the airport received word from the TSA that the security directive mandating face coverings ended at 7:41…
BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota’s Department of Mineral Resources says the state’s oil production remained flat in February. The agency says the state produced an average of 1.08 million barrels of oil daily in February, up about 580 barrels than in January. The February tally is the latest figure available. There were 38 drill rigs operating in North Dakota on…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – One person was injured when a semi collided with a passenger vehicle near Moorhead Tuesday. The Minnesota State Patrol says the crash happened in the eastbound lanes of I-94 near Exit 6. The crash caused the semi, operated by Cole Papers of Fargo, to roll onto its side. This is a developing story. Check back for…
FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – A Horace, North Dakota man has been sentenced to five years in prison for a series business burglaries in West Fargo and elsewhere in Cass County. A district judge sentenced 24-year-old Shelby Whitt after he pleaded guilty to 20 burglaries. The break-ins took place over several months. Whitt was arrested in March. Assistant Cass County State’s Attorney…
Tracy PotterBISMARCK, N.D. – A Democratic lawmaker from Bismarck is asking the attorney general to determine whether the state owns a railroad bridge. Sen. Tracy Potter requested an opinion from the attorney general’s office on Monday on who owns the Bismarck-Mandan Rail Bridge. Nonprofit group Friends of the Rail Bridge wants to stop BNSF Railway from demolishing the 139-year-old bridge…
FARGO (KVRR) – In April 1997, the Red River Valley was in the midst of its largest flood in a century. Countless acres of land were under water. Some communities had to be evacuated, including thousands of residents in Grand Forks and East Grand Forks, Minn. A fierce flood battle was also taking place in the Fargo-Moorhead area. Mayors Bruce…
WASHINGTON (KVRR) – Due to severe weather, North Dakota’s congressional delegation is asking the IRS to extend the income tax filing deadline for state residents. Sens. Kevin Cramer, John Hoeven and Rep. Kelly Armstrong sent the request to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig. The delegation wants the IRS to extend the federal income tax filing deadline and waive penalties for late…
BISMARCK, N.D. – A Mandan man with a record of child sex crimes will spend the next 40 years in a federal prison after he traveled to Madagascar to solicit sex from minors. U.S. District Judge Dan Traynor sentenced 60-year-old Maurice Thill. Thill pleaded guilty in August to failing as a registered sex offender to report international travel, failing to…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Dept. of Transportation says more major highways were expected to reopen Friday after a spring blizzard dumped heavy snow over much of the state. U.S. Highway 83 from Bismarck to Minot and eastbound I-94 from Bismarck to Jamestown were scheduled to open at 10:00 a.m. Westbound I-94 from Jamestown to Bismarck was scheduled…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – State corrections officials are preparing to start a prison tattoo program in hopes of curbing bloodborne diseases as inmates ink themselves with homemade tools. The Corrections Department is searching for an experienced tattoo artist to oversee tattoo studios in state prisons. The goal is to slow the spread of diseases like hepatitis C that can spread…
