Author: KVRR Staff

Two DUI motorcycle crashes on I-29 in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Two separate motorcycle crashes on Interstate 29 at the Main Avenue exit in Fargo early Sunday left one rider with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, with both drivers facing DUI charges. The first crash occurred when 36-year-old Matthew Boucha of Harris, MN, lost control of his motorcycle while taking the exit, causing the bike to slide into…

Collision with cattle causes lane closures on Interstate 94

DRISCOLL, N.D. (KVRR) – A passenger was hurt and Interstate 94 was closed near Driscoll after some cars and a semi hit a herd of cattle that wandered onto the interstate. The crash happened shortly after 1 on Monday morning. According to a release by the North Dakota Highway Patrol, an unknown number of cattle escaped from a pasture near…

North Dakota’s likely next governor would regulate his own industry, testing ethics guardrails

BISMARCK, ND (North Dakota Monitor) When Republican Kelly Armstrong filed his federal financial disclosure after being elected to Congress in 2018, he revealed his extensive ties to the oil and gas industry in his home state of North Dakota. It detailed his income from hundreds of oil wells and his financial relationship with two of the state’s largest oil producers….

Wildfires continue in western North Dakota

WATFORD CITY, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Authorities say more than eighteen agencies have been fighting large wildfires that began Friday across western North Dakota. Some of the fires have been contained, others continue to burn across wide areas. The Bear Den fire near Mandaree has covered 25,000 acres. The Alamo and Tioga fires in Williams County began as two but merged…

One Person Killed, One Injured in Wildfires in Western North Dakota

Courtesy: Gov. Burgum/FacebookBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR: 8:50PM UPDATE) — FEMA has authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Bear Den Fire and the Elk Horn Fire, burning in McKenzie County and on the Fort Berthold Reservation. FEMA Region 8 Deputy Administrator Katherine Fox approved the state’s request for a federal Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG)…

Vikings hold off Jets 23-17 in London, head to bye week 5-0

Camryn Bynum of Minnesota Vikings is challenged by Allen Lazard of New York Jets during the NFL match between New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 06, 2024 in London, England. ((Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)) MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – The Minnesota Vikings are 5-0 heading to their bye week after a 23-17 win over the New…

Former Fargo Force’s Chad Demers passes away

FARGO (KVRR) – The Fargo Force announced that former player and coach, Chad Demers, passed away. Demers was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2018. Demers played for the Force, the Air Force Academy and served in the USAF. On the Tollefson Funeral Home website, this was written about him: “Chad’s dedication to hockey extended beyond playing, as he became an…

North Dakota tribes can get help with non-driver ID cards before Election Day

An attendee of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL convention in Fargo on April 6, 2024, wears a hat from the North Dakota Native Vote organization. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)(North Dakota Monitor) The North Dakota Department of Transportation will visit four tribal nations in the next two weeks to provide non-driver photo identification cards that can be used for voting. The ID…

Woman injured in car-semi collision in Hawley

HAWLEY, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Hawley woman was taken to a Fargo hospital after a collision between the car she was driving and a semi on Highway 10 in Hawley Friday morning. The State Patrol says Elizabeth Ahles, 74, didn’t yield for westbound traffic and turned onto the highway, causing the collision. Sanford AirMed responded to the scene along with…