Author: KVRR Staff

First Lady Burgum Speaks at UND About Stigma and Shame of Addiction

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/UND) — North Dakota First Lady Kathryn Burgum continues to work to eliminate the stigma and shame of addiction. She was the featured speaker at the 10th annual Women for Philanthropy Luncheon at UND. North Dakota started a statewide stigma survey in 2018 to evaluate the baseline attitudes people have toward addiction and recovery. A 2021 survey…

NDSU Athletics Establishes Graduating Champions Award for Academic Success

NDSU AthleticsFARGO (NDSU Athletics/KVRR) – The North Dakota State University athletic department will begin distributing educational-related financial awards to student-athletes in the 2024-25 academic year, NDSU director of athletics Matt Larsen announced Thursday, April 18. Awards from the NDSU Graduating Champions Fund are made possible by a 2021 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in NCAA v. Alston. At NDSU, the awards…

UPDATE: Lockdown Lifted at Grand Forks Air Force Base After Report of Gunshot Fired

GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE (4:40 PM UPDATE) – Grand Forks Air Force Base lockdown has been lifted as of 4:35 p.m. local time and normal operations have resumed. Just after 1:00 p.m., security forces personnel received a report of a single gunshot near the medical clinic and base exchange. Out of an abundance of caution, they issued lockdown procedures…

Man Confesses To Numerous Elevator Burglaries in Cass, Clay and Otter Tail Counties

CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner says a man arrested for theft and drugs in Otter Tail County has admitted to thefts in Cass and Clay Counties. 33-year-old Wyatt Johnson of Hankinson, North Dakota was arrested at Harvest States French Elevator west of Fergus Falls on March 2nd. Jahner says elevators in Cass County were hit…

State Democrats Disavow Endorsement of Judd Hoff in Alexandria

ST. PAUL (KVRR/AP) — Minnesota’s Democratic Party chairman says the party is disavowing the endorsement of state House candidate Judd Hoff. “I’m Judd Hoff and I’m running for the 12B state representative seat against ineffective minority member Ms. Mary Franson,” said Hoff in a YouTube post. Hoff was endorsed by Democrats in District 12 to run against Republican Rep. Mary…

Supporters Submit Legal Marijuana Petition in North Dakota

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) -North Dakota voters may see a ballot measure in November related to legalizing marijuana for adults 21 and older. Supporters submitted a petition on Tuesday to get a measure placed on the ballot that would allow adults to use marijuana at home. Secretary of State Michael Howe confirmed his office received the petition. If the secretary of…

Woman Killed in Gwinner House Fire is Identified

GWINNER, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Thirty-nine-year-old Denise Luttio-Mahar has been identified as the woman who died in an early Sunday morning fire in Gwinner, North Dakota Mahar called 911 around 4 a.m. to report smoke was inside the house. Fire crews found her and she was taken to Lisbon Hospital where she was pronounced dead. A dog also died in the…