Joel PaulsenMOORHEAD (KFGO) – The former head of the Metro Flood Diversion Authority has announced his candidacy for Clay County Commission. Joel Paulsen says, “As a former City Council member and leader of the historic $3.2 billion flood diversion project, I have always put the interests of our community first.” Paulsen said he will strive for transparency in government and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A full-scale disaster drill was held at Hector International Airport this morning in Fargo. And despite the rain, first responders were able to get some much needed hands on experience. The incident revolved around a plane crash after it hit some birds causing major problems at Hector. Throughout the exercise, patients were treated for different injuries…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Fargo man faces charges after a pursuit and arrest by West Fargo Police. Officers attempted to stop 51-year-old Michael Samuelson early this morning in a vehicle that was reported stolen. Samuelson fled but eventually drove off the road and was taken into custody. He faces a number of felony warrants, possession of meth and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Police are investigating after a man was found stabbed with a screwdriver in the 900 block of 6th Avenue North in Fargo. The call came in around 9:30 last night. The victim was taken the hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries. Officers say they spoke to several witnesses and gathered evidence at the scene. They…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Gas prices continue to trend lower as we start the week and head towards the Memorial Day weekend. AAA says the national average cost for regular is now $3.59 a gallon, four cents less than a week ago. North Dakota’s average is $3.31 , while Minnesota is at $3.22. They say this is not expected to…
(Concordia Athletics/X)MOORHEAD (CONCORDIA Athletics/KVRR) – Concordia first-year athlete Genevieve Gruba (Enderlin, N.D.) earned USTFCCCA North All-Region honors for finishing in the Top 5 of the teams in the North Region in an event during the outdoor season. Gruba becomes the first Cobber athlete to earn outdoor All-Region honors since Josie Herrmann, Cayle Hovland and Peyton Selle achieved the feat in 2021. Gruba grabbed her…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) — The clock is nearing zero at the Minnesota Legislature, as lawmakers work to pass bills ahead of a midnight deadline. The 2024 session is set to end tonight and lawmakers have worked all week to get bills done on time. Lawmakers reached a deal Saturday night on a pay raise for ride-hailing app drivers after an…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX) — Minnesota’s Republican Party has tossed its support behind Royce White in his bid to oust Democrat Sen. Amy Klobuchar. White is a former NBA player and Black Lives Matter protest leader. At Saturday’s GOP convention in St. Paul, White received 67 percent of the vote on the first ballot to receive the endorsement. White is one…
CHICAGO, Ill. (KFGO/KVRR) – Former US Senator Heidi Heitkamp was in her office at the University of Chicago when pro-Palestine protesters forced their way into the building Friday evening. Heitkamp, the director of the University’s Institute of Politics, was one of the few staff members in the building when three demonstrators broke in. She was live on national TV when they…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump used a day off from his hush money trial Friday to headline a Republican fundraiser in Minnesota, a traditionally Democratic state that he boasts he can carry in November. Trump took the stage late as he headlined the state GOP’s annual Lincoln Reagan dinner in St. Paul after attending his son Barron’s high school graduation…
