Author: KVRR Staff

Bobcat to build new plant in Mexico; not expected to impact jobs in North Dakota

WEST FARGO (KFGO) – Bobcat is building a new manufacturing plant in Mexico. The West Fargo-headquartered skid steer and compact loader company has confirmed that it is expanding to Monterrey, Mexico. Doosan-Bobcat North America President Mike Ballweber said it will not mean the loss of jobs at the plants in Gwinner or Bismarck. “We don’t anticipate that happening at all,”…

Fargo School Board Approves New Teacher Contract

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo School Board and Fargo Education Association have been in negotiation discussions since February. The two parties met twenty times prior to reaching the state-imposed impasse deadline of July 1st. The FEA completed the ratification vote of its members on November 3, 2023, and the Agreement has been accepted by a majority of the FEA membership….

Hundreds of Thousands of Birds To Be Killed To Prevent Spread of Bird Flu in MN, SD & Iowa

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Nearly 1 million chickens on a Minnesota egg farm will be slaughtered to help limit the spread of the highly contagious bird flu after it was confirmed there, officials said Monday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that the virus was found at a farm in Wright County, Minnesota, as well as in three smaller…

Sanford Horace Clinic To Open Tuesday

HORACE, N.D. (KVRR) — Sanford Health unveils its newest clinic location in Horace. It’s located in the Shoppes at Horace strip mall. The new health building is the first medical clinic built in the small town which is quickly growing just to the south of Fargo and West Fargo. There are ten examination rooms in the clinic with primary care…

38th St. Andrew’s Society event held in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — In the air, you could hear bag pipes, the smell of haggis and feel the Scottish pride for the 38th St. Andrew’s Society event. This annual program connects those with Scottish roots, and allows them a chance to eat some traditional food like haggis and be seranaded with music of the bagpipes. For Cynthia Sillers, she’s…

NDHP: Portion of I-29 in Fargo Closed Overnight Monday for Xcel Work

FARGO, N.D. — A portion of I-29 in Fargo will close overnight Sunday, Nov. 5 to Monday, Nov. 6 to allow Xcel Energy to replace distribution wires to improve the reliability of electric service in the area. Xcel Energy, the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT), and the North Dakota Highway Patrol (NDHP) are working collaboratively to minimize the impact…

Judges toss lawsuit targeting North Dakota House subdistricts for tribal nations

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A federal three-judge panel in North Dakota has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Republican district officials who alleged that the consideration of race was unconstitutional in the creation of state House subdistricts that included ones encompassing tribal nations. The lawsuit filed early last year by the two GOP legislative district officials targeted the two subdivided districts…

Concordia College announces the Concordia Promise program which will cover students tuition in full

MOORHEAD, MINN. (KVRR) – The new program which will start the fall of 2024 will allow for students whose family has an Adjusted Gross Income below 90,000$ to have their full tuition covered. “Sometimes families are surprised even if they’re a little bit beyond that 90,000 income threshold how affordable Concordia can be because of the scholarships and financial aid…