MINNESOTA. (KVRR) – Back by popular demand, the Minnesota Department of Transportation is inviting the public to help name another round of eight snowplows. The eight plows will be named by each of Minnesota’s eight district’s. Each person is limited to one submission and the DOt asks to please remember to keep the submissions clean. Past winners include names like…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The quarter – cent sales tax increase and 3% lodging tax hike would fund the proposed multi-million dollar expansion to the dome. “You know it’s tough because everything is in paper today but I do know that we’re into our fourth box of ballets so we’re over the 4,000 mark”, says Inspector at the Ramada Inn…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) – The child rape allegations against former state senator Ray Holmberg of Grand Forks found their way to a hearing at the Capitol in Bismarck. The legislative management committee was discussing whether the state will play a role in defense of a lawsuit over American Indian voting rights. Sen. Tim Mathern of Fargo questioned how much the…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) — The new official Great Seal of the State of Minnesota will feature a loon. The State Emblems Redesign Commission has unanimously voted to move forward with this design. The designer says this emblem features the state bird in a pose that signifies pride and energy. The waves symbolize the state’s abundance of lakes. Minnesota Secretary of…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR/AP) — An Andover, Minnesota man is among the airmen killed when their Osprey crashed off the coast of Japan on November 29. 32-year-old Air Force Maj. Jeffrey Hoernemann was among the eight crew members killed in the training mission crash. He was a CV-22 instructor pilot and officer in charge of training, assigned to the 21st Special…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Porch pirates are an issue year round but with the holiday season approaching there are a lot more packages for the taking. With many comments and videos being posted online recently, it seems the season for poaching has begun. “To have that target of opportunity is much higher so when we have that target of…
(AP) — Fewer planes and helicopters will be flying tourists over Mount Rushmore and other national monuments and parks as new regulations take effect that are intended to protect the serenity of some of the most beloved natural areas in the United States. The air tours have pitted tour operators against visitors frustrated with the noise for decades, but it…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fargo police are investigating a burglary at FF Fisher Sales & Leasing. Two men were seen on security surveillance inside around 2:30 this morning. They got into the building by breaking a large window. The suspects then found the keys to a white 2023 Ram cargo van and stole it from the parking lot. The dealership…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum ended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on Monday despite a stronger-than-expected showing fueled by a gift card-for-campaign donation gimmick that helped get him on the debate stage. Burgum, a second-term governor and wealthy software entrepreneur, was little known nationally when he launched his 2024 presidential campaign in June, touting…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KFGO) – Jamestown Police are investigating a fatal shooting that happened early Saturday. According to the Police Department, officers were called to an apartment in the 300 block of 5th Avenue NE at 12:48 a.m. where they found a man dead. Two men who were at the apartment at the time of the shooting told officers the man…
