HALSTAD, Minn. (KFGO) – Officials with Riverview Dairy are reaching out to potential neighbors to talk about a proposed new 25,000 head dairy operation in Traill County, North Dakota. On Tuesday, Riverview LLP, based in Morris, Minnesota, hosted an ‘open house’ at the old school gym in Halstad, Minnesota, to talk with community members about the proposed dairy operation in…
State Rep. Claire CoryGRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Grand Forks lawmaker arrested for misdemeanor DUI in May has reached a plea deal. Republican Rep. Claire Cory pleaded guilty to a charge of reckless driving. Cory received a suspended sentence of 12 days in jail, which she won’t have to serve if she completes the requirements of the agreement including…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Marshfield Clinic Health System has reached a memo of understanding to merge with Sanford Health. Should the merger go through, the combined system would bring together nearly 56,000 employees and 56 hospitals. Sanford Health would serve as the parent company and the headquarters would remain in Sioux Falls. Marshfield Clinic Health System based in Wisconsin…
LISBON, ND (KVRR) — A man killed on his scooter Tuesday morning in Lisbon, North Dakota has been identified. Highway Patrol says 66-year-old Kevin Brummund tried to pass a semi hauling a trailer when it turned in front of him. Brummund’s scooter ran into the passenger side dual tires of the semi at the intersection of Highway 32 and Jackson…
CHICAGO (KVRR) – A beloved sports figure is set to be the play-by-play announcer for the Minnesota Twins’ upcoming road series against the Chicago White Sox. That would be Marney Gellner, who is also reportedly the first woman to call a Twins’ regular season game on TV in franchise history. This was first reported by Betsy Helfand of the Pioneer…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, in a letter to congressional Democrats, stood firm against calls for him to drop his candidacy and called for an “end” to the intraparty drama that has torn apart Democrats since his dismal public debate performance. Biden’s efforts to shore up a deeply anxious Democratic Party came Monday as lawmakers are returning to Washington…
PHILADELPHIA (NDHSAA)– Matt Strahm can now add “Major League Baseball All-Star” to his professional baseball resume. Strahm, a 2010 West Fargo High graduate, was named a 2024 MLB All-Star on Sunday, July 7 and will represent the National League as a relief pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies. The 2024 MLB All-Star Game is set to be played Tuesday, July 16…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Native American tribe in North Dakota will soon grow lettuce in a giant greenhouse complex that when fully completed will be among the country’s largest, enabling the tribe to grow much of its own food decades after a federal dam flooded the land where they had cultivated corn, beans and other crops for millennia. Work…
UPDATE: Authorities have identified the victim as Sterling Buchholz, 24, of Fargo. His condition is still unknown. DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) – The Becker County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch received a report on Saturday at 3:26 PM that a 24-year-old man had been swimming from shore and had gone under the water in the area of Zorbaz, or the 400…
NEW YORK (AP) — Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago gobbled down 58 hot dogs to win his first men’s title Thursday at the annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, taking advantage of the absence of the event’s biggest star. Bertoletti won in a tight, 10-minute race where the leader bounced back and forth. The 39-year-old Bertoletti defeated 13 competitors…
