MOORHEAD MINN. (KVRR) – An advocacy group is speaking out against Minnesota’s new e-pull tab laws, claiming it could result in the loss of millions of dollars in funding. Democratic Minnesota State Senator Rob Kupec said, “There was a court decision that basically said the way E pull tabs work right now can no longer happen. This open all feature…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) – North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley has released the final report from Montana investigators who he tasked with probing a significant cost overrun at a building leased by the Attorney General’s office after it was discovered last year. In addition to the cost overrun, analysts and investigators from Montana’s Division of Criminal Investigation looked into the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Workforce recruitment was a big topic at the annual Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Committee Board meeting. Business leaders discussed the size of the local workforce and the methods being used to bring more workers to the area. This is the first time the metro has been engaged in a massive workforce recruitment initiative of this scale….
FARGO N.D. (KVRR) – Great Plains Food Bank introduces its new Kitchen Coalition program. It works with neighbors and community leaders to make sure that the meals represent people’s dietary and cultural needs. The program then partners with local restaurants and caterers that turn food bank ingredients into nutritious, freshly prepared meals. The group has partnered with the VA, Gladys…
NEW YORK (FOX) – Media mogul Rupert Murdoch is transitioning from his roles as Chair of Fox Corporation and Executive Chairman of News Corp, he announced on Thursday. Murdoch, 92, informed colleagues in a letter Thursday of his decision, noting he was in good health. He will officially make the transition in November, and his son Lachlan will become the…
FARGO N.D. (KVRR) – With gas prices remaining high, we are all wondering when we will see the prices drop. Gas prices have spiked in the month of September to the highest we’ve seen them this year, however experts say the costs may begin to slowly come down. Gas prices are up across the nation reaching a 10 month high…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Gen. CQ Brown as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, putting him in place to succeed Gen. Mark Milley when he retires at the end of the month. Brown’s confirmation on a 83-11 vote, months after President Joe Biden nominated him for the post, comes as Democrats try to maneuver around holds…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A man who died after crashing into a traffic signal pole Sunday morning has been identified as 37-year-old Jeremy Gourneau of Fargo. Police say Gourneau was driving west on 13th Avenue South near Fiechtner Drive shortly before 4 a.m. when the crash happened. He wasn’t breathing when officers arrived on the scene and he was the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – After many delays in construction Roberts Alley’s new look is close to complete. The project is a joint venture between the city of Fargo, Xcel Energy and the Kilbourne Group to remove the unattractive hanging power lines and utility poles from the alley. This project has taken 7 years to complete. President of the Kilbourne Group Mike…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Warroad, Minnesota Native American hockey star has died at 72. Henry Boucha played for four NHL teams including the Minnesota North Stars. He also played for team U.S.A. Boucha died on the 8th. Hockey fans remember him as a victim of a highly publicized stick incident. David Forbes of the Boston Bruins effectively ended Boucha’s…
