Author: KVRR Staff

Fire Burning In Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

U.S. Forest Service says about 30 acres of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness are currently burning. The Minnesota Interagency Incident Command Team B has been requested to coordinate the extended response to the Spice Lake fire. That’s in the Gunflint Ranger District of the Superior National Forest. The fire is being monitored and at the moment it’s still small,…

Yunker Farm To Become “Destination” Location in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Yunker Farm in north Fargo is going to be revitalized to become a “destination” location. Fargo Park District Commissioners voted unanimously to accept the final recommendations for the master improvement plan to reorganize the 55-acre park. Proposed amenities include a relocated and larger dog park on the north end, a new location for the existing community…

Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce and Crunch Fitness hold ribbon cutting ceremony

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)– The Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce celebrates Crunch Fitness in Fargo. Staff says the ribbon cutting represents their partnership with the amazing people and businesses involved with the Chamber. The gym took over the building left empty by Toys’R’Us. The General Manager of Crunch Fitness, Zeb Miller, says the facility is hoping to continue partnering…

Trump pleads ‘not guilty’ to classified documents charges

MIAMI (FOX) – Former President Trump pleaded not guilty at a Miami federal courthouse Tuesday to 37 federal felony counts related to his alleged refusal to hand over classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago residence. Trump made his first appearance in court for the case in Miami on Tuesday and pleaded not guilty. He was indicted last week on the 37…

Final Spin: Pat Sajak Announces Retirement from “Wheel of Fortune”

Pat Sajak has hosted “Wheel of Fortune” since 1981. (Christopher Willard)(FOX News) — Pat Sajak announced his retirement from “Wheel of Fortune” after 40 years. Sajak, 76, tweeted that while “it’s been a wonderful ride,” his 41st season would be his last with the show. “Well, the time has come. I’ve decided that our 41st season, which begins in September, will…

Clinic, physicians challenge revised North Dakota abortion laws in ongoing lawsuit

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A former North Dakota abortion provider challenged one of the nation’s strictest abortion laws Monday, arguing the law “fragrantly violates” a court ruling supporting the right of patients in the state to obtain the procedure to preserve their life or health. The lawsuit initially filed last year by what was the conservative state’s sole abortion provider…

Georgia Man Killed in Rollover in rural Cass County, ND

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO: UPDATE 06/13/23 3PM) — The name of an Augusta, Georgia man who died after rolling his pickup north of Casselton has been released. Highway Patrol says 52-year-old Roger Sizemore was thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene along a gravel road about two miles northeast of Amenia. They still are not sure exactly when he…

North Dakota tribe buys idle oil pipeline from Enbridge

NEW TOWN, N.D. (AP) — A Native American tribe in North Dakota bought an idle pipeline from the energy company Enbridge to help deliver oil from wells on its reservation to the broader market. The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation announced the deal Friday but didn’t disclose how much it paid. The tribe said it expects the pipeline, which will…