Author: KVRR Staff

Argentina Wins World Cup Over France

(AP Photo/Martin Meissner)LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) – Lionel Messi finally won the biggest prize in soccer. Argentina beat France 4-2 in a penalty shootout to claim a third World Cup title despite Kylian Mbappé scoring the first hat trick in a final in 56 years. Gonzalo Montiel scored the clinching penalty as Argentina won after a 3-3 draw. Messi’s once-in-a-generation career…

Honduran man arrested after Jamestown stabbing

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) – A person is hospitalized and another is in custody after Jamestown police say he stabbed the other man at an apartment on the city’s north side. Police responded at 12:45 Friday morning to the 1000 block of 16th Street Northeast where they found a man with multiple stab wounds to the abdomen. He was rushed by…

Snowmobilers are remembering fallen soldiers

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Snowmobilers at the Amsoil SnoCross Championship Races at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds will be honoring service members lost in combat. This is the fourth year of the Operation Vet Now project. Its mission ensures soldiers and veterans are honored at the highest degree. Two fallen soldiers will be commemorated at the snowmobile races this weekend….

MN Nurses Union to fight proposed Sanford/Fairview merger

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KFGO) – Now that nurses have new contracts with major hospitals in the Twin Cities and Duluth-Superior, union leaders say they’ll turn their focus to blocking the proposed merger of South Dakota-based Sanford Health with Minnesota-headquartered Fairview Health Services. Minnesota Nurses Association Executive Director Rose Roach says the union will lobby against the merger at the State…

Snow removal crews clearing roads for round two of snow

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Snow removal crews have been tirelessly treating roads. Snowplow drivers have been working diligently the past few days as snow has piled up. Fargo Public Works says there are about 25 helping to plow the roads. They have been working nonstop to try and clear the roads. “So, once the snow started here, we have been…

Condemned House To Be Demolished Next Month in South Fargo

924 5th Street South, Fargo FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fargo will proceed with the demolition of a condemned house that inspectors described as “uninhabitable and unsafe.” The owner of the house at 924 5th Street South, Danial Curtis, has failed to get the necessary permits to comply with city codes. The city commission voted in September to order the house…

Union Workers Approve New 4-Year Deal With Doosan-Bobcat in Gwinner

GWINNER, N.D. (KFGO) — Union workers at the Doosan-Bobcat plant in Gwinner, North Dakota have approved a new contract. United Steelworkers Union Local 560 representative Tom Ricker says they’ll see a pay increase of 18% over the length of the four-year deal. The company also agreed to contribute more toward monthly health insurance premiums and made vacation-time improvements. The agreement…

Man Who Crashed Into Pedestrian Bridge Was Wanted For Luring a Minor

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — The man who suffered serious injuries after crashing into the pillars of the pedestrian bridge over I-94 in Fargo last week was wanted for luring a minor. The crash happened just hours after a warrant was signed for the arrest of 51-year-old Robby Njos of Moorhead. Assistant Cass County State’s Attorney Ryan Younggren says Njos is…