Author: KVRR Staff

Hoeven & Armstrong discuss importance of Keystone XL after President stopped it

By: Amanda Rooker WASHINGTON (KVRR) – Congress took new action on the Keystone XL Pipeline this week. Two new bills aim to revive the project’s construction. During his first day in office, President Joe Biden put a stop to the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline. At the Capitol, several North Dakota lawmakers say a presidential permit is not required and introduced…

Smith, Hoeven discuss Biden’s choice to lead USDA

WASHINGTON (KVRR) – During his confirmation hearing Wednesday, Agriculture Secretary nominee Tom Vilsack addressed climate change, food insecurity and economic hardships brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Vilsack is one step closer to leading USDA, a role he held for eight years during the Obama Administration. “I’m back again. I also realize this is a different time and I am…

Fire damages outside of two Moorhead homes

MOORHEAD, Minn. – A wind-fueled fire damages two houses on the 3400 block of 18th Street in Moorhead Tuesday afternoon. Fire teams arrived on the scene around 1:30 to flames coming off of the side of one house. High winds pushed the flames to melt the siding of the house next door. Crews were able to keep most of the…

Moorhead Police Respond To Fight Involving a Hammer

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Police in Moorhead respond to a report of two men fighting and they say a hammer was involved. They were called just before noon to 30th Avenue and 18th Street South. No one was taken to the hospital. Police did not give details other than to say that a hammer was involved in the situation. No arrests…

Fargo homeowner flies f*** Biden flag

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Two flags are flying over South Fargo. One is upside down. The other contains profanity referring to President Joe Biden and those who voted for him. Fargo Police received a complaint about the flags flying over a home in South Fargo. The City Attorney’s Office says it’s looking into the matter. They tell us it’s not…

KVRR’s Alison Voorhees is expecting, again!

The baby girl is due in June

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The secret is out! KVRR’s anchor Alison Voorhees is expecting a baby. Alison and her husband are expecting a girl in June. The couple have a son Hayden who was born in 2018. Categories: Local News Tags: Alison Voorhees, baby

Streets ‘bizarrely empty’ during Biden Inauguration

  WASHINGTON (KVRR) – It was an Inauguration Day unlike any other.  For those hoping to get a glimpse of the Inauguration ceremony, this is about as close to the Capitol as you can get. The streets of Washington, D.C. were largely quiet as President Joe Biden was sworn into office. Barbed wire fences, concrete barriers, and military trucks blocked…

Unprecedented security in Washington for Biden’s inauguration

By: Amanda Rooker WASHINGTON – Following attacks on the U.S. Capitol last week. The FBI has issued a bulletin warning of threats to state capitols as well as the potential for further violence in DC. An unprecedented level of security in the nation’s capital. Road closures, seven foot fencing and boarded up buildings are all part of a downtown security…

High Risk Sex Offender Has New Fargo Address

FARGO, N.D. — A high risk sex offender has a new address in Fargo. 26-year-old Damion Orton is living at 734 College Street North. Orton was convicted of sexual imposition in 2014 in Burleigh County. The then 19 year old forced himself on a 14-year-old female runaway who was intoxicated and on drugs. He will have to register as a…