Author: KVRR Staff

Garage and vehicles destroyed by fire in Breckenridge

Breckenridge garage fire on Nov. 27, 2025BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) — A garage and several vehicles were destroyed by fire in Breckenridge, Minnesota on Thursday, Nov. 27. Firefighters responded to 212 8th Street South around 8:30 a.m. on Thanksgiving. Breckenridge Assistant Fire Chief Rob Jirak says a detached garage was fully engulfed when they arrived. Firefighters and Breckenridge Police had roads…

Hillsboro woman air-lifted after rollover crash

HILLSBORO, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) — One person has serious injuries after a crash in Traill County, North Dakota, on Nov. 27. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says it happened in the 166 block of 3rd Street Northeast, commonly known as Traill County Road 13, about 8 miles northeast of Hillsboro just after midnight on Thanksgiving. Troopers say the roads were covered…

Food uncertainty drives more people to seek help on Thanksgiving

Julia Sadee carries groceries she received at a free food pantry at The Arbors at McCormick Park housing complex in Fargo, North Dakota, on Nov. 18, 2025. Community meals and food pantries are seeing higher demand this year, even as federal food assistance payments resumed. (Photo by Dan Koeck/For the North Dakota Monitor)FARGO, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Days before…

Rare T. rex find in North Dakota, mammoth fossil digs ‘significant’ for research

State Paleontologist Clint Boyd shows part of a T. rex skeleton discovered at a dig site in Bowman County. (Photo by Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) The North Dakota Geological Survey has found a new Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton at a dig site in southwest North Dakota. Researchers first discovered the bones in September 2024 while searching for…

Ballot measure would provide free school meals to North Dakota students

Students eating lunch at Carl Ben Eielson Middle School in Fargo. (North Dakota Monitor)FARGO (North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakotans may have the chance to cast their ballot on whether every public school student in the state can have breakfast and lunch for free. Advocacy organization Together For School Meals plans to submit language for the potential ballot petition to the…

North Dakota man dies in South Dakota rollover crash

CLAIRE CITY, S.D. (KFGO) – A southeastern North Dakota man is dead after a single-vehicle crash in northeastern South Dakota Sunday night. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety says the 27-year-old from Lidgerwood was driving east of Claire City when he lost control of the pickup. The pickup went into the ditch and rolled. A 28-year-old Claire City man…

Public comments will continue to be broadcast at Fargo City Commission meetings

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Public comments will continue to be broadcast and streamed live during Fargo City Commission meetings. Mayor Tim Mahoney says commissioner Michelle Turnberg first brought the concern to him following negative comments, verbal attacks on commissioners and use of inappropriate language. Turnberg also requested a change in policy so public comments are limited to agenda items and city-specific…

Groundbreaking ceremony held for Fargo National Cemetery expansion

City, state, and federal officials particiapate in a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Veteran’s Memorial Center at Fargo National Cemetery. 11/24/25.FARGO (KVRR) — A groundbreaking ceremony is held for the Veterans Memorial Center at Fargo National Cemetery. The improvements include bathrooms, a parking lot, and office space for VA staff along with the addition of 30 acres. Money…