Author: KVRR Staff

Warm temperatures cause roads to buckle

WEST FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) — Warm weather has created some trouble for commuters as some area roads have buckled. Roads buckle when the temperature is high enough to cause the pavement to expand. This is typically when temperatures are above 90º F for several days. Roads are designed so they can expand and contract without causing issues. When concrete is exposed…

Supreme Court will hear new case about which sports teams transgender students can join

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear a case over state restrictions on which school sports teams transgender students can join. Just two weeks after upholding a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth, the justices said they will review lower court rulings in favor of transgender athletes in Idaho and West Virginia. The nationwide battle over…

Metro Flood Diversion Authority reaches settlement in construction dispute

Metro Flood Diversion Authority (YouTube)FARGO (KFGO) – The Metro Flood Diversion Authority has reached a settlement with the Red River Valley Alliance over claims tied to the FM Area Diversion project. “This is a positive development for the project as it allows us to move forward with a clean slate to complete this necessary flood protection. The MFDA is doing…

Microsoft announces another mass layoff, thousands of workers affected

There's no word on whether any positions are being cut at Microsoft's Fargo campus.

Microsoft Campus in FargoREDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft is firing thousands of workers, its second mass layoff in months. The tech giant began sending out layoff notices Wednesday. There’s no word on whether any positions are being affected at Microsoft’s Fargo campus. The company declined to say how many people would be laid off but said that it will comprise less…

Minnesota Wild Signs Forward Nico Sturm to a Two-year Contract

ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Wild PR/KVRR) – Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed forward Nico Sturm to a two-year, $4,000,000 contract ($2 million average annual value) that goes through the 2026-27 season. Sturm, 30 (5/3/95), tallied 14 points (7-7=14), 20 penalty minutes (PIM) and 59 shots in…

Twins bring Royce Lewis back from injured list to start series vs. Marlins

MIAMI (AP/KVRR) – The Minnesota Twins reinstated third baseman Royce Lewis from the injured list Tuesday after a 15-game absence because of a recurrence of the hamstring strain that delayed his season debut. Lewis joined the Twins for the start of a three-game series at Miami. He hurt his left hamstring while running out a grounder in the ninth inning of a game on…

UPenn to ban transgender athletes, feds say, ending civil rights case focused on swimmer Lia Thomas

WASHINGTON (AP/KVRR) – The University of Pennsylvania has agreed to ban transgender women from its women’s sports teams to resolve a federal civil rights case that found the school violated the rights of female athletes. The U.S. Education Department announced the voluntary agreement Tuesday. The case focused on Lia Thomas, the transgender swimmer who last competed for the Ivy League school in Philadelphia…

Fargo man charged with Gross Sexual Imposition after being caught with teen in elementary parking lot

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man is accused of gross sexual imposition after he is caught with a 14-year-old girl in the parking lot of Lewis and Clark Elementary. Police arrested 31-year-old Abdallah Al Gburi after responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle at the school late in the evening on June 25. Court records show he was…