FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Fargo Public Schools is calling off classes and activities on Tuesday due to the forecasted winter st0rm. The day of instruction will be made up on Friday, April 19. An email from the district says they are concerned about their ability to get learners to and from school safely. The West Fargo Sports Arena will…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A contract has been awarded to build a ring levee to protect the people of Oxbow, Hickson and Bakke from flood waters. It’s part of the larger $3.2 billion FM Flood Diversion project. The $12.8 million contract for the levee was awarded to Hendrickson Transportation of Hamburg, Iowa. It will protect the towns from the risk…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — BlackHawk is kicking off Ribfest this summer in Fargo. They will take the stage in the Fargodome parking lot on Wednesday, June 5. They’ll be followed by American Idol winner Chayce Beckham on the 6th. EVE 6 on the 7th and Steven Adler of Guns N’ Roses on Saturday, June 8. The music is just another…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Doug Burgum testifies in the trial over North Dakota’s claim that the federal government owes the state $38 million in damages from the Dakota Access Pipeline protests. He said “Instead of evicting protesters from federal lands, the U.S. government enabled and encouraged protesters to use Corps land as a home base to launch their often…
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (KVRR) — An arrest is made in a stabbing death in Alexandria, Minnesota last November. Police arrested 78-year-old Angel Rua-Torres in Alexandria at the home where the crime took place. The Douglas County Attorney’s Office has charged Rua-Torres with the murder of 58-year-old Desiree Frederick, his niece. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Rua-Torres told police he…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — People in Grand Forks are forced from their homes after a fire in the apartments above Sledster’s Food and Brew. It happened Saturday morning around 11. Fire crews arrived to find smoke coming from the top floor of the building and located the fire in one of the apartments on the third floor. The apartment…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A man is found unresponsive after crashing into a light pole on Washington Street and 13th Avenue South in Grand Forks. First responders were on scene shortly after the crash around 10 a.m. and started CPR on the man. He was taken to Altru ER by ambulance where he was pronounced dead. Police say it…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A man who played a pivotal role in leading Milwaukee to a 45% reduction in overall homelessness is bringing his ideas to the metro. James Mathy, Milwaukee County Housing Administrator, gave his “Housing First Presentation” at Fargo City Hall. He talked about the necessary components to develop an end to homelessness including a housing-first approach. Mathy…
BURNSVILLE, Minn. (KVRR) — A Public Safety Memorial Service will be held Wednesday, February 28 for three fallen Burnsville first responders. The service for Police Officers Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge and Firefighter/Paramedic Adam Finseth will be held at Grace Church, 9301 Eden Prairie Road, Eden Prairie starting at 11 a.m. The three men were killed while responding to a…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A former tax return preparer who had clients in North Dakota has pleaded guilty to five counts of preparing false tax returns. Joseph Korha of Minneapolis worked as a tax return preparer for a business in Phoenix. In 2019, Korha submitted more than 100 fraudulent returns for clients, many of whom lived in the Fargo area….
