WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Rep. Kelly Armstrong of North Dakota has been selected to fill a seat vacated by the new Speaker of the House. Armstrong has been recommended by the House Republican Steering Committee to serve on the House Judiciary Committee for the remainder of the 118th Congress. The seat became vacant when Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana was…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — People in Grand Forks will be heading to the polls on Tuesday to vote in a special election. The vote is to extend the three-quarter percent sales tax beyond 2029. The money would be used to maintain Alerus Center and for the construction of an indoor turf, aquatics and court facility. The center would cost…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Get ready to buy a vowel or two! Wheel of Fortune LIVE! is coming to Fargo Theatre on Saturday, May 18. This live stage show is the only way fans can experience the game in person outside of Sony Pictures Studios, but don’t expect to see Pat or Vanna. A host will be announced later. You…
DOUGLAS CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A young hunter in Douglas County accidentally shoots himself in the leg. The sheriff’s office responded around 4 o’clock Saturday afternoon along County Road 74 in Nelson, Minnesota. The hunter was able to walk to a nearby property and ask for help. He was treated and then flown from the scene by Life Link. The…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — A 17-year-old male is dead after an officer-involved shooting in the Kirkwood Mall parking lot in Bismarck. Three Bismarck police officers were involved, and they were not hurt. They responded just after midnight on multiple reports of people hearing gunfire and determined a shooting took place around Everspring Hotel. The suspect, 17-year-old Nicholas Bruington of Bismarck,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A rare recall is issued by Hornbacher’s over some of its cantaloupe. An email was sent out to customers this weekend about Malichita brand cantaloupe sold whole or processed in-store into cut cantaloupe. The supplier says the shipments are being recalled due to concerns about Salmonella. They have not yet received any reports of illness. The…
GRANDIN, N.D. (KVRR) — A fatal head-on crash was reported on Interstate 29, about 30 miles north of Fargo. Highway Patrol says a pickup driven by a 39-year-old Siemubonue Torh of Fargo was northbound in the southbound lane around 12:30 this morning. He drove the wrong-way for at least 20 miles after the initial call came in to dispatch. Torh…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — The chairman of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa is sounding the alarm about the drug epidemic on reservations in North Dakota. Jamie Azure was a guest at a hearing of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Sen. John Hoeven introduced him as part of a discussion on efforts to stem the flow of fentanyl and…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Two lucky Powerball winners in North Dakota have claimed their six-figure prizes. An anonymous woman from Dickinson had checked her ticket and thought she had won $600 in the October 7 drawing. But when she arrived at the lottery office, she realized it was actually worth $150,000 due to Power Play. She said a bit of…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Crews will be moving a large electrical transformer through West Fargo and Fargo on Sunday, and that will greatly impact traffic. There will be multiple roads closed starting at 8 p.m. as the transformer is moved from Strata Corporation on 12th Avenue Northwest in West Fargo. It will then head south on 9th Street Northeast…
