WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Fargo has a new police chief. The full city commission on Monday night voted in favor of promoting Assistant Police Chief Pete Nielsen to the top job. He will replace Chief Denis Otterness who is retiring as of Friday, October 6. Otterness has been chief since 2020. Nielsen is a native of West Fargo…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The historic Dairy Queen on Main Avenue in Moorhead has set a local record for Miracle Treat Day. The DQ blended more than 8,000 Blizzards and raised over $43,000 for Children’s Miracle Network at Sanford Children’s Hospital in Fargo. Miracle Treat Day was held on July 27 but the historic Moorhead DQ donated a portion of…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Enrollment is up at UND and topping out at more than 14,000 students for the first time since 2017. Official fall numbers show 14,172 students are enrolled. That is an increase of 296 students or around 2.1% over last fall. The figure represents UND’s fourth straight year of total enrollment growth, and the strongest growth…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Minnesota has its first director of the Office of Cannabis Management. She is Erin DuPree and she starts her new job on October 2 after being appointed to the position by Gov. Tim Walz. DuPree will be responsible for building the new state agency to establish and regulate the new adult-use marijuana market. Walz says DuPree…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — People are displaced from their home after a fire on the exterior of the house. Grand Forks Fire Department responded to 310 8th Street North around 3 p.m. Wednesday. They arrived and found the fire had been extinguished by people passing by the house. Damage was contained to the exterior wall and there were no…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — One of the biggest young stars in country music has a date with fans in Grand Forks. Kane Brown is bringing his “In The Air Tour” to Alerus Center on Saturday, April 20. His opening acts include Tyler Hubbard, formerly of Florida Georgia Line, and Parmalee. If you want to get tickets, an artist presale…
RUGBY, N.D. (KVRR) —Â A Devils Lake woman killed in a rollover near Rugby has been identified as 73-year-old Cynthia Meyer. Highway Patrol reports Meyer’s vehicle left Highway 2 sometime Monday. It hit an approach, vaulted, rolled onto its roof and came to rest in a grove of trees. She wasn’t found by officers until Tuesday afternoon after someone reported…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Another big honor for a West Fargo teen that we have featured before on KVRR Local News. 13-year-old Sawyer Anderson has been named an honoree of the 2023 Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes. The prize celebrates 25 young leaders who have made a significant positive impact on people, their communities, and the environment. Sawyer…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Polk County Sheriff’s Office has officially identified the body found on Monday as 60-year-old Beth Super of Flensburg, Minnesota. They say no foul play is suspected but the investigation is ongoing. An Unmanned Aerial Systems team out of Grand Forks located Super’s body in a corn field. It was not far from where her car…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Fargo commissioners hear from the public on the proposed 2024 budget for the city which includes tax increases. The city wants a nearly 5 mill property tax increase which is around $5 per month on the average home. There is an increase in franchise fees, a 4% cost of living salary increase for city…
