FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Tri-College University will be no more as of December 31, 2024. Leaders say the decision stems from a higher education environment that has changed significantly since its inception. The consortium of Concordia College, MSUM, NDSU, M State and NDSCS got its start way back in 1970. A task force will begin meeting in January to outline…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A GoFundMe fundraiser has been started for people forced from their homes after fire tore through a townhouse complex in West Fargo last month. Crews arrived to smoke and flames coming out of the building containing six townhomes just before 4 a.m. on November 22, the day before Thanksgiving. The GoFundMe says six families lost…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A burning candle started a house on fire at 324 Walnut Street in Grand Forks. Fire crews were called around 6:30 Wednesday evening. They found smoke coming from the house and located the fire on the second floor and quickly put it out. A fire investigation concluded that the fire started accidentally due to the…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Multiple swatting incidents are being reported across Minnesota. They include emailed bombing and shooting threats. Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says at least 25 schools and nine Jewish facilities reported receiving these messages. Local law enforcement responded and they say no incidents have turned out to be real. They say the language in each threat is…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Salvation Army Red Kettle at West Acres Mall was stolen Monday night. The Salvation Army says witnesses saw two people yank the kettle from its stand just before a driver was arriving to pick it up around 8 p.m. The suspects have not been identified. It is also unknown how much money they got away…
CAVALIER CO., N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — An arrest is made and a van stolen from a Fargo dealership in an early Monday morning burglary has been recovered in northeastern North Dakota. 42-year-old Jason Duerr of Devils Lake was arrested near Nekoma. He’s in the Pembina County Jail on charges related to the theft of the 2023 Ram cargo van from FF…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — Ford Pro and Xcel Energy are launching the 30×30 initiative. The commercial division within Ford Motor Company is teaming up with the electric provider to deploy 30,000 electric charging ports by 2030. They will be placed in areas served by Xcel Energy with service starting next year in Colorado and Wisconsin. They will then expand over the…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — The final defendant is sentenced for a murder and assault on Red Lake Reservation in 2019. Daniel Barrett of Redby was given 12 years in prison for his role in the crime. Barrett was with Mia Sumner and Alexia Cutbank when Cutbank fatally shot Daniel Johnson and injured another person. Rose Siewert was accused of driving…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Ice Cube is coming to West Fargo. The award-winning rapper, actor, director, producer and civil rights leader will take the stage at The Lights on Friday, August 30. Ice Cube hit the national spotlight in the late 1980’s with N.W.A.’s groundbreaking “Straight Outta Compton”. He went on to a successful solo career in music and…
PHOENIX (KVRR) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has been elected chair of the Democratic Governors Association. In that role, he will have his eye on elections across the country and gain more national exposure. He was elected to the post during a weekend meeting of Democratic governors in Phoenix. The mission of the association is to provide party support to…
