WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — North Dakota Republican Sen. John Hoeven is sworn in for his third term along with fellow election winners including John Fetterman of Pennsylvania. Vice President Kamala Harris was the first woman to preside over opening day in the Senate as she swore in new senators. Hoeven says the 118th Congress needs to focus on addressing the…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Senators from across Minnesota are sworn into office to begin the 2023 session in St. Paul by Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Natalie E. Hudson. Among them is former KVRR Chief Meteorologist Rob Kupec who won the senate seat in District 4 which covers an area from Moorhead to Detroit Lakes. After the swearing in, the senate…
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – An estimated $785 million Mega Millions jackpot will give lottery players a chance to start the new year with a lucrative bang. The big prize up for grabs Tuesday night is the sixth-largest jackpot in U.S. history and has grown so large because no one has matched all six of the game’s numbers for more…
NEW YORK (KVRR) — “Operation Sleep Out” has moved from frigid Fargo to the bright lights of New York City. Local veteran and activist Mark J. Lindquist is on a mission to raise awareness and funds for supplies for the people of Ukraine in their fight against Russia. After sleeping outside in a tent in the FM metro for the…
HANKINSON, N.D. (KVRR) — A Hankinson, North Dakota man escapes injury after his vehicle slides into the path of an oncoming Canadian Pacific train. It happened on the afternoon of Christmas Eve at 91st Street and 166 1/2 Avenue in Hankinson. 67-year-old Dean Prochnow was not hurt but his Chevy Silverado is considered a total loss. The crash remains under…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota is still ranked 47th in population in the U.S. but it has attained a new record population estimate: 779,261 people. An increase of around 4,000 people from 2021. The state is just ahead of Alaska and behind South Dakota. Gov. Doug Burgum welcoming the latest estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. The all-time high…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A blizzard warning is going into effect for eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota at 9 p.m. Thursday and until Friday at 6 p.m. A number of roads are closed from Jamestown and west including I-94 to the Montana border. There are reports of zero visibility in open country and some roads being blocked due to…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Christmas Eve tradition is returning after a two-year break due to the pandemic. Olivet Lutheran Church in Fargo will host nearly six hundred people on Saturday for its Christmas Eve dinner. For nearly 30 years, Olivet has partnered with Nativity Catholic Church to prepare and serve hundreds of free meals for the holiday. If you…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — A local outgoing member of the Minnesota House of Representatives is appointed Commissioner of Revenue. Gov. Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan announcing they have picked Paul Marquart for the job. He is one of six new members announced to the Walz-Flanagan Cabinet. Marquart served 18 years on the House Taxes Committee, including four years…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — If you aren’t sure just how slick the roads are out there, take a look at this car on its roof along I-29 right here in Fargo. It was spotted along the northbound lanes just a short distance from the onramp from 13th Avenue South. This vehicle had already been checked by Highway Patrol before 1…
