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…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — A bill to rename three post office buildings in Minnesota in honor of three fallen Minnesota National Guardsmen is headed to the president. If he signs the bill just passed by the senate, the Perham Post Office will be renamed in honor of Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer Charles Nord. The Winsted Post Office will…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — An employee at LM Wind Power is taken to Altru after an explosion is reported. The call came in just after three Tuesday afternoon. Grand Forks Fire crews arrived to find the building had been evacuated and the fire protection system was operating. When they entered, they found no active fire but one worker was…
OXBOW, N.D. (KVRR) — Fire crews were called out Monday afternoon after fire started in a garage at a house south of Oxbow. A part of the structure was engulfed when fire crews arrived on the scene. They were able to contain the fire to the garage and say it does not appear to be a total structure loss. No…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Gov. Doug Burgum has named Tammy Miller to succeed Brent Sanford as lieutenant governor of North Dakota. Sanford plans to return to the private sector and focus on his family and career. He is a certified public accountant and has served as mayor of Watford City, and owned and operated a third-generation auto dealership. He has…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Cass County Jail is the target of a bomb threat. The sheriff’s office says Red River Regional Dispatch Center received an anonymous tip about a bomb threat at the jail Saturday night around 9:30. The jail facility immediately went into lockdown mode while a security perimeter was put in place. Red River Regional Drone Team and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Jewish pride will be on full display with the lighting of a nine foot tall Hanukkah Menorah. The Chabad Jewish Center of North Dakota will light the menorah on the lawn at Fargo Public Library on Monday. It will be the 2nd night of the eight-day Festival of Lights. Local dignitaries will be in attendance, there…
