Author: TJ Nelson

USDA releases $1 billion in disaster relief for producers hit by drought and wildfires the past two years

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — U.S. Department of Agriculture has released $1 billion in disaster relief for livestock producers impacted by wildfire or drought in 2023 or 2024. The Emergency Livestock Relief Program funding comes as part of the $21 billion in weather-related assistance include in the year-end legislation passed by Congress in December. It’s the first of two assistance programs…

GF Co. Sheriff to chase suspects: “We will catch you” after man is clocked driving over 120MPH

GRAND FORKS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — Grand Forks County Sheriff Andy Schneider has a message for people who think they can outrun authorities: “You can run, you can climb, but you can’t hide. We will catch you.” He issued that warning after 19-year-old David Herrera Jr. of Grand Forks hit speeds over 120 miles per hour last night and a…

Signing ceremony for $365 million Talon Metals facility in Beulah, N.D.

BEULAH, N.D. (KVRR) — A signing ceremony is held to celebrate Talon Metals securing a site for its proposed Beulah Minerals Processing Facility. It’s on the former Westmoreland Mining coal mine near Beulah, about an hour northwest of Bismarck. The facility will process high-grade nickel and copper ore from the Tamarack mine in Minnesota and other sources to produce minerals…

Public safety sales tax spending plan approved 4-1 by Fargo City Commissioners

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo City Commissioners vote to advance the plans for using the 1/4 cent sales tax for public safety by a vote of 4-1, even though dozens of firefighters are not on board. When Commissioner Michelle Turnberg asked the nearly two dozen firefighters in attendance how many were happy with the proposal, no one raised their hand….

UPDATE: Police identify deceased man found near river

UPDATE: Fargo Police have identified the deceased man found by a fisherman in Oak Grove Park as 28-year-old Aaron Brook Hadley. Hadley had no permanent address. The police are working with the Cass County Coroner’s Office and Medical Examiner to determine a cause of death, and it remains under investigation. FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — An unresponsive man is found by…