CLAY CO., Minn. (KVRR) — White Earth Reservation Tribal Council is responding to reports that the tribe has purchased off-reservation land east of Moorhead. The tribe says any speculation “regarding specific projects, including gaming facilities, is premature”. The tribe bought a section of land in Clay County in the northwest corner of the intersection of I-94 and State Highway 336….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Commissioner Dave Piepkorn wants any city staff overtime to be approved ahead of time by the commission. He referred to a Forum article over the weekend about the city paying out over $31 million in overtime in the past decade. Piepkorn says one employee made $80,000 in overtime in one year and says overtime needs…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KVRR) — Xcel Energy is giving its customers in Minnesota an average refund of $81. Most of the refund is coming from federal tax credits on the energy generated by the company’s nuclear fleet. The credits were created under the Inflation Reduction Act. The nuclear energy generation tax credits will make up $176 million, about 55%, of the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A program started over two decades ago is providing financial help to homeowners in renovating and repairing their properties. Gate City Bank and Fargo are offering another $2 million investment in the Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative. People with homes that are 40 years old or older are eligible for the loans. The assessed value of the home…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota’s junior U.S. Senator, Kevin Cramer, plans to return to work on Monday after suffering a concussion, seizure and slight brain bleed last weekend. In an update on social media, Cramer says he will keep his schedule light and intends to remain in Washington for most of the week. The Republican congressman says he is…
Air Force Master Sgt. Zachary Robinson holds the Pitsenbarger Award during a group photo with 119th Wing and Fargo civic leaders March 1, 2025, on the Fargo Air National Guard Base, Fargo, North Dakota. The Pitsenbarger Award is a national recognition given to enlisted Airmen who display extraordinary courage and selflessness in life-threatening situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff…
Joseph RudTHOMPSON, N.D. (KVRR) — Grand Forks Regional SWAT Team is called out to Thompson, North Dakota after a man barricaded himself in an apartment bedroom. The sheriff’s office was serving an arrest warrant around 10 a.m. on 44-year-old Joseph Rud for violating bond conditions. After confirming he was home, they knocked down the door and found a gun safe…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/KFGO) — Making Minnesota schools safer is the idea behind the Shield Act. The bill is sponsored by Republican Rep. Elliott Engen of White Bear Township. He says it would provide funding for schools to set up security plans using technology like bullet-proof windows and doors, lockdown systems, and direct communication with law enforcement. Engen wants the grants…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A thirty-year prison sentence is given to the man found guilty of killing 60-year-old Terry Klevgaard in Moorhead in 2023. Robert Icanberry was found guilty of second-degree murder last month. Police found Klevgaard dead of “multiple sharp force injuries” in a Moorhead apartment in the 1800 block of 1st Avenue North on April 17, 2023. He…
THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — Textron has set a date to shut down its manufacturing operations indefinitely at Arctic Cat in Thief River Falls. It’ll happen on May 22. The company says the around 400 employees who work through their specific completion date will be eligible to receive severance benefits before they are laid-off. They will complete limited production…
