WASHINGTON, DC (KFGO) – Senator Kevin Cramer says he’s now a co-author of a bill known as “Savanna’s Act,” designed to improve investigations into the disappearances and murders of Native American women. The legislation, introduced by former US Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, passed the senate last year but never came up for a vote in the house after a retiring house…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Lawmakers have unveiled legislation that would legalize recreational marijuana in Minnesota, hoping to start what they acknowledge is likely to be a long and contentious discussion. The bills were introduced in the Senate on Monday by Edina Democrat Melisa Franzen and in the House by Golden Valley Democrat Mike Freiberg. They said their proposal focuses on…
FARGO, N.D. — Below zero temperatures aren’t stopping some cyclists from getting out into the elements to join in on the BRRR Winter Classic Bike Race. KVRR’s Danielle Church tells us why riders look forward to the six–mile–race every year. These riders are having their Rocky moment. Battling an uphill climb, frigid temperatures and even harsher winds. “I’m guessing this race…
FARGO, N.D. — The Blizzard warning is creating some ugly road conditions for drivers. A travel alert has been issued for North Central, Northeast and Southeastern North Dakota. That includes the Fargo/Moorhead area, Devils Lake, Grand Forks, Jamestown, Valley City and Wahpeton. Roads are partially covered with blowing snow in west central Minnesota, but in the North West, they are…
FARGO, N.D. — Football season may be on pause for now, but the new Bison Football coaching staff are getting fans excited for the upcoming season. They greeted people at Scheels on 45th and brought their seven championship trophies along for photos. The sporting goods store offers this meet and greet every year. They feel it helps make bison nation…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — It’s all the carbs you can eat and helping those who have served our country in the process. The Honor Flight of North Dakota and Minnesota held their annual pasta feed, silent auction and bake sale fundraiser. It costs about $150,000 for the group to take more than 90 veterans on a trip to our nation’s capital. In…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — At approximately 12:45 p.m. today, January 26, 2019, the Grand Forks Fire Department responded to a report of a fire in an apartment building located at 921 32nd Ave S. The fire was reported to be located in a bathroom in one of the apartments. When fire crews arrived on scene they observed a slight haze…
UPDATE – Fargo Police identify the couple as 78-year-old John T. Ham and 80-year-old Lois Ann Ham. FARGO, N.D. — An elderly man and woman were found dead this morning at 1814 16th Street South from gunshot wounds. Fargo Police responded around 11 a-m. Neighbors say there was lots of commotion on the street with all emergency vehicles. Police…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — Since the start of December, Sheyenne High School has gone through four administrative lockdowns, including one earlier this week. Even though classes continued as normal, the hallways were cleared to give access to medical personnel. Sheyenne administrators say lockdowns emphasize the need to keep their nearly 1300 students safe. “We’re really crowded here, so unfortunately when things…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Kids across the metro are getting ready to clear their communities of plastic bags. Fifth graders from Fargo, West Fargo, Moorhead, Dilworth, and Glyndon will take part in the 2019 Plastic Bag Challenge. The school that collects the most plastic bags will receive a customized bench made of recycled plastics, while the second place school gets a pizza…
