HORACE, N.D. (KVRR) — Leaders from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as well as 42 district commanders and 13 officers came to Horace to get a close look at the F-M Diversion project. It’s being called a “first in the nation” project for its split delivery construction with one component delivered by the Diversion Authority and one by the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Grand Forks based technology company called Thread is getting the latest investment from ‘Mr. Wonderful’. Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary’s Wonder Fund North Dakota is investing $2.5 million in the company. A press release from North Dakota Department of Commerce calls Thread the leader in enterprise-scale asset maintenance technology for energy and utilities. Thread has…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – There’s more to your meat than simply what ends up on your plate. Your steak, burger or brat props up an entire industry, an industry that can connect to nearly any job you can think of. That’s what they’re training students for at NDSU’s Meat Science program. Jacob Arntzen with NDSU Meat Science says, “You don’t…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A widespread 9-1-1 outage affecting a large portion of North Dakota is resolved. It affected several counties, including Cass and Grand Forks, and started in some areas just before 10 a.m. The director at Red River Regional Dispatch Center says she isn’t yet sure about its cause. She says they were notified by state officials that…
CHANHASSEN, Minn. — A section of Highway 5 near Paisley Park is now known as “Prince Rogers Nelson Memorial Highway” in honor of the Minnesota music icon. Gov. Tim Walz signing the bill outside Prince’s home in Chanhassen. He was joined by Lieutenant Governor Flanagan, legislators and friends and family of Prince. The newly minted 7-mile section of highway runs…
File picture from March 2023BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Doug Burgum has signed the remaining 45 bills passed by the North Dakota Legislature before it adjourned on April 30. He had 15 business days to sign the bills after the biennial regular session ended. 590 bills were sent to the governor’s desk, out of a total of 932 bills introduced….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Local coaching legend Doug Simunic is being honored by the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks. The club has announced Simunic’s number 33 will be retired during a ceremony on June 9. He managed the RedHawks from the team’s inception in 1996 until 2017, winning 1,202 games. He also managed in Rochester and Winnipeg and spent 42 years in professional…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/AP) — Tuition at Minnesota’s public colleges would be free to those whose families earn less than $80,000 annually, under an agreement reached by legislative negotiators. It is part of of a broader higher education budget bill which has yet to be voted on. The “North Star Promise” free tuition program would cost about $117 million in the…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Minnesota State Colleges and Universities has a new leader and his name is Scott Olson. The Board of Trustees has appointed Olson as the next chancellor effective August 1st. He will take over for Devinder Malhotra who is retiring in July after serving as chancellor since 2017. Olson has served as president of Winona State University…
CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Horace, North Dakota man faces charges after a chase late Saturday night. A Cass County Deputy attempted to stop 32-year-old Christopher Schizzano north of Horace. But he fled and the pursuit began. It was briefly terminated when Schizzano drove through a residential area, then started again. Five minutes after it all began it was…
