FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – “I mean, I think anywhere there’s smoke, there’s flavor,” said Lauren Vega of Cowboys Barbeque and Rib Co. It’s the good kind of smoke, though, as the haze floating down from the Canadian border has largely cleared – just in time to be replaced by sweeter fumes from the grills of masters. The hosts of Happy…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — With 34 confirmed cases, North Dakota has the highest rate of measles in the U.S. According to data from the North Dakota Public Health Association, the state’s rate of infection is 4.27 cases per 100,000 people. New Mexico and Texas follow. North Dakota’s first cases were reported in early April in Williams County. There are also…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) – One person was transported by ambulance to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries following a crash involving two semis on I-94, northwest of Fergus Falls. Minnesota State Patrol Sergeant Jesse Grabow says the crash happened shortly before 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the westbound lane, near mile marker 47. According to Grabow, the crash was…
Ray RuschelWAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR) – A former NDSCS football player remains at large Wednesday after being accused of raping an unconscious woman at his apartment last November. That’s after a Richland county judge issued an arrest warrant for Raymond Ruschel. Ruschel gained nationwide fame after suiting up for the NDSCS college football program in 2022 as a 49-year-old. Court documents…
Seth O’Neill, executive director of CAWS North Dakota, delivers remarks during a meeting of the Interim Human Services Committee on July 11, 2024.NORTH DAKOTA (North Dakota Monitor/KVRR) — A record number of people sought services from North Dakota domestic violence and sexual assault advocacy centers in 2024, a statewide coalition reported this week. The statistics include more than 6,300 victims…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The City of Fargo is currently on track with the second phase of its reconstruction of 32nd Avenue South. The public was invited to share their concerns and ask questions about the ongoing project. Currently, the project this year is focused on the streets between 22nd Street South and 15th Street South. Several businesses are on…
FARGO, N.D (KVRR) — Burger lovers have reason to rejoice. For the third year in a row, downtown restaurants are battling it out in the Burger Royale. For the month of June, hungry customers with an adventurous spirit are invited to to try specialty burgers and judge which is best. Some of the burgers use waffles or croissants as buns,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man is arrested on nearly a dozen outstanding warrants. The Red River Valley SWAT Team assisted Fargo Police and the Metro Street Crimes Unit with a high-risk, knock-and-announce search warrant at an apartment building within the 800 block of 17th Street South around 3 this afternoon. Antoren Bell, 35, was in the apartment and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota is one of many states that operates the nationwide operation Job Corps with a small number of staff. On Tuesday, the only staff member left at the Fargo Job Corps office was told he was being laid off. “Literally learning on Friday, I’m going to lose my job sometime this week, and then learning…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A West Fargo woman has been sentenced after entering an Alford plea for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from her Fargo employer. Mary Peterson admitted there would be enough evidence to convict her of embezzling nearly $830,000 from Lunde Auto, if the case went to trial. Court records say Peterson took the money over a…
