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Burgum wants international border blockade to end

"This is critical for North Dakota"

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum says it’s critical that the Port of Entry in Emerson, Manitoba is allowed to open again to facilitate the flow of international trade between the U.S. and Canada. Demonstrators who oppose Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine requirements for commercial truck drivers set up a blockade last week.  The Royal Canadian Mounted Police says…

Man wanted for weekend stabbing arrested in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo Police say attempted murder suspect, 27-year-old Tyler Mollner, was arrested and taken in without incident Monday night. Authorities say Mollner was taken into custody at 6:16 at a parking lot in South Fargo. The department did not give a specific location. Police say a felony warrant for Mollner was issued for attempted murder and aggravated…

No arrests after 5 hour police search in south Fargo

FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo police spent several hours at a local residence after serving a search warrant Monday morning. The Red River Valley SWAT Team assisted Fargo Police in conducting a “high-risk search warrant” near 14th St. S. and 25th Ave. S. Police say they spent about five hours at the residence and that no arrests were made. Police say…

North Dakota to provide 1.5 million free COVID-19 test kits

BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Health says it will make more than 1.5 million free at-home COVID-19 test kits available statewide. The kits will supplement the ongoing federal program that is making free tests available.  They are being distributed statewide and will be available for pickup beginning Tuesday. Health officials suggest picking up the tests as needed,…

Food demand high at North Dakota’s only food bank

FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota’s only food bank experienced the second-highest demand in its 39-year history in 2021 as the coronavirus pandemic surged. Great Plains Food Bank, based in Fargo, provided 12.6 million meals for those in need in 2021. The non-for-profit organization helped 121,000 people, more than in any year before the pandemic. As the pandemic gathered steam in…

Democrat announces campaign for North Dakota U.S. Senate seat

Katrina ChristiansenJAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – An engineering professor at the University of Jamestown has announced her bid for U.S. Senate. Katrina Christiansen is seeking the Democratic nomination for the seat held by Republican Sen. John Hoeven. Christiansen is the first Democrat to announce a bid for statewide elected office. Hoeven, a former governor, won his 2016 reelection bid with 78%…

LIVE: Embracing Hardship

One author's recommendation to not just survive these times, but thrive in them.

The past couple years in the pandemic have been tough for a lot of folks on a variety of levels: pandemic deaths and the risk of Covid-19. Civil rights, demonstrations and unrest, and public safety issues. Loneliness and isolation. The increasing severity of the opioid crisis. The list goes on — and on. It’s enough to make you want to…

Second state trooper accused of assault during hot tub party

BISMARCK, N.D. – Another North Dakota Highway Patrol officer has been charged with misdemeanor sexual assault in connection with hot tub parties in 2020. Forty-year-old Travis Skar has been accused of inappropriately touching a woman in a hot tub during a party in the summer of 2020. Former patrol officer Steven Johnson faces a misdemeanor sexual assault charge stemming from…