CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — A man is dead after a vehicle fell on top of him. Cass County Sheriff’s Office says it happened shortly before 5 p.m. in Chaffee, North Dakota. The sheriff’s office and multiple first responders found the 68-year-old man dead at the scene. Authorities say the devices used to the hold the vehicle up failed. The…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Cass Public Health is inviting people to get “Fit and Strong” in their free exercise and behavior workshop. The twelve week class invites people fifty-five and older to twice a week, 90 minute sessions for exercise and discussions. The workshop is geared toward improving lower extremity strength and developing and maintaining an active lifestyle. Participants…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — The final day of Minnesota’s legislative session fizzled out late Monday without finishing and voting on budgets for commerce, education, energy, health, human services, transportation and more. Conference committees became working groups this morning to finish work on the budget bills. Both chambers also failed to vote on an omnibus tax bill. It made it to…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The White Earth Nation is opening its first off-reservation tribal cannabis dispensary. This follows the signing of a landmark cannabis regulatory compact with the State of Minnesota. Waabigwan Mashkiki will open soon in the former JL Beers in Moorhead, off Highway 10. A retail store is also being opened in St. Cloud. Zach Wilson, CEO of…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Vikings fans in North Dakota may soon be able to show their support for the team with custom license plates. The Vikings Foundation is working with the North Dakota Department of Transportation to make custom license plates similar to those available in Minnesota. However, they need at least fifty people to sign up for the plates, or…
An aerial view of the construction site for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. Picture courtesy of Mercer Mass Timber.MEDORA, N.D. (KVRR) — Construction on the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library has finished phase one. According to Mercer Mass Timber, the library is the largest user of mass timber in North Dakota. It’s meant to honor Theodore Roosevelt’s legacy of nature conservation….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota will become one of nine states with an 80-mph speed limit. And some public safety advocates are sharing their thoughts on the effects this will take on traffic safety. “Most people exceed the speed limits. They have less time to react to roadway hazards, to other people who are in the roadway who may…
GRAFTON, N.D. (KVRR) — Walsh County Sheriff Ron Jurgens says the county is looking at moving forward with using the sales tax that passed during last week’s special election for a new jail and or sheriff’s office. Voters approved a three quarter percent sales tax but rejected a 20 mill property tax increase. Both needed to pass for the project…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A Minnesota State Patrol trooper’s vehicle gets hit by another vehicle while heading to assist police in south Moorhead with an uncooperative person. The trooper was driving southbound on 20th Street South when they drove into the intersection of 30th Avenue South and was hit by an SUV. It happened around 10:40 a.m. and the roads…
FILE – Actor George Wendt posing for a portrait in New York, Oct. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, file)The man who delivered one of the most classic lines in sitcom history has died. Hey what’s happening, Norm?” “It’s a dog eat dog world Sammy and I’m wearing milkbone underwear.” That of course is from “Cheers”. The man who played Norm,…
