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LIVE: Bison Illustrated Honors Homegrown Athletes Behind NDSU Success

Latest Issue of Bison Illustrated Out On Stand Now

December 10, 2021

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Fargo, N.D. (KVRR-TV) — North Dakota athletes lead the way for NDSU athletic excellence. That’s what we’re learning in this month’s issue of Bison Illustrated. The magazine is highlighting NDSU athletes who came from North Dakota high schools. They’re making a difference everywhere from the football field to track and field to the baseball diamond. Spotlight Media’s Brady Drake…

Heating issue leads to early dismissal at Horace High School

December 10, 2021

Jim Monk,

HORACE, N.D. (KVRR) – Students at Horace High School were dismissed from onsite learning at 10:30 a.m. Friday because of a heating problem. The West Fargo School District released the following statement: This morning, a significant issue was identified with the building’s HVAC unit, which controls our heat. To best address this issue, the contractor needs to shut the entire…

Few people seek pot pardons in North Dakota

December 10, 2021

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. – Only a few of the tens of thousands of people who may be eligible have taken advantage of a policy change that lets those with low-level marijuana convictions in North Dakota petition have their records wiped clean. Records show only 51 of the 70 people who applied have been granted pardons in the two years since the…

How to avoid health risks over the holidays

Majority of heart attacks happen in our country on Christmas and New Year's Day than any other time of the year.

December 9, 2021

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(KVRR) – The holidays typically brings together family, food and good times, but health experts warn this is also a potentially dangerous. The American Heart Association and scientific research suggests a majority of heart attacks happen in our country on Christmas and New Year’s Day than any other time of the year. People have a tendency to break their normal…

Great Plains Food Bank tells Congress about her history with food insecurity

December 9, 2021

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FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Great Plains Food Bank CEO Melissa Sobolik shares stories of being food insecure as a student at Concordia College she says she never told anyone. “I never threw away an empty cereal box or a macaroni and cheese box. When they were empty, would close them back up and put them back in my cupboard so…

Juvenile arrested for making violent threat at Liberty M.S.

December 9, 2021

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WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – West Fargo Police says a juvenile from Fargo has been arrested for threatening violent acts at Liberty Middle School on Snapchat. The threat came in around 11:30 Thursday morning and was reported to a School Resource Officer via text-a-tip. The child was apprehended an hour later. Police say the juvenile acted alone and didn’t plan…

Anonymous donor leaves $5,000 at Fargo Salvation Army

December 9, 2021

Jim Monk,

(courtesy, Salvation Army)FARGO (KVRR) – There was quite a surprise Wednesday for the Fargo Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign. Volunteer Kristi Simmons says an anonymous man made a visit to the downtown building Wednesday and left $5,000 in cash. Simmons says the man didn’t want to draw attention at the kettle locations, so he decided to come straight to the…

Feds recommend no prison, no loss of hunting privileges for man who smuggled bear from Canada

December 9, 2021

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – Federal prosecutors are recommending that a Wisconsin man who smuggled a black bear carcass from Canada to North Dakota avoid prison time and also retain his hunting privileges. Joseph Stolarczyk, of Mosinee, Wis. brought the bear across the Pembina Port of Entry after he exceeded the Manitoba bag limit by killing two bears in the same year….

Study under way to examine dramatic rise in law enforcement pursuits

December 9, 2021

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – Law enforcement officials say vehicle pursuits are increasing dramatically. Some call it a treacherous trend nationwide. Minnesota and North Dakota are no exception as they deal with the issue. Sgt. Wade Kadrmas, safety education officer for the North Dakota Highway Patrol, says they saw a drop in pursuits statewide in 2018 and 2019 but the cases have…

Two men indicted in fatal attack on Fort Berthold reservation

December 9, 2021

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. – Two men have been indicted for murder in connection with a fatal beating on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. An FBI affidavit alleges Edward Finley and Kenneth Grady, both 30, caused the death of 38-year-old Valentino White Jr. by punching and kicking him in an October attack at a New Town mobile home. The affidavit says White…