GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — With the ongoing shutdown and cuts to SNAP benefits, Altru is stepping up to ensure no family goes hungry during the holidays. They will be holding Holiday Food Drives in both Grand Forks and Devils Lake. One will be held Thursday, November 20 at Altru Hospital and Altru Clinic in Grand Forks from 7 a.m….
DUNVILLA, Minn. (KVRR) — A state trooper out on patrol early Tuesday evening saw some heavy smoke and tracked it down to a garage on fire north of Dunvilla, Minnesota on Highway 59. The trooper found the detached garage fully engulfed in flames. The fire had also spread to another detached garage which suffered moderate damage. A pickup and fish…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Red River Valley SWAT Team will be conducting training exercises on Thursday from noon to 9 p.m. They will be in the 50 block of 4th St. N. from noon until 4 p.m. and the 1000 block of 28th St. N. from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. SWAT Team members may be seen carrying firearms and…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — First responders were sent on a wild chase this morning in Otter Tail County. The sheriff’s office got a report from someone believing he saw an airplane go into the southeast side of Star Lake around 10 a.m. Responders from the sheriff’s office, Perham Ambulance and Fire Department, Vergas Fire Department, Dent Fire Department,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A man who barricaded himself in a bathroom stall of a downtown Fargo business with a flare gun last night is now jailed. Police didn’t name the business they responded to in the 100 block of North Broadway around 10 p.m. They say 35-year-old Samuel Platt, who has no permanent address, pointed the flare gun at…
Eamon Alido, a teacher from the Philippines at the Mott-Regent Public School District, receiving an award from state school superintendent Kirsten Baesler (pink) for county teacher of the year in Hettinger County in 2024. Many teachers on J-1 visas like Alido would rather get H-1B visas because they offer both a longer stay and a potential path to citizenship. J-1…
David CookAMES, Iowa (KVRR-KFGO) – The president of North Dakota State University has been named a finalist in the search for the next Iowa State University president. The Iowa Board of Regents announced Dr. David Cook as the second finalist. Cook will visit campus on Thursday, Nov. 6, to meet with faculty, staff, students and community members. He will participate…
A rendering of a Native American cultural center proposed for Bismarck. (Rendering by EAPC and AP Construction courtesy of Native American Development Center and Native Inc. )BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — At 25, Lorraine Davis’ battle with substance abuse landed her in prison, but she wasn’t a felon. She was a grieving daughter who turned to substances to mourn…
HORACE, N.D. (KVRR) – A woman is dead following what authorities are calling a “disturbance” in Horace. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says shortly before 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, deputies were called to 7994 Jacks Way. While enroute, deputies learned that a female was injured and a male had left the scene searching for medical assistance. The female did not survive…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Fire Department responds to a house fire in the 400 block of 12th Street North. The call came in at 2:50 p.m. after it was discovered by a passerby. When crews arrived, they found fire along the back of the house with extension to the eaves. Nobody was believed to be home at the time…
