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Hyde Development breaks ground for Dakota Commerce Center

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A groundbreaking ceremony is unveiling plans for a four building facility that will help aid e-commerce growth throughout Fargo. Dakota Commerce Center industrial development will redefine the transportation of online sales from manufacturers to getting goods quicker into the hands of people throughout the region. It is located next to the new Amazon distribution facility. The…

Organizations suggest safety improvements to Fargo’s Wildlife Management Program

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – State and local organizations taking part in the City of Fargo’s Wildlife Management Program Study Group discuss who should take it over if it continues and how to make it more safe. Many taking part in the program suggested Fargo Park District take control of the program from Fargo Police because hunting happens on its properties….

UND becomes first university to partner with U.S. Space Force

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – The University of North Dakota will be the first participant in the U.S. Space Force’s University Partnership Program. Sens. John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer, General John Raymond, Chief of Space Operations, and UND President Andrew Armacost gathered for the signing of a memorandum of understanding. Hoeven says UND’s selection will position North Dakota to train…

University of Minnesota to require COVID-19 vaccine for students once it gets FDA approval

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX9) – The University of Minnesota will require students to get the COVID-19 vaccine once it receives full FDA approval, which is expected to happen in the coming weeks, according to a letter from University President Joan Gabel. Gabel said the COVID-19 vaccine will be added to the list of immunizations already required for students, with some exemptions. Details…

Idaho child porn suspect may have victims in North Dakota

FARGO (KVRR) – An Idaho man accused of sexually exploiting children and producing child porn in Alaska, could have additional victims in North Dakota or Idaho. That’s according to the FBI. According to federal court documents, 39-year-old Christopher Panagiotou-Scigliano made a minor engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing child porn. The man has been indicted in…

North Dakota National Guard soldiers returning from Washington

BISMARCK, N.D. – Members of a Bismarck-based North Dakota Army National Guard unit who were called to active duty in Washington, D.C. late last year have begun returning home. About 70 soldiers with Company C, 2nd Battalion of the 285th Aviation Regiment were deployed last November to the nation’s capital. The unit flies the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, and the…

Former Devils Lake police chief dies in motorcycle crash

Keith SchroederFARGO (KVRR) – Former Devils Lake Police Chief Keith Schroeder died in a motorcycle crash in the Black Hills.  The South Dakota Highway Patrol says Schroeder died July 31 when he crossed the center line and hit an oncoming motorcycle near Keystone. Schroeder’s motorcycle went into the ditch and struck a third motorcycle, which was unoccupied and parked on…

BNSF coal train derails near Bismarck

BISMARCK, N.D. – Around 15 cars of a BNSF coal train derailed south of Bismarck. Bismarck Police, the Burleigh County Sheriff’s Department and Bismarck Fire Department were called out around 3:15 p.m. Sunday for the derailment near Hemlock Street. There were no reports of injuries. BNSF spokeswoman Amy Casas says railroad crews were at the scene Sunday evening and an…

West Fargo 13U team headed for Babe Ruth World Series

A local youth baseball team is betting the odds this year and making a run to be champions at the world series

WEST FARGO, ND (KVRR) — The West Fargo Rattlers won the 13-year-old Midwest Plains Regional game last Sunday and today they are preparing to take a trip to Jamestown, New York to play in the Babe Ruth World Series. The Rattlers season had its ups and down from their lead pitcher suffering an elbow injury in the third game of…