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Fargo School Board to consider $45 million school on historic Horace Mann site

FARGO (KVRR) – The Fargo School Board on Tuesday will be asked to move forward with the early design and planning phases for a new elementary school on the current Horace Mann site. According to school officials, the project would replace historic Horace Mann Elementary facility and bring together the Roosevelt and Madison attendance areas into one modern, centrally located…

Airport Authority requests continued mill levy funding from Fargo City Commission

Paula Ekman, Fargo Municipal Airport Authority Chair, addresses Fargo City Commission FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Municipal Airport Authority is asking Fargo City Commissioners to continue to support the 2 mill levy that funds capitol improvements at Hector International. The airport is in the process of a $200 million terminal expansion and the construction of a $4 million parking ramp…

UPDATE: Leak stopped late Monday afternoon at Cargill plant near Wahpeton

(UPDATE 6:30 PM) — Sheriff Gary Ruhl said a hazardous materials team from the Fargo Fire Department was able to stop the leak late Monday afternoon. RICHLAND CO., N.D.  (KVRR) –Police and fire for both Fargo and Wahpeton are working to clear out a spill of hydrochloric acid. The leak was reported at around 5:45 a.m. Firefighters from several area…

Appeals court rules against North Dakota tribes in voting rights case that could go to Supreme Court

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal appeals court won’t reconsider its decision in a redistricting case that went against two Native American tribes that challenged North Dakota’s legislative redistricting map, and the dispute could be headed for the U.S. Supreme Court. The case has drawn national interest because of a 2-1 ruling issued in May by a three-judge panel of the 8th…

Delta Airlines to launch daily Fargo-Atlanta flights later this year

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Hector International Airport will have new daily nonstop service to Atlanta with Delta Air Lines late this year. Hector International on Monday announced a new daily nonstop route to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport with Delta Air Lines, starting December 20. Delta will use CRJ900 aircraft, offering travelers access to one of the world’s busiest airports and…

Update: 2,000 gallons of hydrochloric acid leak at Cargill plant near Wahpeton

(UPDATE 6:30 PM) — Sheriff Gary Ruhl said a hazardous materials team from the Fargo Fire Department was able to stop the leak late Monday afternoon. WAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR) – A hydrochloric acid leak at the Cargill Plant near Wahpeton Monday led to at least two evacuations and a shelter-in-place order for everyone within three miles. Richland County Emergency Manager…