FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – It’s National Infertility Awareness Week: a time to support and empower those struggling to build a family. According to the CDC, about one in eight couples have difficulty getting pregnant or carrying a pregnancy to term. Sanford Health offers a wide variety of evaluation and treatment options for those who’ve experienced a pregnancy loss or are…
DUNSEITH, N.D. — A GoFundMe account has been set up for the family of Jaylynn Belgarde of Dunseith. The 8-year-old girl was killed in a hit and run crash on Saturday afternoon while walking to buy candy with her cousins. The fundraiser was set up by her aunt, Paige, to help purchase a butterfly headstone for Jaylynn. Paige writes that…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) – The North Dakota Legislature has voted to overturn Governor Burgum’s veto of a mask mandate bill. The bill would prohibit a governor, state health officer or another state official from imposing such a mandate. Burgum had imposed a mandate to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus. He says the bill removes a tool from the…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Senate has failed to override Governor Doug Burgum’s veto of a bill restricting transgender girls from participating in public elementary and secondary school sports. The vote was 28 to 19. Thirty two votes were needed to override the veto. Earlier, the state House voted 68 to 25 to override the second-term Republican governor,…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) – Live coverage of the funeral for Daunte Wright at Shiloh Temple International Ministries in Minneapolis. Wright died April 11 after being shot by a police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minn. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News Tags: daunte wright, funeral, Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS – An alternate juror at the trial of Derek Chauvin said she agreed with the jury’s decision to convict him in George Floyd’s death. Lisa Christensen said that she saw Chauvin as the leader of officers at the scene and that he brushed off warnings by bystanders that Floyd was in danger. Christensen said she didn’t know if she…
FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – A Fargo man is in the hospital after he was struck by a car on I-94 in Fargo. An SUV driven by 47-year-old Penny Parker was westbound when the struck 29-year-old Saha Khadka, who was attempting to cross the interstate. Parker braked and swerved to avoid striking Khadka but hit him with the front driver side of…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Officials with the North Dakota Department of Health say now is the time to start thinking about protecting yourself from tick bites. They say the highest risk of tick borne disease transmission is between late spring and early fall. Some things people can do to avoid tick bites include wearing long sleeves and pants in wooded…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Talks of police reform and racial equity are on the minds of many following the murder conviction of former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin. Fargo Police Chief David Zibolski, who has served on various forces for more than 30 years, says reform is simply part of the progression of law enforcement. “In order for us to be…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has vetoed a bill not allowing transgender girls to compete on girls’ teams in public school sports and another banning state-issued mask mandates. In a letter to Republican Speaker of the House Rep. Kim Koppelman of West Fargo, Burgum said the transgender sports bill assumes North Dakota does not have a…
