WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A local middle school is coming together for a special cause to support one of their own as the family deals with a cancer diagnosis. The fight against cancer is never easy and those at Cheney Middle School are making sure they do their part in helping ease the burden. Ross Danielson, who is a…
BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota legislators want a raise for the second straight session. The proposed pay boost for lawmakers is 1.5% in the first year of the two-year budget cycle and 2% in the second. The increase is equal to the level of raises for state employees and elected statewide public officials. Lawmakers are paid $518 a month, plus…
UPDATE: West Fargo Police says two people have been arrested in connection to a shooting Monday night. Authorities say 19-year-old CJ Carruthers and a 17-year-old boy attempted to rob a driver of a dark blue or black vehicle. A juvenile inside a home was hit with a bullet in the head. They were taken into custody on reckless endangerment with…
MINNEAPOLIS – A jury has been seated for the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer in George Floyd’s death, with opening statements set for March 29. The final juror was chosen Tuesday, more than two weeks after the process began. Attorneys and the judge worked through more than 100 people, dismissing most because they acknowledged strong views about an…
Detainees in CPB border facility (photo by Rep. Henry Cuellar)FARGO (KVRR) – A spokesman for Gov. Doug Burgum says there are presently no plans to move migrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border to northern states, including North Dakota. According to emails reviewed by the Washington Post, U.S. Customs and Border Protection is overwhelmed and wants the Biden administration to transport…
FARGO (KVRR) – A woman was arrested for DUI following a rollover crash Monday night in south Fargo. Police say the crash was reported around 9:30 p.m. in the 5200 block of Amber Valley Parkway. Thirty-two-year-old Christa Heglie of Fargo is charged with DUI. Police say Heglie lost control of the vehicle, crashed into a parked car and rolled over….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fire crews spent Monday evening knocking down a large blaze at the Mid America Steel building in Downtown Fargo. The call came in at 7:10 p.m. The fire was on the second floor of the vacant building. “There was a little bit of a water supply issue that’s kind of hampered some of the operations because…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo’s city-wide mask mandate will be allowed to expire at 11:59 Monday night. City Commissioner John Strand had proposed changing the mandate to mask guidelines. That idea was rejected on a 3-2 vote with Mayor Dr. Tim Mahoney being the deciding vote. City leaders are still asking people to use face coverings but it will no…
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration has scrapped a Department of Interior opinion under Donald Trump that attempted to strip mineral rights under the original Missouri River riverbed from a North Dakota tribal nation. The memorandum posted by the U.S. Department of Interior withdraws a May 2020 opinion concluding that the state is legal owner of submerged lands beneath the river…
RUSH CITY, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – A former rural Dalton, Minn. man who was in prison for the murder of his mother nearly 10 years ago has been killed by his cellmate. The Minn. Dept. of Corrections says 56-year-old James Howard was murdered at the state prison in Rush City. He was found with face and head injuries. Howard was serving…
