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Amazon opens Grand Forks facility

February 21, 2025

Jim Monk,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Amazon has opened a new delivery station in Grand Forks. The facility will serve a 60-mile radius. The 40,000-square-foot building is expected to deliver 3,000 packages each day. The building is what the online retailer calls a last-mile delivery center. The new site is located west of Interstate 29. Categories: Local News, North Dakota News…

Fire Causes Significant Damage and Displaces Residents of a House in South Fargo

February 20, 2025

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo firefighters respond to a report of smoke coming from a house that was locked and unoccupied around 5:45 p.m. Crews forced their way inside the house at 5533 20th Street South and found a fire on the second floor. They had it out within 10 minutes. They say the house sustained significant damage and a…

Two Local Officers in Running to Become The Next Moorhead Police Chief

February 20, 2025

TJ Nelson,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The search for Moorhead’s next police chief is down to four finalists. They include Moorhead Patrol Lt. John Laddie Bata, Metro Transit Police Capt. Erin Dietz of Minneapolis, Fargo Police Capt. Chris Helmick and Aurora, Colorado Police Commander Matthew Brukbacher. On-site interviews are scheduled for next week. The next chief is expected to be named in…

Free School Lunches Proposed for North Dakotans

The bill would use money from the Legacy fund to ensure kids were properly fed every day at school.

February 20, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

BISMARCK, N.D. – Free school meals could be coming to North Dakota public schools. A House bill with bipartisan support would appropriate $140 million from the Legacy Fund to cover school lunches for two years. Other supporters of the bill include student council members, a spokesperson from the American Heart Association, and the president of North Dakota AFL-CIO. They say…

Bill Introduced to Name Rhubarb Official State Vegetable

Rep. Matthew Heilman says he was made aware that North Dakota did not have an official state vegetable by a constituent family of his.

February 20, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Do you love rhubarb? It could soon be the new state vegetable. Representative Matthew Heilman of District 7 introduced the bill after being contacted by some of his constituents. A family homeschooling their kids discovered that North Dakota has no official state vegetable. So they suggested rhubarb as the best option. Heilman agreed – and put his…

Southern Valley Fire & Rescue To Provide Narcan Leave-Behind Kits

February 20, 2025

TJ Nelson,

HORACE, N.D. (KVRR) — Southern Valley Fire & Rescue will start handing out Narcan leave-behind kits to people at risk of an opioid-related overdose. The kits include two Narcan nasal spray devices and the steps to be taken in the event of an opioid overdose. They are joining forces with Fargo Cass Public Health for the program. It is funded…

Breckenridge High School Forced to Forfeit Multiple Games

The Minnesota State High School League found that the program used an ineligible player in both basketball and football.

February 20, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

Breckenridge basketball players in action.BRECKENRIDGE, MN – The Breckenridge High Cowboys have experienced a bit of an athletic setback, with both the boys’ basketball and football teams being forced to forfeit multiple games from their 2023-24 seasons. The official violation has not yet been confirmed, but sources say a player on the teams actually lived in Wahpeton and not in…

North Dakota Is One Of At Least Twenty States Pushing A Resolution For Term Limits in Congress

February 20, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Sen. Jeffery Magrum of Hazelton, North Dakota is the primary sponsor for a resolution to amend the U.S. Constitution and impose term limits on members of Congress. Currently, nine states have passed a similar resolution and at least twenty states have added the resolution to be passed. It does not specify how long a member of…

Stress is One of The Leading Factors For Increased Heart Disease

February 20, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Heart Disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. It can affect anyone with a variety of symptoms. The cause comes from stress. “The body releases hormones, stress hormones when the body is exposed to chronic stress, adrenaline, and cortisol. These hormones are good in small amounts and for a short period of…

Former Vikings Player Engages In Civil Disobedience Over “MAGA” Plaque in California

February 20, 2025

KVRR Staff,

CNNHUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (CNN/FOX) — Former Minnesota Vikings player Chris Kluwe was arrested during a Huntington Beach, California, city council meeting Tuesday and says he wants other officials to “start engaging in civil disobedience.” The NFL veteran spoke against a plaque with a “MAGA” acronym being placed outside the city’s library for its 50th anniversary. The plaque will have the…