Jade Presents Headquarters in Fargo. (KVRR)FARGO, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Fargo concert promoter that suddenly announced its closure on Thursday was the recipient of a $4.4 million federal grant during the Covid-19 pandemic. Jade Presents closed after more than three decades in business. The closure led to the cancellation of several events and left venues, artists and customers wondering how…
Henok Francis. Courtesy Cass County Jail.FARGO — The Fargo Police Department says they used drones and the Red River SWAT team to arrest a suspect in the early morning hours of Friday, May 29. According to police, they were conducting an investigation about an suspicious text message that a person received from someone they knew that referenced their address and…
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR) – On Thursday, a semi hauling approximately 800 hives with an estimated two million bees crashed on Interstate 94 in Valley City. North Dakota Highway Patrol says the crash happened when a pickup driven by a 15-year-old Valley City boy merged onto the Interstate and abruptly moved into the left lane without seeing the semi. The…
From the left: Superintendent of the Department of Public Instruction Levi Bachmeier (Photo courtesy of Office of the Governor), Tracy Layne Foss (Photo courtesy of Foss campaign) and Charles Tuttle (Photo by Jacob Orledge/North Dakota Monitor).BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Candidates for superintendent of public instruction have different takes on how to improve North Dakota teacher recruitment and retention….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Former North Dakota Senate Majority Leader Gary J. Nelson has died. North Dakota Legislative Council says Nelson passed away this week. The Casselton Republican served District 22 in the state senate from 1977-2001. He was a farmer by trade and a Concordia College graduate. “As the Majority Leader, Senator Nelson led with a firm hand but…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – While it might not be technically hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk, right now it is warm to the point of causing legitimate damage to local roads. “That concrete roadway absorbs all of that heat, and we start seeing the surface temps run at 116 degrees and warmer,” explained Corey Houim, services manager…
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR) — They are dealing with a mess in Valley City. A semi hauling boxes of bees overturned on I-94 near Exit 292 after 4 p.m. sending bees everywhere. You can see swarms of bees in the median. A warning was issued to people in the southwest area of Valley City to shelter in place if they…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Seven months after city commissioners voted on a new site for an engagement center, the public was allowed inside for tours. A ribbon-cutting was held at the Resource and Recovery Center at 2001 1st Avenue North in Fargo. The Downtown Engagement Center will slowly transition into the space over time, with shuttles to be offered as…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Twelve students at Horizon Middle School fell ill after they consumed what was said to be candy. But Moorhead Police discovered that the candy was actually THC. “This was more than just a little weed. And that children were directly exposed to THC-infused products that were very evidently packaged to look like candy. And actually appeared…
MAYVILLE, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Seven people were detained by ICE and Border Patrol agents in Mayville this morning. Traill County Sheriff Steve Hunt says his department assisted the federal officers. Hunt says some of those detained were in a car that was stopped on Highway 200 while the others were in a vehicle that pulled into the parking lot of…
