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Longfellow Elementary Students Share Love of North Dakota with Sen. Heitkamp

Heitkmap announced winners for the "Why I Love North Dakota" essays

FARGO, N.D. — Senator Heitkamp took time off from her busy schedule and headed to Longfellow Elementary School. At least 65 fourth graders at Longfellow Elementary shared their personal “Why I Love North Dakota” essays with Senator Heidi Heitkamp just before Valentine’s Day. The Senator decided to make a personal trip to the school to announce her top essay choices…

Great Rides Gears Up for Season Opener

Great Rides gears up for biking season to begin this Sunday

FARGO, N.D. — Great Rides Bike Share is busy prepping for its third season of operation in Fargo. Workers are busy installing 11 stations and doing final testing to make sure the 100 bikes are ready for riders. This year, riders can check out bikes from the updated BYcycle app. Using this app, people can also manage their accounts and…

Sen. Heitkamp Wants Health Care Plan that Works in ND Communities

Senator Heitkamp shares what she would've wanted for the community if the bill was passed

FARGO, N.D. — While many Americans did not want the American Health Care Act to pass, Senator Heidi Heitkamp says she was one of them. Before House Speaker Paul Ryan pulled the bill entirely, there were some concerns of where the act would leave citizens. A nonpartisan analysis estimated the American Health Care Act would immediately leave 14 million people…

UND Hockey Loses in Double Overtime to Boston

BU came into Fargo as the No. 2 seed while UND was the No. 3 seed for the West Regional

  FARGO, N.D. — The UND Fighting Hawks Hockey team lost a heartbreaker in double overtime to the Boston University Terriers. BU came into Fargo as the No. 2 seed while UND was the No. 3 seed for the West Regional. KVRR Sports Director Keith Albertson will have much more, along with highlights in KVRR Sports Extra. Categories: Community, Local News, News…

Asst. Principal of Bemidji Middle School Allegedly Used Snapchat, Facebook to Lure Teens

Brandon Bjerknes, 34, is charged with two counts of solicitation of children to engage in sexual conduct

BEMIDJI, Minn. — The assistant principal of Bemidji Middle School has been arrested after authorities say he was contacting children on social media accounts posing as a 13-year-old male. Brandon Bjerknes, 34, is charged with two counts of solicitation of children to engage in sexual conduct. Bjerknes is accused of creating a fake Facebook profile named “Brett Larson” and was engaging…

Grand Forks Police Identify Body Found in Ice

Authorities say 31-year-old Donald Campbell was found in a block of ice near the downtown railroad bridge on Wednesday

  GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Police Grand Forks identified the body of a Cando man found partially frozen in ice in the Red River. Authorities say 31-year-old Donald Campbell was found in a block of ice near the downtown railroad bridge on Wednesday. A passerby found him and called police. Authorities say they do not suspect foul play and there is…

Minnesota Muslim Civil Rights Group Asking Public for Support

The Council on American-Islamic Relations wants thousands of Minnesotans to stand up against hate this Saturday

  MOORHEAD, Minn. — A Muslim civil rights group is asking the public to help fight bigotry after a man demanded a Moorhead woman to take off her hijab. The Council on American-Islamic Relations wants thousands of Minnesotans to stand up against hate this Saturday. More than a thousand people have already signed up. CAIR-MN’s Executive Director, Jaylani Hussein, says…

President Trump Approves Construction of Keystone XL Pipeline

Critics say a finished Keystone pipeline threatens one of the world's largest underground fresh water deposits along with other environmental problems

  NATIONAL — Construction on the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline was officially approved by the Trump administration. This reverses President Obama’s previous decision to block construction on the pipeline which feeds oil from Canada to a network of other pipelines in Nebraska. Critics say a finished Keystone pipeline threatens one of the world’s largest underground fresh water deposits along…

LIVE: Roller Derby Double Header in Fargo

A Roller Derby Double Header Will Take Place This Saturday at the Fargo Civic Center

KVRRs Jackie Kelly talked with Samantha Adducci, the President of the FM Derby Girls, about their double header this Saturday at the Fargo Civic Center. At the derby, the F-M Derby Girls will compete against the SCAR Dolls and the Dakota Men’s Roller Derby will take on the Twin City Terrordactyls. The event starts at 5:30 pm. More information about the event can…

Fireplace Determined To Be The Cause Of Harwood Fire

The Cass County Sheriff's Office and the Deputy Fire Marshall say the cause of a Harwood house fire was accidental.

UPDATE-  The Cass County Sheriff’s Office and the Deputy Fire Marshall say the cause of a Harwood house fire was accidental. The cause was determined to be the fireplace located inside the home. No injuries were reported and the residence was a total loss. ——– CASS COUNTY, N.D. — A fire in Harwood left one home destroyed after an explosion spread…