WATFORD CITY, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Authorities say more than eighteen agencies have been fighting large wildfires that began Friday across western North Dakota. Some of the fires have been contained, others continue to burn across wide areas. The Bear Den fire near Mandaree has covered 25,000 acres. The Alamo and Tioga fires in Williams County began as two but merged…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Grand Forks Fire officials say an entire apartment building’s worth of people is left homeless Monday morning after a late-night fire there Sunday. Fire Battalion Chief Brandon LaRoque says fire crews went to the reported structure fire at 1120 North 39th Street at about 11 PM. When they go there, they found significant fire and heavy…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A pet has died and people are displaced after a house fire in the 1500 block of 6th Street South in Fargo. Fire crews responded around 5 p.m. and were able to confine the fire damage to just one room of the house but there is smoke damage throughout the structure. All occupants were able to…
FOSSTON, MINN. (KVRR) – In 1945, Alton “Fritz” Frethem was serving with the Navy in the Pacific at the tail end of the Second World War. And almost 80 years later his service was honored on an Honor Flight trip to the nation’s capital. “I had a lot of attention, let’s put it that way, that I didn’t deserve, except…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – With animal shelters in our area constantly searching for homes for the animals in their care, 4 Luv of Dog Rescue gave potential pet parents a chance to come out and meet the dogs. They brought several dogs out to Holland’s Landscaping and Garden in Fargo so that people could interact with them and get to…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — One person and multiple pets were rescued from a burning apartment building in Grand Forks on Friday night. Crews were called out to a second floor apartment at 2816 17th Street South for visible smoke and flames. They were told several people were trapped inside the building but only found one person and multiple pets…
Courtesy: Gov. Burgum/FacebookBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR: 8:50PM UPDATE) — FEMA has authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Bear Den Fire and the Elk Horn Fire, burning in McKenzie County and on the Fort Berthold Reservation. FEMA Region 8 Deputy Administrator Katherine Fox approved the state’s request for a federal Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG)…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The biggest college rivalry in North Dakota took to the field at the Fargodome Saturday as NDSU faced off against UND. Plenty of Fighting Hawks fans made their way down for the pregame tailgate alongside their Bison rivals. UND won the last edition of the rivalry, beating the Bison 49-24 in last year’s matchup, their first…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A baker from the Detroit Lakes area, has been working for the past 2 years on baking up chocolate bars with a twist. Cassie, the owner of Infused Moods Edibles, has been working on making a variety of chocolate bars with cannabis. The bars are aimed to help consumers with sleeping, pain relief, appetite, and mood…
MOORHEAD, Minn (KVRR) — Churches United is faced with the possibility of having to close its doors by the end of November. In August, the organization hired Pastor Devlyn Brooks to help keep the organization afloat. “We have an immediate need, and there’s the long-term need. We’re still in that immediate need. And until we can ensure that we are…
