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Co-founder of former Hopeful Heart Project Agrees To Restitution After Claims of Embezzlement

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A co-founder for a group created to raise awareness for stillbirth and infant loss has reached an out of court agreement for embezzlement. Kayla Sorum agreed to restitution of around $76,000 and agrees to make payments of at least $1,000 per month to Haven, formerly known as Hopeful Heart Project. An FBI and Fargo Police investigation…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Clementine

She really is a darling.

FARGO — Clementine’s story is a long and winding one, but fortunately, unlike her namesake song, she’s no longer “lost and gone forever,” but found right here in the metro at Homeward Animal Shelter and looking for her furever home. She’s a three-and-a-half-year-old pitbull whose story starts in Texas with a family there, and who somehow wound up in the…

UPDATE: Woman Missing After Leaving Good Samaritan Center Last Week is Found Safe

UPDATE 5:45 P.M. 07.11.24– Cass County Sheriff’s Office wishes to advise the public that 48-year-old Leita Golden has been safely located.  Golden was located with her family in northern Arkansas. ARTHUR, N.D. (KVRR) — Cass County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate the disappearance of 48-year-old Leita Golden from the Good Samaritan Center in Arthur, North Dakota last Friday. She…

Cement truck rollover on I-94 in West Fargo

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A cement truck flipped to its side on I-94 in West Fargo around 10:30 a.m., closing a lane of traffic for a couple hours. North Dakota Highway Patrol says 49-year-old Corey Cook was driving west of the Sheyenne Street interchange when he hit a soft asphalt patch. The truck lost control and overturned. Debris spilled…

Marathon Oil reaches settlement for environmental violations in North Dakota

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government announced a $241.5 million settlement with Marathon Oil on Thursday for alleged air quality violations at the company’s oil and gas operations in the Forth Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota. The Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice said the settlement requires Marathon to reduce climate- and health-harming emissions from those facilities and…

North Dakota joins states challenging transgender health care protections

Attorney General Drew WrigleyBISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota has joined a coalition of seven states challenging a rule by the Biden administration that would preempt state restrictions on gender-affirming care. The legal challenge, which is led by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, was filed in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri on Wednesday….

Riverview Dairy reaches out to potential new neighbors with open house in Halstad

HALSTAD, Minn. (KFGO) – Officials with Riverview Dairy are reaching out to potential neighbors to talk about a proposed new 25,000 head dairy operation in Traill County, North Dakota. On Tuesday, Riverview LLP, based in Morris, Minnesota, hosted an ‘open house’ at the old school gym in Halstad, Minnesota, to talk with community members about the proposed dairy operation in…

AC repair demand heats up in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — With the weather heating up, AC repair companies have been flooded with calls from people looking to cool down. We spoke with a technician from Laney’s who said that they have been keeping busy this week as people look to get their air conditioning up and running during this hot weather. While you may need to…