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Essentia Health To Hold Hiring Event Next Week in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Essentia Health is looking to fill a number of positions so they’re hosting a hiring event. It will be held on Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 4 pm. in the Grand Garden Ballroom at the Hilton Garden Inn in Fargo. Essentia Health-Fargo is hiring respiratory therapists, radiologic and surgical technologists, nutrition services, EMTs, environmental services, RNs,…

Special Session Accelerated With New N.D. Supreme Court Ruling

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The timeline for calling a special session of the North Dakota Legislature has been accelerated. The state Supreme Court ruled in September that the Office of Management and Budget appropriations bill was unconstitutional since it did not solely focus on the department’s budget. It said it would become void effective October 28. But today, the court…

Burgum Files Candidacy In New Hampshire, Denounced Trump Statements on Israel War

CONCORD, N.D. (KVRR/AP/CNN) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has officially filed his candidacy for the 2024 New Hampshire primary. The Republican thanked the people of New Hampshire for picking presidents as the first in the nation primary. Candidates have until October 27 to sign up, and dozens are expected to do so in part because it’s relatively cheap and…

U.S. Border Patrol sees massive increase of apprehensions from the northern border

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – According to the U.S. Border Patrol, apprehensions have skyrocketed compared to last year in the Grand Forks sector. In 2021, there were 90, and in 2022 it was at 81, but through August of this year, there were 237 apprehensions involving the northern border, which is nearly a 250% increase. “More people are coming up…

More Charges Filed Against David George, Former West Fargo Elementary Principal

David GeorgeFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Cass County prosecutors file more felony charges against a former West Fargo elementary principal who was arrested for child porn. They have added charges of gross sexual imposition with a victim under 15 and solicitation of a minor against David George. The school district put out a statement saying the charges are not related to…

University of North Dakota opens new Learning Center

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – The University of North Dakota is trying something new to help their students prepare for the future. The experiential learning center provides students opportunities they may not get elsewhere such as undergraduate research and the chance to study abroad. “Just a really exciting opportunity to provide that equitable access for all students on our campus…

Update: Some West Fargo church members return from Israel

  WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Some members of a West Fargo church group who’d been stuck in war-torn Israel are back home after a long journey from the Middle East. The group from Holy Cross Catholic Church made their way through Jordan, Chicago, Minneapolis and Rochester before arriving home early Thursday morning. Father Phil Ackerman says the trip provided…

Five officers shot and wounded in Minnesota, authorities say

Five law enforcement officers were shot and wounded Thursday in an incident near the east-central Minnesota city of Princeton, authorities said

Police vehicles sit outside a hospital in Robbinsdale, Minn., Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, after five officers were shot near the nearby town of Princeton. The suspect wasn’t in custody and the incident was ongoing late Thursday morning. Robbinsdale Police Capt. John Elder said three of the officers were taken to North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale while two were taken to…