BISMARCK — A world-famous photographer from North Dakota is inviting you to help him make photography history next month. Bismarck-based Shane Balkowitsch is doing a demonstration of his historic wet-plate photography technique at the Ellendale Opera House next month. It’s a labor-intensive technique that dates back to the Civil War. It involves developing the image on a plate of glass…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The West Fargo Police Department’s first K-9 officer has died. “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of K-9 Disco,” Police announced Friday. “Disco took one final ride with his partner, and best friend, Assistant Chief Pete Nielsen. The two visited their favorite places, reminisced on their over 1,000 deployments together,…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Former North Dakota Gov. Ed Schafer has heard the phrase “Lock It or Lose It,” but he’s now learned the hard way that leaving the key in your car isn’t a good idea. While guest hosting “News and Views” on KFGO Friday, Schafer learned that his SUV had been stolen from KFGO’s parking lot. “I was on-air…
GRAND FORKS — Police say one man had to be taken to the hospital after he was stabbed there overnight. Grand Forks police department was dispatched to the 500 block of 8th Street North at around 11:30 Thursday night. That’s where they found the 31-year-old stabbing victim. They don’t know what the attacker used to stab him with, but he…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A crash between an SUV and semi results in a drug arrest by North Dakota State Troopers. They responded to mile marker 350 on I-94 near the University exit around 4:20 p.m. for a semi driver calling for assistance when a SUV failed to yield when merging. Troopers detected the odor of marijuana coming from the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A little over a year after Shane Netterville was killed by a Fargo police officer, a dispute at a Fargo cemetery is keeping his family from honoring him how they want. Ryan Netterville created this memorial to honor his brother, Shane. “I just figured he deserves something nice especially since it just wasn’t like he just…
ST. PAUL (AP/KVRR) — Income tax rebates of $260 for individuals and up to $1,300 for families of five are already starting to show up in the bank accounts of about 2.1 million Minnesotans. Revenue Commissioner Paul Marquart says the first 200,000 payments landed in bank accounts Tuesday night. His department hoped to send out another 600,000 to 700,000 by…
ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump surrendered Thursday on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, a brisk 20-minute booking that yielded a historic first: a mug shot of a U.S. ex-president. He was released on $200,000 bond and headed back to the airport for his return flight home to New Jersey, flashing a thumbs-up through the…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Fargo remains the second largest school district in North Dakota. First day numbers include 11,807 students in 25 schools and virtual programs. Kindergarten will start on Tuesday adding another one thousand kids and around 150 in the early childhood special education preschool bringing the total to around 13,000. This is an increase of 286…
FARGO — They say good things come in small packages, and dogs don’t come a whole lot smaller than Uncle the Chihuahua. He’s still at puppy at only seven months old, but he’s already picked up some great manners. He’s got a very laid back disposition for a breed that’s widely understood to be prone to anxiety, and in spite…
