FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The continued incidents involving gun violence across the country has got the attention of a local group. Moms Demand Action of Fargo-Moorhead say city officials and legislators are not doing enough to keep our kids safe. They will hold a “Fed Up and Fired Up Rally” on Thursday at 6 p.m. outside Fargo City Hall. A…
FARGO (KVRR) – Two people were arrested Tuesday after several squad cars from Fargo Police and Cass County Sheriff surrounded a vehicle in the 500 block of 40th Street South. Police say officers on patrol spotted the vehicle that had been reported stolen. “After a thorough investigation, officers confirmed the two individuals inside the vehicle were not the owners of…
FARGO (KVRR) – Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) recently traveled to the demilitarized zone, the border area that separates North Korea with South Korea. During his visit to the DMZ, Hoeven met with South Korea defense and military leaders. Hoeven says the trip to South Korea also included meetings with agriculture leaders to discuss trade issues. Hoeven says with nearly 30,000…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Fargo firefighters were able to contain and limit damage in two fires at Red River Commodities in north Fargo early Wednesday. Fire Department Battalion Chief Dane Carley says the first fire call came around 2:30 a.m. in an oven used to dry sunflowers and other specialty crops, followed by a second fire shooting flames out of a…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – A residential fire kills two pets and leaves a person without a home in Grand Forks. Firefighters responded to 523 3rd Street North around 7:10 Tuesday night. They went into the resident and found heavy smoke and fire. Firefighters quickly got the fire out. The residence has significant damage. One person is displaced along with…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Republican Gov. Doug Burgum on Tuesday evening signed two transgender athlete bans into law, effectively prohibiting transgender girls and women from joining female sports teams in K-12 and college. Lawmakers in the House and Senate passed the bills with veto-proof majorities this year. If the governor had vetoed the bills or refused to sign…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — People in Moorhead are now allowed to have chickens in their backyard. Moorhead City Council voted 5-3 to approve having up to six female chickens. The council got nearly 30 emails about the issue with the majority of them being positive. There are concerns about the birds being a nuisance and what happens if they escape…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/AP) — The first of 4 vetoes by Gov. Doug Burgum has been overturned by the North Dakota Legislature. Burgum had vetoed a bill that would exempt the Legislature from holding recorded roll votes on nonprocedural votes for consideration of bill amendments. The Senate voted 45-1 and the House was unanimous in the veto override. The senate has…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A local business owner and the city of Fargo are still hammering out an agreement that would allow the business to remain open. It has been nearly two months since the issue appeared to be resolved. In February, the Fargo City Commission authorized Mayor Tim Mahoney to negotiate an agreement with John Bultman. The city claims…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Opening arguments begin for a key defendant in one of the largest fentanyl cases to be tried in North Dakota. Marie Um is accused of being a co-conspirator. She is also known as Angry Bird and was indicted in 2017 for conspiracy to distribute and import controlled substances that resulted in serious bodily injury or death…
