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N.D. Senate Passes Bill To Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Minors

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Senate has passed another anti-transgender bill, one of around a half-dozen this session. It would ban and criminalize gender-affirming care for transgender minors. It imposes felony charges on doctors who perform sex assignment surgeries, and misdemeanors for doctors who prescribe hormone therapies or “puberty blockers” to children. Sen. Ryan Braunberger, a Democrat from Fargo,…

UPDATE: I-29 Closed from G.F. to Watertown, I-94 Closed Fargo to Bismarck

19th Avenue North in Fargo Closed at 5:30 pm

FARGO, N.D (KVRR) — (UPDATE 9:30PM TUESDAY) North Dakota Highway Patrol and North Dakota DOT have now closed Interstate 29 from Grand Forks to the South Dakota border. The interstate is also closed in South Dakota from the border to Watertown. They earlier closed a section of Interstate 94 from Fargo to Bismarck. Highway 2 is closed from Grand Forks…

Trump pleads ‘Not Guilty’ to 34 felony charges

Former President Donald Trump sits at the defense table with his legal team in a Manhattan court, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in New York. Trump is appearing in court on charges related to falsifying business records in a hush money investigation, the first president ever to be charged with a crime. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool)NEW YORK (AP) — Former President…

Mat Kearney to bring his acoustic tour to Fargo Theatre

Tickets go on sale this week

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Mat Kearney, the singer of “Nothing Left to Lose,” is coming to Fargo Theatre. He’s bringing his acoustic trio tour to the theatre on Thursday, June 22. Kearney returns with his new studio album “January Flower.” The summer show starts at 8 p.m. You can get tickets this Thursday at 10 a.m. and there’s a special…

2 Children Killed In Rollover Crash On Highway 2

A rollover crash kills two children in Ward County, North Dakota

WARD COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – A rollover crash kills two children in Ward County, North Dakota. The crash happened around 11:45 Monday night on Highway 2 in light snowy conditions. Highway Patrol says the driver, a 34-year-old woman from Williston, lost control due to ice on the road, went into the median and overturned. The driver and two passengers, a…

2 Teens Killed In Train/Pickup Collision

Two teens are dead after a train hits a truck trying to cross the tracks in Williams County, North Dakota

WILLIAMS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – Two teens are dead after a train hits a truck trying to cross the tracks in Williams County, North Dakota. Highway Patrol says the crash happened just after 8:15 Monday night near Springbrook, northeast of Williston. A truck driven by a 17-year-old boy from Williston tried to beat an Amtrak train across a railroad crossing….

City, county and federal authorities gather to prepare for expected spring flooding in the Red River Valley

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) —  Sen. John Hoeven received an update on the latest forecast from the National Weather Service and discussed disaster and first responder preparations being made in the region. This includes sandbagging operations which are set to begin later this week. The meeting took place this morning and participants included Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney, West Fargo Mayor Bernie…