FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — She has done it again! We want to wish a special happy birthday to a great viewer of ours and an extended member of the KVRR family. This is Elaine Humann of Fergus Falls and today she is celebrating her 104th birthday! You might recall we celebrated her 103rd birthday one year ago. Elaine’s grandson, Sam…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Governor Walz will be in Moorhead tomorrow on a multi-purpose trip. In the morning, he’s hosting a roundtable discussion on his plan to make child care more afforable and accessible for people in Minnesota. Later in the day, Walz will join Mayor Shelly Carlson and Senator Rob Kupec among others to tour the city’s flood mitigation…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Police in Grand Forks are called to Riverside Manor after a man was stabbed in his arm. They arrived just before 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon and detained a woman at the scene. She was arrested for trespassing. The man was taken to Altru by ambulance to be treated for his stab wound. Police have not…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota utility has reversed its decision to divest from a large North Dakota coal-fired power plant, citing new risks in the Midwest electricity market and new customers. Fergus Falls-based Otter Tail Power announced in 2021 that it would sell its minority stake in the Coyote Station Power Plant in Beulah, North Dakota, and end its involvement with the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Public Works is shifting their focus on hauling snow out of downtown Fargo. Crews will begin working on removing snow out of the east/west avenues this evening and will continue working until Friday morning. People are urged to remove their vehicles from these streets. If they do not, their vehicles will be impounded and ticketed….
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Student activists are working to get the Minnesota legislature to advance what they say is critical and lifesaving gun safety legislation. Concordia College students are partnering with other organizations. Concordia College Student Government Association led a gun sense and safety rally on campus to kick off a week of action. They will then have students sign…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A Fargo Community Service Officer and Homeward Animal Shelter staff worked together to remove dozens of cats from a south Fargo hotel room Thursday morning. According to the police, a call came in related to an animal control concern in the 1300 block of 21st Ave. S. Hotel management told the officers an elderly couple living in…
8:45pm Thursday UpdateFARGO, N.D. (KVRR:UPDATE 8:45pm Thursday) — After many days of dealing with terrible, snow covered and blocked roads, North Dakota is open. A few roads are still having issues including North Dakota 36 which remains blocked between Tuttle and Pingree. Highway 34 is also blocked between Junction 56 and Junction 30. No travel is advised on sections of…
T. Denny SanfordPIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Supreme Court ruled Thursday that affidavits from an investigation into child pornography allegations against billionaire philanthropist T. Denny Sanford must be unsealed. In 2019, South Dakota investigators searched his email account, as well as his cellular and internet service providers, for evidence of possession of child pornography, after his accounts were…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Gov. Doug Burgum has vetoed a bill that would have prohibited cities and other political subdivisions in North Dakota from using “ranked-choice” and “approval voting” to determine the outcome of elections. “House Bill 1273 undermines local control of local political subdivisions exercising their granted powers under home rule charter, specifically prohibiting using an approval voting method…
