ST. PAUL — An updated forecast puts Minnesota’s budget surplus at $17.5 billion, representing an overall improvement in the state’s fiscal picture. Management and Budget’s figure is down slightly from the $17.6 billion that the agency projected in November. That is due to the forecast now factoring in the impacts of inflation on state spending for the first time in…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police are working with the FBI to investigate Saturday’s bomb threat called in to Target in Fargo. They say no suspects have been identified at this time. Target was quickly evacuated with partially-filled, abandoned carts scattered around the store. K9 Toby, an explosive detection canine, completed a thorough search of the building and found no…
WASHINGTON (KVRR) – The Commanders have released quarterback Carson Wentz after one year in Washington. The team will save $26.176 million according to ESPN. We have released the following players: — S Bobby McCain — QB Carson Wentz — Washington Commanders (@Commanders) February 27, 2023 The Commanders acquired Wentz and a second and seventh round pick in the 2022 win…
John BultmanFARGO (KVRR) – The Fargo City Commission will meet in executive session Tuesday to consult with an attorney regarding a legal dispute with a north Fargo business owner who’s been ordered to permanently close. John Bultman, owner of John’s Repair, is challenging the city’s demands that he shut down before the end of March or face fines of up…
SANBORN, N.D. (KVRR) – A man was injured when his SUV collided with a snowplow and rolled over on I-94 near Sanborn, North Dakota. A North Dakota Department of Transportation snowplow was eastbound in the left shoulder and driving lane. The driver was plowing the highway and dispersing sand. The 18-year-old driver of the SUV was traveling in the left…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Thirty teams competed in North Dakota Jigsaw Qualifiers at the Speedway Event Center in West Fargo. Each team received a five-hundred-piece puzzle and were given up to two hours to complete it. No outside sources were permitted, and moderators were there to make sure all puzzlers were following the rules. However, there was a twist…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — After a few months in Ukraine, Mark J. Lindquist has made a stop back in Fargo going up and down Veterans Boulevard to support Ukrainian war veterans. Lindquist started his journey at 5 AM Sunday and is planning on finishing the march at 9 PM Monday. However, he is marching with a mission in mind. “I…
MINNEAPOLIS — The subject of a Minnesota fugitive search alert is found dead Friday night at Boom Island Park in Minneapolis. Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension issued an attempt-to-locate alert when Ralph Apmann failed to appear for his murder trial on February 13 in Windom. The 58-year-old Apmann was believed to be armed with an AR-15 and a 9mm handgun….
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR) – A Valley City girl wins an educational river cruise trip in Europe through AAA’s Discovery Crew Contest. Kylie Van Bruggen’s application included a picture from her mom’s classroom with the caption “Wooden shoe please send me to Europe?” She and her dad, Tyler, will join 59 other eighth graders overseas to set sail through Belgium…
WASHINGTON (KVRR) – North Dakota Senator John Hoeven calls Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra pressuring him to end Covid-19 mandates saying they’re hurting rural hospitals and care facilities. The Biden administration plans to end its public health emergency in May. Hoeven also wants the federal government to end the Covid-19 vaccine mandates for federal employees and contractors and…
