BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The votes have been recounted in the North Dakota District 43 House race and the outcome remains the same. Incumbent Rep. Zachary Ista has defeated fellow Democrat incumbent Mary Adams by just four votes in the Grand Forks district. Before the recount, Ista led by three votes. Republican Eric Murphy was the top vote getter. In…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) – A West Fargo man has been charged with threatening to murder his probation officer. The Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s office says 69-year-old Robert Ivers became upset following a hearing to revoke his probation for a previous felony conviction. Ivers was taken to an interview room where he pounded his fists on a table, broke a chair leg and…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — CHI Mercy Health Valley City is named the first Acute Cardiac Ready Hospital in North Dakota. The criteria for the designation was developed by a task force of cardiovascular health experts. It was based on nationally recognized guidelines including pre-hospital care, the emergency assessment of STEMI patients and treatment. STEMI is an acronym for the most…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Construction is well underway for a recovery center putting its focus on at-risk youth. South Fargo’s Stepping Stone Resource Center will provide shelter for young people who fight for their survival daily. The center hosted its Shelter in the Storm fundraiser at the construction site at Fraser Limited. “It is the only one in our area…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — A Red Lake man is sentenced to 12 years in prison for a 2020 murder on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. 38-year-old Ralph Cloud Jr. pleaded guilty back in July to killing his cousin, Allen Smith. Court documents say Cloud was concerned about a relationship between his wife and Smith. He walked several miles to Smith’s home…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Mechanical work on a motorcycle leads to a garage fire in West Fargo. The fire department was called out in the noon hour to 500 1st Avenue Northwest. When they arrived, they found heavy black smoke coming from the garage. Crews quickly knocked down and contained the fire. There is heavy smoke damage to the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota State University is looking for feedback on budget cuts. The university is looking into whittling down its seven academic colleges to four or five. President David Cook says nothing is off the table including cutting or merging majors and eliminating arts or athletic programs. He wants to possibly get rid of programs with low…
FARGO (KFGO) – An investigation is underway after a pilot reported a small drone at Hector International Airport late Tuesday morning. “A pilot that was taxiing on our east parallel taxiway Bravo reported to air traffic that a white and black drone passed his aircraft at about 35-40 feet in the air paralleling the aircraft as he was taxiing on…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Supreme Court will delay the announcement regarding the state’s trigger law which would ban abortions in the state after hearing oral arguments on Tuesday. The Center for Reproductive Rights representing the Red River Women’s Clinic argues the state’s constitution protects abortion rights by guaranteeing the rights of life, liberty, safety and happiness. The…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Bismarck attorney Nathan Svihovec has been appointed by Governor Doug Burgum to lead North Dakota’s Department of Labor and Human Rights. He begins his role as commissioner on Thursday. Svihovec represented and advised employers and employees in protected categories before the Department of Labor and Human Rights, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, federal and state courts…
