MINNESOTA (KVRR) – Ninety-eight businesses part of the Fargo, Moorhead, West Fargo Chamber of Commerce are against a bill in the Minnesota Legislature that would give employees up to 24 weeks of paid family leave. “This bill is by no means set in stone. It’s already I believe had five tweaks of it going forward,” DFL State Sen. Rob Kupec…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A downtown Fargo business is cleaning up after the owner says five feet of water and thousands of pounds of gravel invaded the basement during a water main break. It happened in front of High Road Partners on the 200 block of NP Avenue earlier this week. The lower level of the business, which is a…
The sports betting industry is exploding. The American Gaming Association says more than 50 million Americans are expected to bet $16 billion on the Super Bowl. You can only legally bet on sports at tribal casinos in North Dakota. The Dakota Nation Sportsbook in Dakota Magic Casino in Hankinson is celebrating its one-year anniversary with the Super Bowl. Lead…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Superintendent Dr. Rupak Gandhi surprised Lichtblau with an announcement at an all-school assembly. Lichtblau started teaching at Fargo South in 2009. She conducts the school’s audition choir Belle Orso Vicci and dedicates time to the ensemble outside of school hours. Seniors from her choir prepared a special performance and she was grateful to see it. “It…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Clay County grand jury indicts James Kollie on several charges in connection with the December death of his mother in Moorhead, including first degree murder. The 25-year-old was previously charged with 2nd-degree murder with intent in the December 1 stabbing death of 56-year-old Receia Kollie. On Tuesday the grand jury brought back an indictment against…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A West Fargo lawmaker wants to prohibit approval voting in North Dakota. Fargo is the only city with the voting method. A person can vote for as many candidates as they want and the candidate with the most votes wins. Republican State Representative Ben Koppelman, the bill’s sponsor, testified before the House Political Subdivisions Committee. He…
It’s time to “paws” and make a prediction for the big winner on Super Bowl Sunday. And KVRR is getting some help from the Red River Zoo’s famous red pandas. Panda Pepper came out to share her thoughts with the Morning Show on Giving Hearts Day. Her keepers used “panda candy” to sweeten the deal — which is what they…
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (FOX 9) – Vice President Kamala Harris, on the heels of the State of the Union address, is stopping in St. Cloud on Thursday. The White House announced last week Harris would travel to St. Cloud to “highlight how the Administration’s investments in electric vehicles are creating good-paying, union jobs.” Harris plans to tour a final assembly plant for New…
NEW YORK MILLS, Minn. (KVRR) – Employees at Lund Boat Company in New York Mills catch an active shooter before deputies arrived Thursday morning. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office responded around 7:20 to 318 West Gilman Street. The Sheriff’s Office says 21-year-old David Gadsden shot at a 31-year-old man during a verbal fight, but the bullet didn’t hit him….
Nyx is a sweetheart. The six-month-old kitty came out from Homeward Animal Shelter for Giving Hearts Day. She came to the shelter from the local pound. It looks like she was outside for a bit before she was rescued. She’s got signs of frostbite. But she’s doing much better and warming up to the folks at Homeward. They think…
