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LIVE: Nome Schoolhouse Wins National Preservation Award

The Nome Schoolhouse won the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation

November 4, 2022

Site Staff,

NOME, N.D. (KVRR) – Two women spent years turning an abandoned century old schoolhouse into an international destination in rural North Dakota. Now they’re getting national recognition for their hard work. The Nome Schoolhouse won the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The award is for preservation of a building and…

Safety tips from a biologist as deer hunting season begins in ND & MN

North Dakota begins its deer hunting season Friday while Minnesota starts its season Saturday.

November 3, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Game & Fish Biologist Doug Leier says this season is shaping up to be a good one for deer hunters due to good weather conditions. He says the deer population is slowly coming back after dealing with drought across the state in the last few years, but wildfires remain a risk. “You might live…

Powerball Jackpot Hits $1.5 Billion For Saturday, $1M Winner in MN on Wednesday

November 3, 2022

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Another drawing last night without a jackpot winner. That means Powerball increases to $1.5 billion dollars for its next drawing on Saturday night. If a player wins, it will be the second-largest jackpot in Powerball history. There was a relatively big winner in Hinckley, Minnesota in the latest drawing. One ticket sold at a Kwik Trip…

Study: Minnesotans and North Dakotans rank high in voting power

November 3, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — According to a study from WalletHub, Minnesota and North Dakota voters are some of the most powerful for the midterm elections. North Dakota is in the top five for voting power in the senate and gubernatorial elections. WalletHub created a voting power index to calculate the number of elected officials in the federal government by totaling the…

Eliminating the Stigma of the Disease of Addiction at 6th Recovery Reinvented

November 3, 2022

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Mayor Brandon Bochenski shared some insight on his family’s fight with addiction at the sixth Recovery Reinvented in Grand Forks. “We got to talk about the positives and the hope because I don’t think there’s ever been a time, in human history probably, there’s been this amount of resources and this amount of people there…

Teen Motorcycle Driver Has Life-threatening Injuries After Crash With SUV

November 3, 2022

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A teenage motorcycle driver is fighting for his life after a crash in south Fargo on Wednesday afternoon. Highway Patrol says 18-year-old Jake Krumm of West Fargo hit an SUV that turned in front of him on 40th Avenue and 66th Street South. Krumm was thrown from the bike and landed on the road. He was…

North Dakota high court to weigh judge’s abortion ban ruling

November 3, 2022

KVRR Staff,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) — North Dakota’s Supreme Court will hear arguments later this month on the state’s abortion ban after the attorney general appealed a judge’s ruling that kept it from taking effect. The high court on Wednesday scheduled oral arguments for Nov. 29 on South Central District Judge Bruce Romanick’s opinion that there’s a “substantial probability” a constitutional challenge…

Charges Filed In Eddy County Hunting Incident That Went Viral Online

November 3, 2022

TJ Nelson,

EDDY CO., N.D. (KVRR) — Charges are filed in a hunting dispute in Eddy County that went viral on social media. North Dakota Game Warden James Myhre was called on the morning of October 21 after landowner Jeffrey Erman accused a group of hunters of being on his land. He confronted the hunters, including Jacob Sweere who took the video,…

Moorhead Police respond to disturbance involving Minnesota Senate candidate

November 3, 2022

Emily Welker,

Dan BohmerMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Republican state Senate candidate Dan Bohmer, who’s facing fallout from a controversial DFL caucus attack ad, was the subject of a police call in Moorhead Wednesday night. A police report obtained through an open records request by KVRR News shows police responded to a Moorhead home during a child exchange between Bohmer and his ex-wife,…

Pet Connection: Meet Latte

Latte is a loving cat looking for a home from Headwaters Animal Shelter in Park Rapids in this week's Pet Connection

November 3, 2022

Site Staff,

Our Pet Connection universe grows this week with the addition of a new shelter. Headwaters Animal Shelter in Park Rapids, Minnesota is introducing us to Latte. He’s a 2-year-old male cat. Latte loves people. He loves cats. He loves attention and love. He does have a dead tail, but that doesn’t hamper Latte in any way. It’s just a…