GLAND, SWITZERLAND – The Minnesota State Butterfly is now listed as endangered because of its fast-dwindling population in North America.The International Union for the Conservation of Nature announced the designation Thursday for the orange-and-black monarch butterflies. The group estimates that populations have declined between 22- and 72 percent over a decade. The monarch was adopted as the state butterfly in…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The F-M community and others across the country come to downtown Fargo for the 11th annual TEDx Talk Conference. Every year, there’s a theme at TEDxFargo. In 2019, it was about moving forward. This year, it’s about going beyond ways to explore boundaries to look forward to what’s possible. Twelve speakers from all walks of…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — It’s the second Scheels Arena Food Truck and Flea Market Festival of the summer and the F-M community treated themselves to goodies and sunshine. This is the first year Scheels Arena is hosting this festival and organizers say they plan to bring it back every month of the summer season. One of the more popular…
Drew WrigleyBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Republican North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley dismisses bipartisan calls for an independent investigation into possible violations of the office’s former administrative assistant Liz Brocker deleting his predecessor’s emails. Wrigley says his office’s investigation found no criminal wrongdoing into the deletion of Wayne Stenehjem’s emails after he died and he considers the matter closed. Brocker…
PARK RAPIDS, Minn. (FOX 9) – A handling mishap led to a bull getting loose and taking a stroll down Main Street in Park Rapids, Minnesota, on Thursday. “I was just at work. Heard the ‘moo’ and looked out the window. There was a cow! He was window shopping a few stores,” Hanna Buggert Markert said. Known for its parking down the…
Maichael YousaFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Charges are filed against the man involved in two crashes and a shooting with a trooper that shut down part of the interstate in Fargo Tuesday night. Twenty-eight-year-old Maichael Yousa is charged with attempted murder, reckless endangerment, aggravated assault, fleeing and driving under suspension. Yousa was shot twice by a North Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper…
MINNESOTA (FOX 9) – Employers hoping for an influx of summer workers in Minnesota have yet to see them, according to new data reporting that for the third month in a row Minnesota has the lowest unemployment rate ever recorded – falling to 1.8% in June. “It’s a great time to be a job-seeker and a hard time to be a business…
Agricultural producers in our region are under pressure like maybe ever before. It’s due in part to the food scarcity around the globe that’s leading to hunger here at home, and worldwide. And next week, farming leaders are gathering in Fargo to figure out how to handle it. Some of the same issues the average person is facing are hitting…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo Fire Department says a person jumped from the second floor of an apartment building on fire. It happened around 7:40 Thursday morning at 728 23rd Street South. Firefighters found heavy smoke coming from outside the second-floor unit located on the southwest corner of the building. They made entry into the apartment and were able…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A training exercise at Fargo’s City Hall designed to be a realistic active shooter scenario. It’s to put security, sheltering and evacuation plans into place for those inside City Hall. The point of the exercise: to prepare and recognize anything could happen at any time, especially in a public building. “We have a lot of staff…
