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Moorhead firefighters: ‘deceit, intimidation, autocracy and hostility’ in work environment

Six captains and one battalion chief want meeting with city officials

November 16, 2022

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MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A number of high-ranking Moorhead firefighters are expressing concerns about two potential fire chief candidates claiming intimidation and hostility. In an email to Moorhead City Manager Dan Mahli, six Moorhead Fire Department captains and a battalion chief say they are not at all comfortable with Interim Chief Jeff Wallin and Battalion Chief David Conrad leading the…

Democrats Pick Two Fargo Legislators As Minority Leaders

November 16, 2022

TJ Nelson,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Democrats have elected new legislative minority leaders including Sen. Kathy Hogan and Rep. Josh Boschee, both of Fargo. Democrats hold just four seats in the senate to Republicans 43. They have a few more members in the house at 12 with the GOP holding the vast majority of seats with 82. Sen. David Hogue…

Man In Mental Crisis Arrested After Crashing Into Mall And Clinic in Bemidji

November 16, 2022

TJ Nelson,

BEMIDJI, Minn. (KVRR) — A man is jailed and facing a number of charges after crashing into the Sanford Walk-in Clinic in Bemidji before crashing into the front entrance of Paul Bunyan Mall. Police say Damian Smith called dispatch Tuesday afternoon saying he was having a mental health breakdown. They began to pursue Smith after the crash at Sanford and…

MN Attorney General Begins Looking Into Proposed Sanford & Fairview Merger

November 16, 2022

KVRR Staff,

ST. PAUL — Minnesota Attorney General’s Office has “opened an investigation” of whether the proposed merger of Minnesota-based Fairview Health Services with South Dakota-based Sanford Health complies with charity and nonprofit laws or would have “any possible effects on competition.” The planned merger is also seeing scrutiny at the Minnesota Legislature. Democratic Representative John Huot from Rosemount said access for…

Guard Soldiers Return From Year-Long Deployment To Southern Border

Members of the Bismarck-based 957th Engineer Company arrived back in Bismarck Tuesday

November 16, 2022

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BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – About 70 North Dakota National Guard soldiers are back home in the state this after a year-long mission at the southern U.S. Border. Members of the Bismarck-based 957th Engineer Company arrived back in Bismarck Tuesday. They spent a year helping Customs and Border Protection at the Southwest border. Two Soldiers were recognized during this mission for…

Semi Crashes Into Overpass Support Pillars

A semi crashes into support pillars for an interstate overpass in I-94 in Barnes County

November 16, 2022

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BARNES COUNTY, N.D> (KVRR) – A semi crashes into support pillars for an interstate overpass in I-94 in Barnes County. The crash happened around 4:30 p-m Tuesday 12 miles east of Jamestown. Highway Patrol says 36-year-old Habib Mohamud of Minneapolis lost control of a semi going eastbound. The truck went through a guard rail, scraped down the support pillars of…

Fargo city officials want to improve quality of life downtown

November 15, 2022

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FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — City officials are deciding how to add more green spaces, bike lanes and better parking in downtown Fargo. “I think our challenge now is to meet the demands of how many people we have downtown and how we integrate that with the residents. I think, the next part of the focus will be, ‘Let’s look at…

Dakota Medical Foundation receives $10 million from MacKenzie Scott

November 15, 2022

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) — Among the recipients of the latest round of donations from MacKenzie Scott is Dakota Medical Foundation in Fargo. The foundation has received $10 million from Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. The gift is included in the latest round of 300 charitable contributions by Scott over the past several months, that total $2 billion….

Olafson Claims Nearly 300 Mailers Didn’t Get Delivered on Time in Fargo

November 15, 2022

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A candidate for North Dakota Senate says hundreds of mailers were were not delivered until two days after the election. Republican Curtis Olafson lost his bid for Fargo’s new District 10 senate seat by 38 votes. He says the nearly 300 targeted mailers could have been the difference in the election. Olafson says the mailers were…

Cabin North of Staples, Minnesota Found All Shot Up

November 15, 2022

TJ Nelson,

WADENA CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A cabin in rural Wadena County, north of Staples, is found all shot up. It was reported to Wadena County Sheriff’s Office on Monday. A deputy responded to the cabin on Cottingham Drive and found that it had been shot around 11 times, with two rounds going through the walls. There were also 13 dents…