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….
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…
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…
UNITED STATES (KVRR) — It might cost you a little more to serve turkey this Thanksgiving. Nearly seven million birds have been infected with avian flu in the past year leading to lower production and increased costs. The average price for a pound was just under $4.50 in March now sits at $6.70. The costs spiked when the avian flu…
WALHALLA, N.D. (KVRR) — There will be no skiing and snowboarding this winter season at Frost Fire Park near Walhalla. The Board of the Pembina Gorge Foundation, which runs the park, made the decision due to major malfunctions with the current snowmaking system. “Snow making is expensive and labor intensive and despite recent attempts to repair electrical, pump and water…
NORTHWOOD, N.D. (KVRR) — A rural mail carrier finds the body of a man in a ditch near Northwood, North Dakota. Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Office was called to the area late Monday morning and identified the body as 85-year-old Gerald Thingelstad. He lived in a nearby home. Deputies believe Thingelstad walked away from his home in the early morning…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Minnesotans can now get four more free COVID-19 at-home rapid tests. The state is making them available before the busy Thanksgiving holiday. They can be ordered online at mn.gov/covid19. Food banks, local public health agencies and other community health groups may also have free tests available. You can walk in or schedule an appointment for a…
WALSH CO., N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Grafton man is now charged with two felonies after crashing into a tree, leaving one of his passengers dead Saturday night near Edinburg. 46-year-old Chris Thompson is charged with two counts of injury or death resulting from driving under the influence. He has been released on bail. One of his five passengers, 48-year-old Jason…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KFGO) — Sanford Health and Twin Cities-headquartered Fairview Health Services have signed a non-binding letter of intent to combine and create a new health system. A joint statement says the combined system would bring together Sanford’s rural population hospitals and clinics with Fairview’s experience in serving urban populations and would be uniquely positioned to provide more people…
EDGELEY, N.D. (KVRR) — Cleanup begins at an elevator in Edgeley. A fire broke out on Friday at CHS Dakota Plains Ag. Gene Hanson shared these pictures with us. He says Gregerson Salvage Inc. from Wauby, South Dakota is doing the cleanup. Fire Chief Steve Powers says the elevator was built in different stages over the years, and the wood structure…
