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A special preview of week one what you should know heading into the Drake game

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)-It’s finally game week and the Bison are amped up for this one. At the presser a major key Coach Entz mentioned is controlling the controllables, limiting turnovers, penalties and playing Bison football. Drake comes in a major underdog, last year the bulldogs finished 2-8. They’re coming in on a five game losing streak dating back to last…

WMSTR blows the hot air of agriculture history

ROLLAG, Minn. (KVRR) – It’s been happening for 69 years. The Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion is an event farmers and machinery fans look forward to every Labor Day Weekend. The theme every year is to show how people used steam to get the job done. The event is full of hot air. The good kind. At the end of…

UND president says discovery of more Indigenous remains possible

Andrew ArmacostGRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR-KNOX) – The president of the University of North Dakota says there may be additional Native American remains and artifacts on campus that are yet to be found. UND President Andrew Armacost recently disclosed that some 250 boxes of Indigenous remains and artifacts were discovered in March. Research is under way to figure out why the…

Police are tracking cellphone movements without warrants

UNDATED (AP) – Local law enforcement agencies across the nation have been using an obscure cellphone tracking tool that gives them the power to follow people’s movements – even months back in time. And the software is being used at times without search warrants. Word of the use of “Fog Reveal” comes from public records and internal emails obtained by…

West Fargo Public Library offers memory kits to seniors

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Fargo Public Library now offering memory care kits to senior living communities across the city. The kits help those experiencing Alzheimer’s, dementia, memory loss or other cognitive decline. Each kit has CDs, essential oils, and other sensory tools like photos, puzzles and games. Friends of the West Fargo Library donated $1,000 for the project….

North Dakota ranked hardest working state in U.S.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A 2021 study from WalletHub finds North Dakota is the hardest working state in the nation. The study determined six direct work factors like average workweek hours and the employment rate as well as four indirect factors including commute time and average leisure time spent per day. Using a points system, a score closer to 100…

Fufeng Work in Grand Forks Put on Pause

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Construction is paused on the Fufeng wet corn mill development in Grand Forks as a government review of the project continues. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States is doing a national security assessment. It has sent a letter to China’s Fufeng requesting a further filing and deeper examination of the facts and…