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Eight percent increase in Memorial Day travel expected despite high gas prices

The warmer temperatures lately have us feeling like we're already in the middle of summer.

May 26, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – With Memorial Day coming up and road construction season in full swing, expect roads to be busy. AAA predicts more than 39 million Americans will travel this holiday weekend. They say it’s an eight percent increase from last year and the most expected to travel since 2017. With no end in sight for high gas prices,…

New additions for Hospice of the Red River Valley for “hospital in disguise”

May 26, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Major development is underway for the Hospice of the Red River Valley including new additions for patients and their loved ones in a 20-year project. Many people across Fargo-Moorhead come to South Fargo to celebrate while those behind the project break the ground and dig in dirt starting the construction process. The leadership team is excited…

Celebration Of “Free the Growler” Bill Turns To Talk of Surplus and Gun Control

May 26, 2022

TJ Nelson,

COON RAPIDS, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Lieutenant Gov. Peggy Flanagan are celebrating the passage of the “Free the Growler” bill with stops at breweries. The governor held a ceremonial signing of the bill at a brewery in Coon Rapids on Wednesday and Thursday in Rochester. The bill raises the cap on growler sales, allows more off-sale…

Seven Clans breaks ground on expansion for Warroad casino

The casino will add 100 slot machines to its gaming floor

May 26, 2022

Alison Voorhees,

WARROAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Seven Clans Casino in Warroad is about to get even bigger. Leaders broke ground on a 9,000 square foot expansion. It will be built onto the existing casino floor on the property’s west side. You can expect 100 additional slot machines, a new sports bar and restaurant along with a new entrance to the gaming floor….

USDA Urged To Maintain Access To Crop Insurance Due To Delayed Planting

May 26, 2022

TJ Nelson,

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Our wet spring forced delays in planting for farmers across the region. North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven says absent a dramatic improvement in weather conditions, unplanted acres in our region will be significant. Global wheat stocks are tightening due to the war in Ukraine and weather challenges in the U.S. Hoeven and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar…

Diesel prices nearly $3 dollars a gallon higher than last year cut into companies’ bottom lines

May 26, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – If you thought the price of unleaded fuel is too high, be glad you don’t drive a vehicle running on diesel. According to the Energy Information Administration, diesel fuel sold in the Midwest is $2.94 cents more expensive per gallon than this time last year. Companies charge customers a fuel surcharge when prices rise raising costs…

North Dakota Tourism Expected To Be Strong This Summer

May 26, 2022

TJ Nelson,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — North Dakota Tourism and Marketing Director Sara Otte Coleman says high gas prices won’t keep people from hitting the road this summer. She says a new national study found only a small number of those planning travel were considering the cancellation of their trips. Otte Colman says there are hints of a strong summer for visitors…

Man’s Death in Grand Forks Ruled A Homicide

May 26, 2022

TJ Nelson,

Kindi JallohGRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A homicide investigation is underway in Grand Forks. Police say 67-year-old Douglas Elgert suffered injuries leading investigators to determine his death was a homicide. 39-year-old Kindi Jalloh has been charged with tampering with evidence in the incident. No one has been arrested for the homicide. Police found Elgert dead Tuesday afternoon after getting a…

Good Samaritan shutting down nursing home in Mott

May 26, 2022

Jim Monk,

MOTT, N.D. – After more than 50 years of providing care, a nursing home in southwestern North Dakota is closing its doors. The Good Samaritan Society home in Mott plans to close in July, leaving families of its residents searching for new senior living options. Good Samaritan Society-Mott staff met with families about the closure and provided a list of…

Space heater suspected of causing fire that killed three

May 26, 2022

Jim Monk,

AITKIN, Minn. – Sheriff’s officials say a space heater may have been involved in a fire that killed a couple and their young grandson in Aitkin County. The fire broke out in a trailer home early last Sunday in Wealthwood Township north of Lake Mille Lacs. Authorities say deputies and firefighters arrived, and once the flames were extinguished, they located…