FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality is advising residents to consider limiting time outside while smoky conditions remain. They advise people to protect their health and keep windows and doors closed until smoke levels subside. Inhaling fine particles can cause a variety of health effects including respiratory irritation and shortness of breath. It can also worsen…
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — A former manager at the Harvard Medical School morgue, his wife and three other people have been indicted in connection with the theft and sale of human body parts, federal prosecutors in Pennsylvania announced Wednesday. Cedric Lodge, 55, of Goffstown, New Hampshire, stole dissected portions of cadavers that were donated to the school in the scheme…
U.S. Forest Service says about 30 acres of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness are currently burning. The Minnesota Interagency Incident Command Team B has been requested to coordinate the extended response to the Spice Lake fire. That’s in the Gunflint Ranger District of the Superior National Forest. The fire is being monitored and at the moment it’s still small,…
SABIN, Minn. (KVRR) – Investigators believe a fire that damaged a highway bridge Tuesday evening near Sabin was intentionally set. Sheriff Mark Empting says crews were called to the fire in the 8000 block of 80th Street South at around 9:35 p.m. The bridge is constructed of railroad ties and was fully engulfed in flames. Empting says the Minnesota Pollution…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — On five Tuesdays in the summer, Moorhead Parks and Recreation presents RiverArts. During these events, you can expect cultural performances, artist-led demonstrations and activities, inflatables, yard games, a photo station, and more. There are concessions available from The Lions Club of Moorhead and adult beverages from Fargo-Moorhead Community Theater. People were encouraged to bring a chair…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The best bowlers across the globe are back in the F-M region for the first time in fifty years. The PBA Tournament stops by Moorhead’s Sunset Lanes as hundreds await their chance to roll and greet some of the best in the game. “It’s just an opportunity that came up. Jay Fettig and Marshall Kent…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — For the first time in its 46-year history, the all-women annual Air Race Classic will begin its takeoff from the Grand Forks International Airport. The competition across 12 states begins next Tuesday with 42 teams and 100 racers taking off from the Grand Forks airport and ending that Friday in Miami. At 8 a.m., more…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota Sports and Events announces that Target Center in Minneapolis will host the upcoming U.S. Olympic team gymnastics trials. The trials are ahead of the 2024 summer games in Paris and will be held June 27 – 30. During the four-day event, fans can watch some of the country’s best artistic gymnasts. St. Paul native and three-time…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — With recent changes being made to marijuana laws in Minnesota, the talk about how it will impact colleges and universities ramps up. We reached out to Concordia College, and their response was they will continue their ban on marijuana on campus. And this will apply to all students, faculty and staff on campus. A Concordia representative…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A former North Dakota abortion provider challenged one of the nation’s strictest abortion laws Monday, arguing the law “fragrantly violates” a court ruling supporting the right of patients in the state to obtain the procedure to preserve their life or health. The lawsuit initially filed last year by what was the conservative state’s sole abortion provider…
