North Dakota News

Sports stars take part in Roger Maris Celebrity Golf Tournament

This was a great day for golf as sports celebrities come together to play for a good cause

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Celebrities hit the golf course for charity looking to score the perfect hole-in-one! “Every year is different but they all are fun you get to meet a lot of new people, and everyone is on board for the right cause its always just a fun deal and happy to be here,” Moorhead native and former NHL…

ND Human Rights Film Festival names Native American Programming Director

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A local arts organization adds a new role in preparation for its upcoming film festival. Non-profit The Human Family has welcomed Falcon Gott to the North Dakota Human Rights Film Festival as the Native American Programming Director. The position is new to the festival. Gott says his goal is to represent Native Americans in ways that…

Healthcare clinic helps curb medical costs with affordable visits

The Convenient Care Clinic charges patients a $40 flat rate per appointment for people who may be under insured, uninsured or those who might not qualify for medical assistance.

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A health clinic in West Fargo is aiming to reach more people in the community by offering affordable healthcare. After becoming a family nurse practitioner 16 years ago and seeing the high cost of medical bills, Susan Nordquist wanted to help people faced with medical hardships. “What our goal is, is to make a difference…

Pandemic-related federal unemployment assistance ends this weekend in ND

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Effective Saturday, the extra $300 some North Dakotans receive each week in unemployment money will be no more. “Basically what we’re seeing at the end of this week is a return to pre-pandemic norms,” said Sarah Arnston with Job Service North Dakota. Arnston says state-paid unemployment benefits will continue. “What is ending is the federal programs…

ND Human Rights Film Festival appoints new Native American Programming Director

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A local arts organization adds a new role in preparation for its upcoming film festival. The Human Family, a Fargo nonprofit organization, has welcomed Falcon Gott to the North Dakota Human Rights Film Festival as the Native American Programming Director. The position is new to the festival. Gott says his goal is to represent Native Americans…

Fargo Air Museum unveils flight simulator lab

The flight simulation has over 30 virtual aircrafts to choose.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — If you’ve ever wanted to experience what it is like to be an airplane pilot, well, you’re in luck. In a ribbon cutting ceremony, Fargo Air Museum unveils a new flight simulator lab. It gives people a virtual reality experience of what it’s like to fly an aircraft. You can choose from more than 30 airplanes…

Two High Risk Sex Offenders Have New Addresses In Fargo

Cory HarmonFARGO, N.D. — Police in Fargo are notifying the community about two registered high risk sex offenders living in the area. Cory Harmon, 41,  is at 734 College Street North in Fargo. Harmon was convicted of Luring Minor by Computer and Possession of Prohibited Materials (child pornography) in November 2011, in Richland County District Court. He is a lifetime…

Counties join ban on fireworks because of drought

BISMARCK, N.D. – Burleigh and Morton counties have joined the city of Mandan in banning the use of fireworks during the July Fourth holiday season due to the widespread drought in North Dakota. Rural fire chiefs in both counties recommended the bans because of extremely dry conditions. The U.S. Drought Monitor shows more than two-thirds of the state is in…

Fire destroys recycling truck in Jamestown

courtesy, KFGOJAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – Smoke could be seen for miles after a recycling truck caught fire in Jamestown. Jamestown Rural Fire Chief Brian Paulson says it took 7 trucks and 17 firefighters to put out the blaze.  Crews were on the scene for about 90 minutes. The fire started behind the cab of the truck. The truck was destroyed….

Company agrees to settle alleged Clean Water Act violations

BISMARCK, N.D. – A Colorado company has agreed to settle Clean Water Act violations stemming from the company’s oil production activities in North Dakota. The Environmental Protection Agency says Phoenix Petroleum LLC has agreed to pay a $50,000 penalty as part of the settlement. The EPA says inspections of two of the company’s tank batteries in Divide and Williams counties…