North Dakota News

UPDATE: Xcel Crews Restore Power in Mayville

MAYVILLE, N.D. — (UPDATE: 5:37 P.M. June 6, 2021) Xcel Energy’s website shows that power has been fully restored to the Mayville-Portland area.   **Original Story Below**   Xcel Energy crews are working to restore power in Mayville after a widespread outage on Saturday. As of 4 p.m. Sunday, the company’s outage map showed four outages in the Mayville area…

Male’s body pulled from the Red River

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A male’s body was pulled from the Red River Saturday afternoon. Fargo Police says officers and the Fargo Fire Department responded to a body found in the river in the 2100 block S. A deceased male was pulled from the river and the investigation is ongoing. Categories: Local News, North Dakota News Tags: body, body found,…

Golden Drive grills out to help the homeless

For $2 a meal you can get either a brat or hot dog with a bag of chips and a drink.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) –The Golden Drive is grilling up a feast while raising awareness for and helping out homeless youth. To help provide underwear for homeless kids in need, the Golden Drive is serving up Brats and Hot Dogs at the 13th Avenue Cash Wise in Fargo today and tomorrow from 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. For $2 a meal…

Extreme heat & drought causes problems for farmers

The plants aren't able to root down enough to absorb the moisture that is down below for as fast as it's evaporating.

WHEATLAND, N.D. (KVRR) — Warm temperatures and the lack of rain is posing some problems for farmers and their crops. “I guess to take care of them and to raise a crop you need to get it planted right and make sure you take care of the weeds and pray for a little bit of rain once in a while,”…

North Dakota Veterans Cemetery conducts 10,000th interment

MANDAN, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Veterans Cemetery conducted its 10,000th interment Friday.  Interments include both burials and cremation. The cemetery was built in 1992.  It serves as the site of the North Dakota National Guard’s annual Memorial Day ceremony and each December, the North Dakota Civil Air Patrol sponsors the Wreaths Across America event. “As North Dakotans, we…

Mapleton tax preparer sentenced for filing fraudulent returns

FARGO (KVRR) – A Mapleton, N.D. man will spend 18 months in federal prison for preparing false tax returns. Forty-three-year-old Benjamin Boway was also sentenced to one year of supervised release and ordered to pay $134,498 in restitution and $500 in special assessment fees. Federal prosecutors say Boway, the owner of Bennie Tax Services, filed fraudulent tax returns for clients,…