FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — An update to what was believed to be a natural gas explosion last month at a Red River Commodities food processing plant in north Fargo. An investigation has determined that it was actually a dust explosion involving one of the storage bins in the facility. Fargo Fire crews were called to the plant after the explosion…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Grand Forks woman has been charged with driving while high on drugs with her young son in the car. The State Patrol stopped 30-year-old Megan Thorsen for driving erratically on I-94 near Fergus Falls on Saturday afternoon. Thorsen was arrested and charged with 5th degree drug possession and 3rd degree DWI. She told…
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site. (Photo provided by National Park Service)WILLISTON, N.D. (KVRR/Prairie Public) – A 36-year-old man has been taken into custody after he barricaded himself at the Fort Union Trading Post near Williston. The incident began around 8 a.m. Tuesday, when the Williams County Sheriff’s Office was told a man was in the trading post who…
enora Kenner, center, of Bismarck, talks with attendees of an anti-CO2 pipeline protest at the Capitol in Bismarck on July 27, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Two North Dakota judges have ruled that lawsuits filed by landowners against carbon pipeline company Summit Carbon Solutions can proceed over objections about court procedures. Several landowners are suing…
GRAFTON, N.D. (KVRR) — Voters in Walsh County reject plans for a new jail and sheriff’s office. There were two questions on the ballot and both had to pass by a majority for the referendum to pass. On the three quarter percent sales tax, it had enough votes with 1,073 yes and 985 no in unofficial results. But the question…
Starmaine Hoeper / Kyle McLeodFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Moorhead man accused of shooting a man in a drug deal gone bad last July in south Fargo is sentenced to 10 years in prison in a plea deal. An attempted murder charge was dropped against 34-year-old Starmaine Hoeper. He was sentenced for possession of fentanyl with a firearm, unlawful possession…
Crews work on a Chevy Silverado after it was hit by a train Tuesday, May 13, 2025.WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The West Fargo Fire and Police Departments were dispatched to a crash between a pickup and a train on Tuesday. The call came in just before 11:30 a.m. in the 400 block of 12th Avenue Northeast. The pickup was…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Measles is a contagious, viral illness that can be life-threatening. It is especially severe for young children and those with compromised immune systems. “We have seen with children who are vaccinated are at home recovering well, just like an upper respiratory infection. Children who are unvaccinated we have seen hospitalizations and even deaths. So we…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — MSUM is going to honor a transformative leader in the hospitality industry with an Honorary Doctorate. Gary Tharaldson will be presented an honorary Doctor of Business at the 2 p.m. commencement ceremony on Friday in Nemzek Fieldhouse. Tharaldson is CEO and founder of Tharaldson Hospitality, Tharaldson Commercial, and Tharaldson Ethanol. His journey began in 1982 when…
FARGO (KFGO) – Fargo Cass Public Health will host a measles, mumps and rubella walk-in vaccine clinic on Thursday, May 15, from 7 a.m. – 1 p.m. The clinic will be held at the main FCPH building at 1240 25th Street South in Fargo. It is a walk-in clinic and appointments are not necessary. The MMR vaccine will be available…
