FARGO, N.D. — The former Kmart on South University Drive in Fargo along with lot-partner Burger King could be meeting the wrecking ball. GFI Dakota Development, the property owner, and Enclave Development want to build 170 apartments along with commercial buildings, including a grocery store. Fargo city commissioners approving a request to submit a tax increment financing application to determine…
FARGO, N.D. — The Salvation Army wraps up last year’s Red Kettle campaign as they announce the results of their largest fundraiser of the year. With implications of the pandemic, the Salvation Army says they anticipated many more people in need of help in 2020 compared to previous years. As a result, the red kettles were down $60,000 from the…
FARGO (KVRR) – The first trial held in connection with last year’s downtown Fargo riot has ended with acquittals. A Cass County District Court jury found 24-year-old Negasi Behre “not guilty” of engaging in a riot and preventing arrest. Behre was arrested May 30 during a clash between protesters and dozens of law enforcement officers, who had formed a line…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) – North Dakota health officials are reporting 4 new deaths due to the coronavirus. That brings the death toll to 1,415. A man in his 60s from Burleigh County, a man in his 60s from Cass County, a man in his 80s from Stark County, and a woman in her 90s from Golden Valley County passed away….
It’s January, it’s freezing cold out there, and your last few days off from work and school and routine are a long way behind you. And the cabin fever is worse this year than ever, given how long it’s been on lockdown. But while most of us begin doing research around this time of year for our spring break or…
BISMARCK, N.D. – Critics of legislation that addresses gender in school sports say the proposal discriminates against transgender students in North Dakota. The bill would prohibit public schools from allowing a person to participate on a girls or boys team if the person “was assigned the opposite sex at birth.” Republican Rep. Ben Koppelman of West Fargo says the bill…
WEST FARGO, N.D. –They are called pandemic pets. Rescues in the area are seeing an influx in abandoned animals. As pandemic restrictions are lifted throughout the metro, many people may be returning back to school or even work and that raises some concerns amongst new pet parents. As people were quarantined throughout the start of the pandemic, many sought to…
BISMARCK, N.D. – A Republican lawmaker is proposing a bill to make recreational marijuana legal in North Dakota. State Rep. Jason Dockter of Bismarck says attitudes toward the drug have changed in the past few years. His bill would not support growing nor would it protect people carrying more than an ounce from the law. Both neighboring South Dakota and…
FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo police say several persons of interest are being sought in connection with a shooting Sunday at the former Community Homes complex, now called “The Arbors.” Lt. Chris Helmick says police were notified by a hospital that a female with gunshot wounds had been dropped off. Security video helped detectives identify a man who was with the…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Gov. Doug Burgum says the North Dakota Dept. of Human Services will temporarily administer the federally funded refugee resettlement program in North Dakota to preserve in-state control after Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota unexpectedly announced its closure. “North Dakota has had decades of proven success at integrating refugees who are fully vetted by the U.S….
