bill signing ceremony for Great Plains Food Bank Distribution Center (KFGO)BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Governor Kelly Armstrong has signed House Bill 1143, providing a one-time $5 million appropriation from the Department of Agriculture to support construction of a new statewide distribution center. The investment will be matched dollar-for-dollar by private donations raised by the nonprofit. “We’ve reached full capacity at…
MINOT, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – North Dakota has a new state logo. It was unveiled at the annual Travel Industry Conference in Minot. The logo is described as a colorful representation of the state’s geography, scenery, and spirit. It will be used in conjunction with the “Be Legendary” brand, which for more than 20 years. “The new ND Icon captures the…
WEST FARGO — West Fargo police arrested a man suspected to have a 34-year-old warrant on Thursday, May 1. According to the West Fargo Police Department, officers pulled over a vehicle for a traffic violation and discovered that a passenger had possible warrants. Officers learned that the passenger had a felony warrant from 1991 in Burleigh County for gross sexual…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Gov. Kelly Armstrong on Thursday signed a bill that prevents K-12 public schools from having all-gender bathrooms. It allows parents to file complaints if they think their child’s school is not following state laws governing accommodations for transgender students. House Bill 1144 updates a law adopted in 2023 that prevents transgender students from using bathrooms…
Vehicles travel on Interstate 94 in Fargo on Dec. 23, 2023. (Amy Dalrymple/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — After pumping the brakes on increasing the speed limit to 80 mph on North Dakota interstate highways in the morning, the state House changed its mind Thursday evening. The House voted 54-36 to pass House Bill 1298, which would increase the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Most people are aware that gloomy weather can put a damper on one’s mood. But, in North Dakota, the compounding effects stretch further than that. Some people have to drive hours upon hours for specialized treatment, which can become impossible depending on road conditions in the wintry months. “We do have patients that travel all over…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and all hands are on deck at Fargo Center for Dermatology. For the past 16 years, the dermatology clinic has offered a free skin consultation service on May 1st. Students from NDSU and dermatologists from the clinic worked to provide consults for the dozens of people who signed up. The…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Over a hundred people came together in solidarity at the Veterans Memorial Bridge to protest on this May Day. Striking with the thousands of others nationwide to demand for a change. “This May Day, we’re standing together to send a message loud and clear across the country and the globe. We’re united in our resolve to…
FARGO, N.D. – The 32nd Avenue reconstruction project in Fargo is just about ready to move on to its next phase. City officials say that the project is progressing well thanks to a mild winter that allowed for an earlier start date. As such, phase 1 of the four-part total reconstruction is nearly complete. Phase 2 begins Monday, May 5….
FARGO — It’s our favorite day of the week again, and this week’s Pet Connection cutie is Lavina the domestic shorthair tabby, who came all the way with foster mom Samantha Becker to our studio from Polk County, Minnesota. Lavina came in to Smiley’s Rescue as a baby, along with all her littermates. She is the last of her brothers…
