BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. (KVRR) – Registered nurses at CHI St. Francis Health in Breckenridge have voted to join a union. The nurses will join AFSCME Council 65, which represents 15,000 workers in government, non-profits, and healthcare facilities in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. “As larger and larger healthcare systems continue to run small hospitals like ours, it’s important to have…
A view of the outdoor section of Christkindlmarkt, held at the Fargo Civic Center.FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney wants to bring life back to the Fargo Civic Center in 2025. It is used for just a few events each year as of now including the popular Christkindlmarkt. Mahoney wants city staff to look for event promotion and…
CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — A woman is arrested after leading authorities on a pursuit. Barnes County say there was a reckless driver eastbound on I-94 around 4 p.m. They say 23-year-old Makayla Ryan, of Worthington, Minnesota, was swerving all over the roadway and brake checking people. North Dakota Highway Patrol tried to stop Ryan but she fled. They used…
A still from doorbell camera footage presented by the Fargo Police Department, showing Greco’s behavior in the last moments of his life.FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley explained his presence at a news conference held at Fargo Police headquarters Wednesday, stressing the need for transparency when it comes to sensitive matters. “The public deserves to know that…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Dry January challenge was initially started in the United Kingdom in 2013. Millions of people around the world have participated and in the U.S., one in four adults joined in the last year. “What I call Dry January is the Grand Experiment. When we quit drinking, even if we don’t have a drinking problem, sometimes…
Doug Burgum / Interior Secretary NomineeWASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Sen. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico is accusing Republicans of a breach of precedent and protocol in scheduling Doug Burgum’s confirmation hearing to become Interior Secretary. The Democrat and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources says the FBI background check isn’t finished and there is no…
FARGO (KVRR) – North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley says November’s fatal police-involved shooting in Fargo was “reasonable, justified and lawful in every way.” Wrigley announced the findings of his department’s investigation during a news conference Wednesday in Fargo. 65-year-old Peter Greco was shot and killed outside a home in the Deer Creek neighborhood. Greco was having mental health issues…
FARGO — Winter can be tough on all your gear. And in spite of the slight warmup we’re set to see in the next couple of days, we’ve got a lot of winter left to go. That’s why a group called Community Options is offering a free winter clothes giveaway for families across the state who are struggling financially. They…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-Prairie Public) – Xcel Energy’s North Dakota electric customers will see higher rates on their monthly bills. Xcel is asking for a 19.3 percent rate hike, which would add another $22.34 to the bill. The North Dakota Public Service Commission granted the utility an interim increase, while the Commission considers a rate case Xcel filed late in 2024….
Connie Armstrong, mother of North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong, serves punch from the punchbowl that is part of the 40-piece silver serving set purchased and made for the battleship USS North Dakota in 1910s, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Bismarck, N.D. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — If the speeches weren’t enough of a draw when the North Dakota…
