North Dakota News

State of the Cities Held And Mayors Talk About Construction And Safety

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Mayors of the metro’s five major cities take the stage at The Chamber’s State of the Cities. First was updates on the Fargo-Moorhead Area Diversion Project, the revitalization of downtown Moorhead and the shared vision for a new convention center that was approved by voters in November. But the main event was the panel of the…

Worker Rushed To Hospital After Falling From Rail Car at Elevator in Ayr, ND

CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — A worker at Ayr Terminal Grain Elevator was rushed to a Fargo hospital by Sanford AirMed after falling from a rail car. It happened around 2 p.m. The patient’s condition is unavailable. Cass County Sheriff’s Office, Page Ambulance, Page Fire Department and Sanford AirMed, all responded. The sheriff’s office is reviewing the circumstances surrounding the…

MATBUS Driver Saves Unresponsive Passenger With Narcan Kit

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A MATBUS Driver is being recognized for his heroic effort to provide Narcan to an unresponsive passenger. Zachary Armstrong was driving Route 15, a bus that travels from Downtown Fargo to West Acres Mall. He was alerted of a woman who was unresponsive and he immediately pulled over to contact dispatchers and administered Narcan spray, which…

Gov. Armstrong Property Tax Proposal Introduced with Support of Legislative Leaders

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – A proposal for property tax reform unveiled this week by Gov. Kelly Armstrong appears to have strong support from legislative leaders. House Bill 1176, filed Thursday, contains the proposal introduced by Armstrong during his State of the State address. The bill would increase the primary residence tax credit and put most homeowners on a path toward…

Hoeven and Cramer Introduce Resolution Congratulating NDSU Bison Football On National Championship

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Sen. John Hoeven and Sen. Kevin Cramer have introduced a resolution congratulating the North Dakota State University Bison football team on winning its 10th NCAA Division I FCS national championship title since 2011. The senators complemented the resolution with remarks delivered on the floor of the U.S. Senate recognizing the Bison’s long record of excellence. They…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Dolly

FARGO — Dolly’s rescue worker describes her as a doll, and since she’s been bottle-feeding her since she was a tiny kitten of four weeks old and knows her disposition pretty well, it’s safe to say you’d be getting a really sweet kitten if you adopted her. Dolly and her sibling were born in a vacant building in very cold…

CHI St. Francis Health nurses vote to join union

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…