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Osgood Elementary assistant principal to return, placed on improvement plan

Joshua DahlWEST FARGO (KFGO) – A West Fargo assistant principal who was placed on administrative leave in April will return to the school this fall under a plan of improvement. Osgood Elementary School began an internal investigation after parents of two students accused Joshua Dahl of physically moving their children during a program in early April. A report obtained by…

SkyWest Airlines Signs New 3-Year Deal For Service Out of Devils Lake and Jamestown

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — A new deal has been reached to keep SkyWest Airlines as the company offering flights out of Devils Lake and Jamestown. Department of Transportation signed a three-year deal with SkyWest which is good through June 30, 2027. As part of the Essential Air Service program, they will provide each community with 12 round trips per week…

Union Rally Held Outside Edgewood Healthcare Headquarters in Grand Forks

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Around 40 members of 10 different unions rallied outside Edgewood Healthcare headquarters in downtown Grand Forks in solidarity with union workers in Cheyenne, Wyoming. They included members of United Steelworkers, allied unions, labor councils and community members. North Dakota AFL-CIO supplied video of the rally and say workers represented by the United Steelworkers at Edgewood…

UPDATE: Murder Suspect Only Charged With Firearms Violations, Told Mother “A guy put a gun in my face. I did what I had to do, mom”

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO UPDATE 8PM) — Court documents are revealing details from a Fargo shooting that left one man dead. Fargo Police were called to the Arbors apartment complex in the 2200 block of 6th Ave S around 10:15 p.m. on June 24. Officers found Zion Brooks, 20, with a serious wound to his face in the parking lot. Court documents…

New Economic Frontier to Turn In Petitions To Get Legal Marijuana on the November Ballot

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The group behind the latest effort to legalize marijuana in North Dakota is ready to turn in its petitions. New Economic Frontier says the group will drop off the signatures at the state capitol on Monday, which is the deadline to get the issue on the November ballot. They will need around 15,582 valid signatures to…

Parole denied for American Indian Movement leader Leonard Peltier

Leonard PeltierWASHINGTON – Leonard Peltier, who has spent most of his life in prison since his conviction in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents in South Dakota, has been denied parole. The U.S. Parole Commission said in a statement Tuesday announcing the decision that he won’t be eligible for another parole hearing until June 2026. His attorney, Kevin Sharp,…

Local Leaders Sworn In After Winning Their City Races in June

Grand Forks Mayor Brandon Bochenski taking his second oath of officeFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Leaders are being sworn in to office after winning their respective races in the June election. Grand Forks Mayor Brandon Bochenski was sworn in for a second term after running unopposed. Two new council members, Tricia Berg and Michael Fridolfs, were also sworn in. In West…