WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – We’re still a week away from the official start of fall, but one local pumpkin patch gave people a chance to enjoy some fall spirit while the summer weather sticks around. Lil Bitz Pumpkin Patch is celebrating their twentieth year of operation. The family run pumpkin patch features a corn maze, games, a petting zoo…
FARGO, N.D (KVRR) — Drekker Brewing hosts its tenth Drekkerfest today and tomorrow. The event brings people from far and wide to taste, eat, and try new things. The brewery also brought back some of its original taps like Roll Over, a pub ale, Igor’s Horn, and a black IPA. To kick off the event Amarok Tattoos is giving tattoos…
James Arneson (photo: Cass County jail)WEST FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A man who allegedly made threats towards Westside Elementary in West Fargo has been charged. Court documents say 48-year-old James Arneson was biking by the school around 8 Tuesday morning when his speedometer fell off the bike. Arneson asked a staff member outside to pick it up. She would not, and…
Natural gas is flared from oil and gas facilities at Fort Berthold in August 2021. (Photo provided by Environmental Protection Agency)(North Dakota Monitor) A North Dakota judge’s ruling blocks a federal agency from enforcing new restrictions on natural gas venting and flaring. The preliminary injunction granted Thursday by U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Traynor temporarily prevents the Bureau of Land…
Warehouse worker Robert Paschal stocks a cooler with fresh produce at the Food Distribution Program at Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, Nov. 6, 2018. (Photo by Preston Keres/U.S. Department of Agriculture)WASHINGTON (North Dakota Monitor) — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack apologized to tribal communities this week for delays in shipments and delivery of expired food during a tense congressional hearing…
FARGO — It’s time to feed your needs. And when you do it, you can also help to feed the needs of families who are struggling to feed themselves. ‘S United Way of Cass-Clay is celebrating 17 years of “Gobble it Up.” Seven dollars gets you a turkey sandwich, chips, a drink and a frozen treat. Even more appetizing —…
Red Trail Energy near Richardton, North Dakota, is being acquired by Gevo, a company that is developing sustainable jet fuel company. (Amy Dalrymple/North Dakota Monitor)(North Dakota Monitor) A company that is developing sustainable aviation fuel is purchasing a North Dakota ethanol plant that was the first in the nation to implement carbon capture and sequestration. Gevo, based in Englewood, Colorado,…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the bicycle rider struck by a pickup Tuesday morning in Fargo has died. Jay Holding Eagle, 66, of Fargo, was riding his bike on the sidewalk along 40th Avenue South when he entered the crosswalk on 25th Street. A pickup driven by 49-year-old Bing Zhang of Fargo turned onto 25th Street…
WEST FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Two West Fargo Public Schools students were involved in a vehicle vs. bicycle crash in West Fargo Friday morning. According to West Fargo Police, officers were called to the intersection of Veterans Boulevard and 36th Avenue E. where the vehicle collided with the bicycle. The student on the bicycle was wearing a helmet and was taken…
Minot Police Chief John KlugMINOT, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Minot Police Chief John Klug has been placed on paid administrative leave while an internal investigation is underway. In a statement, the city says the decision was made to ensure a thorough and impartial examination of recent information provided to city management. City Manager Harold Stewart is leading the investigation. He says…
