FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo City Hall is lit up in purple. It is to commemorate the beginning of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. The national observance aims to amplify the voices of survivors and to create an environment where they have the confidence to know they will be heard and supported. This year’s theme is ‘How Would YOU Help?’…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota U.S. House candidate Cara Mund visited with voters in Fargo on Saturday. Mund was at Atomic Coffee in downtown Fargo to hear voters concerns and share her message. She shared her message about the importance of government transparency, and reaffirmed her commitment to women’s reproductive rights. Mund said she got into the race because she…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Fargo Pop EXPO held Saturday and Sunday at the river valley, fairgrounds, with celebration of all things, pop culture from comics to motorcycle The event featured vendors selling vintage toys, comics, and video games, as well as car and motorcycle displays. Fans could get autographs and pictures with The A-Team and Battlestar Galactica actor Dirk…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — It’s that time of year, time to get your “can” on the bus. MATBUS is celebrating Earth Week by offering a free ride from Monday through Saturday, April 22-27, when you donate one empty aluminum can on board. Last year, riders donated 163 pounds of cans. MATBUS began the promotion in 1992 and has done it…
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency cleared the way Friday for a higher blend of ethanol to be sold nationwide for the third summer in a row, citing global conflicts that it says are putting pressure on the world’s fuel supply. The agency announced an emergency waiver that will exempt gasoline blended with 15% ethanol from an existing summertime ban. Gasoline…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — An ammonia leak Friday night at Simplot in Grand Forks shut down a section of Gateway Drive and alerts were sent to people in the area to stay indoors. The leak was reported around 7:30 Friday night. Fire crews arrived to find high ammonia levels outside the building which had carried into a nearby residential…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) – Rick Becker is pausing campaign activities due to a family emergency. Becker told KFGO that his son was riding an electric skateboard when he crashed, and sustained a skull fracture and a brain bleed. He’s hopeful that his son keeps improving and can be discharged from the hospital in the next few days. Becker will resume…
FARGO (KVRR) – A Cass County jury has ruled in favor of a woman who claims she was sexually assaulted as a minor while she attended a house party in Fargo. The owners of the home were ordered to pay the victim $250,000. The woman says the assault took place in 2019. According to court documents, the minors at the…
FARGO — Just in time for the 100th anniversary of the creation of George Gershwin’s beloved “Rhapsody in Blue,” a new homage by a modern-day American composer is coming for the first time to North Dakota. And this weekend, you can hear it for yourself, thanks to the FM Symphony Orchestra and this week’s guest artist. Guest artist Jeffrey Biegel…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — An open records request by KVRR Local News has revealed a letter that indicates former Metro Diversion Executive Director Joel Paulsen was placed on administrative leave shortly before he resigned. That letter was never signed by Paulsen, who resigned shortly after. The notice, which is signed by Metro Flood Diversion Authority Board Chair Shelly Carlson, lists…
