North Dakota News

First Lady Burgum Speaks at UND About Stigma and Shame of Addiction

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/UND) — North Dakota First Lady Kathryn Burgum continues to work to eliminate the stigma and shame of addiction. She was the featured speaker at the 10th annual Women for Philanthropy Luncheon at UND. North Dakota started a statewide stigma survey in 2018 to evaluate the baseline attitudes people have toward addiction and recovery. A 2021 survey…

Fargo Navy Week Returns July 22-28

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Navy Week is returning to Fargo in July. The event was last held in the metro in 2021. Navy Week brings sailors from across the fleet to the area to showcase the importance of the Navy. Between 50 and 75 sailors from across the nation will volunteer throughout the community and discuss why the Navy matters…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Licorice

We can predict she's going to be more popular than the candy.

FARGO — Licorice is a noteworthily divisive candy, but in spite of her shiny black coat, Licorice may be misnamed, because this dog has something to appeal to practically everybody. She’s a one-and-a-half-year-old pit bull mix, and as you can see, she’s got that great big pittie smile and that sweet, cuddly, pittie personality. She has the distinctive forehead wrinkles…

Metro Flood Diversion’s Paulsen was going to be placed on administrative leave before resigning

Joel PaulsenFARGO (KVRR) – Joel Paulsen, the former Executive Director of the Metro Flood Diversion Authority, was going to be placed on administrative leave by the Authority Board just before resigning on April 9th. In documents obtained by KVRR News, Diversion Authority Chair Shelly Carlson says that Paulsen was being placed on administrative leave due to questions about his relationships…

UPDATE: Lockdown Lifted at Grand Forks Air Force Base After Report of Gunshot Fired

GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE (4:40 PM UPDATE) – Grand Forks Air Force Base lockdown has been lifted as of 4:35 p.m. local time and normal operations have resumed. Just after 1:00 p.m., security forces personnel received a report of a single gunshot near the medical clinic and base exchange. Out of an abundance of caution, they issued lockdown procedures…