North Dakota News

Yuj Yoga Studio hosts puppy yoga

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Yuj Yoga Studio in Fargo held their first ever puppy yoga sessions Sunday. The event was part of a partnership with Turtle Mountain Animal Rescue, who brought the puppies to the studio. Almost a thousand dollars was raised from the event to benefit the rescue, while giving participants a unique yoga experience. Yuj owner Allison Grippe…

Sharing North Dakota’s Cold War History

COOPERSTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) — Just outside of Cooperstown, N.D. lies the former site of Oscar-Zero Missile Alert Facility. It is now the Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site, where travelers can come to get a glimpse of where U.S. soldiers stood ready to launch in case of nuclear war. Site Supervisor Robert Branting has been working at the site…

Mudding damaging rural roadways

FARGO (KVRR) — As temperatures get warmer, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office is reminding the public about the cost of damaging rural roadways. Sheriff Jesse Jahner says that every year Cass County’s rural roadways see significant damage from recreational mudding, when drivers purposefully spin their tires to create deep tracks in the roadway. This damage is expensive to repair, especially…

Update: Names released in Fargo Firetruck Crash

FARGO (KVRR) — A Fargo Fire Department Firetruck was involved with a crash with a motorcycle at the intersection of 45th St. and 40th Ave. S in Fargo, resulting in serious injuries to the motorcyclist. The crash occurred just before noon. The firetruck, driven by Fargo Fire Department’s Andrew Payne, had its lights and sirens on, and was heading north…

UND freshman balancing life as national rifle champ and student

EMERADO, N.D. (KVRR) – Balancing college life and the sport you love can be challenging, and one UND freshman knows all about that. Casia Steinhaus, who’s from Devils Lake, is the only representative of UND for rifle shooting. Competing in the National Intercollegiate Rifle Championships in March, Steinhaus swept the competition and took home the top awards. This includes the…

Fargo Police arrest man after responding to hostage situation

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Lakeville, Minnesota man is arrested after Fargo Police respond to a hostage situation. Officers were sent to the 2600 block of 14th Street South on Monday when the victim texted her employer, saying she couldn’t come to work because she was being held hostage by her ex-boyfriend. The woman told officers she had been held…