FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Republican father-daughter legislators Shannon Roers Jones and Jim Roers of Fargo announce that they are not running for re-election. They issued a joint statement saying they made the decision to focus on Roers Construction and Development, a company Jim started in the 1970s, and to spend more time with family. The Roers represent District 46, which…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Republican Rep. Kelly Armstrong is getting a primary challenger for his U.S. House seat: former state lawmaker Rick Becker. Becker last ran as an independent for U.S. Senate in 2022 and got just 18 percent of the vote against Republican Sen. John Hoeven and Democrat Katrina Christiansen. She is running again this year against Sen. Kevin…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A two-year-old child in Bismarck is dead after suspected fentanyl poisoning. Police were called to the home Sunday night and found Jasten Ribs was unresponsive with a parent trying to revive the child. He was taken to a Bismarck hospital where he died. A preliminary test showed the boy’s urine was positive for fentanyl. His parents,…
FARGO — They’re some of the most sustainable ways you can get around town, but they sometimes sort of blend into the environment. Now, Fargo city planners want students to get on the bus… both literally and figuratively. They’re asking for your middle and high school students’ art submissions, to be featured on the side of a city bus. The…
Today we announced that we will not seek a third term as governor. Serving as governor and first lady of North Dakota has been one of the most incredible and rewarding experiences of our lives. We are eternally grateful to the citizens for giving us this opportunity. pic.twitter.com/6vOv0Lqgey — Gov. Doug Burgum (@GovDougBurgum) January 22, 2024 BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) –…
WEST FARGO, N.D., (KVRR)- The Frostival continues with a movie on ice this afternoon at the Lights at West Fargo. West Fargo Parks District partnered with West Fargo Events to host a movie at the lights outdoor ice rink. They showed the movie Happy Feet, a very fitting movie for watching on ice. The event was complete with skating and…
FARGO, N.D., (KVRR)- NDSU hosted a robotics competition for students across the region. The First Tech Challenge Eastern Dakota Qualifier was hosted at the university. This challenge saw students from across the region grade 7 through 12 compete in building and programming robots to do tasks like pull ups, launching a paper airplane, and stacking blocks. This challenge not only…
FARGO, N.D., (KVRR)- NDSU students and faculty performed a Baroque Festival. It was held at Peace Lutheran Church in Fargo. The Baroque Music Festival was performed by NDSU Challey School of Music Students and faculty. This event was free for the public to attend and streamed online for those who could not make it in person. Baroque music was the…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota lawmaker who insulted police with vulgar, homophobic and anti-migrant comments during an arrest last month for drunken driving was sentenced to serve nearly a year of unsupervised probation and to pay $1,000. Republican state Rep. Nico Rios, of Williston, received the sentence on Jan. 8, when he pleaded guilty to drunken driving, court…
WEST FARGO, N.D., (KVRR)- January is cervical cancer awareness month and an HPV vaccine can help prevent it. HPV is a virus transmitted through human contact that can cause multiple types of cancer including cervical cancer. The HPV vaccine is a two dose treatment that was first rolled out in 2006. This vaccine is approved for anyone between 9 years old…
