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A blizzard on the international border may cause problems for North Dakota and Minnesota

FARGO, N.D., (KVRR)- A blizzard occurring at the international border may cause problems for the rest of North Dakota and Minnesota. National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for multiple counties in north-eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota until 6 pm. After this event, arctic air is expected to come into the area dropping temperatures and causing very cold wind…

Journalism Major Returns to University of North Dakota

UND offered a journalism major from 1924 until 1985

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Students will once again be able to get a journalism major at UND. It will return in the fall. Students can take journalism classes today, but the program leads majors to a Communication degree. Economic and media trends are challenging news outlets nationwide. UND says journalism graduates will fill a void in the state as…

Hitting Half-Way Mark To Packing 10 Million Meals at Fargodome

Feed My Starving Children FargoPack

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Feed My Starving Children FargoPack continues to set records as they pack meals for kids around the globe at Fargodome. They have reached the 5 million meal mark…half way to the goal of 10 million! On Tuesday, they hit 3 million meals packed which surpasses Fargo’s previous record of 2.58 million meals in 2019. They also…

Video shows Barakat encounter with deputy, weeks before deadly ambush in Fargo

FARGO (KVRR) – We’re getting a look at a law enforcement encounter with the man who gunned down three Fargo police officers, one fatally, and an innocent bystander, recorded about two months before the deadly ambush. The bodycam video from May 4, 2023 was obtained from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy responded to a private shooting range in…

Grand Forks Attorney Appointed To Bench by Gov. Doug Burgum

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The Northeast Central Judicial District has a new judge. Gov. Doug Burgum has appointed Grand Forks attorney Theodore “Ted” Sandberg to the bench. Sandberg has practiced law for over 25 years and is currently senior partner at his firm of Olson, Juntunen, Sandberg, Boettner & Cobb Ltd. concentrating on criminal defense and general litigation. He earned…

Fargo Public School Board hosts meetings about long term plans

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Public School District is holding meetings this week to answer questions about its Long Range Facility Plan. The school district’s Long Range Facility plan will be used to help determine what happens to some of the district’s aging schools—and how to handle the consequences of those changes. James Hand, Fargo Public Schools Director of Facilities,…

Holy Cross Catholic Church places bell tower in place

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- Holy Cross Catholic Church in West Fargo is making major strides towards being completed later this year. The church raised the final piece of its 138 foot bell tower on the new church which is currently under construction. This final piece in place marks the completion of the church’s frame structure. The full tower will have…

Great Plains Food Bank receives close to $100,000 in donation from Hornbacher’s

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Great Plains Food Bank received a huge donation Wednesday from Hornbacher’s to help with their operations. The $98,991 came from the Feed Hope campaign, which ran during December. “Never ceases to amaze me what our community does for those in need,” said Matt Leiseth, the president of Hornbacher’s. “When they see that there is a…

More People Go Through The Ice In North Dakota and Minnesota

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Two anglers are credited with rescuing a Jamestown man after his snowmobile plunged through thin ice on Jamestown Reservoir. Authorities say it happened around noon Monday when Cody Deese’s snowmobile broke through the ice. Skylar Schmeichel and Shane Weiss, who were fishing nearby, saw Deese struggling in the icy water, called 911, and started a rescue,…

Rep. Kelly Armstrong Running for Re-Election, Facing Two Other Candidates

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The U.S. House race is heating up in North Dakota. Republican Representative Kelly Armstrong confirms that he is running for re-election in November. He first won the seat in 2018. Democrat Trygve Hammer announces that he will run for the House seat. The military pilot, defense contractor, security consultant and teacher was a former candidate for…