FARGO, N.D., (KVRR)- The Feed My Starving Children Fargopack has started its record breaking meal effort. The nonprofit and volunteers throughout the red river valley have started to make meals for children around the world. They have packed out the Fargo dome with over 40 truckloads of food and materials to make food packs. Their goal is to make 10…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Firefighters stood by briefly at Hector International Airport in Fargo Friday morning after an inbound aircraft declared an emergency. The plane had just left the airport. Shortly before 8 a.m., the air traffic control tower notified the Hector Field Fire Department that a FedEx Cessna Caravan 208 reported smoke in the cabin. The plane was approximately 2…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Two Fargo residents are in custody after a police pursuit early Friday in West Fargo. The city of West Fargo says at approximately 2 a.m., police approached a suspicious vehicle in Rendezvous Park after park hours. “Officers attempted to make a traffic stop after the suspect vehicle initially fled upon seeing law enforcement and a…
JAMESTOWN, N.D., (KVRR)- A Jamestown-area couple who lost power in last month’s freezing rainstorm used their generator to make food for repair crews. Tim and Joanne Geinert from Jamestown had lost power for more than seven days. They had a generator. So when they saw power crews working near them, they prepared hot soup, bread, and cheese for the workers….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — With the sale of land finalized between the Department of Veterans Affairs and local landowners, the 5-acre Fargo National Cemetery will grow to 35 acres. U.S. Senator John Hoeven said, “And I also want to express my intent to continue to work to enhance this cemetery as much as we’ve done over the past 20 years…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – The University of North Dakota was awarded a multi-million dollar contract from the U.S. Army to develop an innovative Contamination and Sanitation Inspection system. The contract came from the combat capabilities development command for $7.6 million. This will be a collaborative effort between multiple groups. The project aims to design and build handheld inspection scanners…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR:UPDATE 5 P.M.) — Cass County Electric crews continue to make progress getting the lights back on for hundreds of its members. They are down to 111 members without power. That is down from a high of 4,600 after the Christmas ice storm. Over 800 broken poles have been replaced. Lineworkers are working through the evening and will…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Grand Forks Fire Department says a portable jump starter containing a lithium-ion battery caused the fire at Grand Forks Subaru on Wednesday. They say the unit was charging overnight and malfunctioned causing thermal runaway and igniting nearby combustibles. Damage was isolated to an area in the back of the building but most of the dealership…
File PictureWEST FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) — West Fargo Police and Red River Valley SWAT served a high-risk search warrant in the 200 block of 91/2 Avenue West at about 8:30 this morning. SWAT used a flash-sound diversionary device to distract potential suspects while the door was breached. Two people were questioned, but no arrests were made. Police say it was…
Joshua McCleary (L), Marcus Creech (R)FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Two men are charged in multiple North Dakota counties for crimes committed years ago. 41-year-old Joshua McCleary, who is in the James River Correctional Center in Jamestown, is charged with 16 felonies that include criminal mischief, theft, and burglary. 30-year-old Marcus Creech, who is jailed in Watford City, faces three felony…
