GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A Hepatitis A vaccine clinic was held at UND Memorial Union this afternoon for people potentially exposed by a worker at Chick-fil-a on campus. Hepatitis A is a contagious liver infection. North Dakota Health and Human Services says the worker was possibly exposed following out-of-state travel. No additional cases have been identified. People who ate…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Butler Arena in West Fargo was packed with wrestling fans, as Below Zero Wrestling held their Winter Slam event. Former WWE wrestlers Maven and John Morrison were part of the show, that drew hundreds of people. The crowd was excited throughout the night, cheering on the heroes and booing the villains. Maven, who is…
FARGO (KVRR) – A number of employees were laid off this week from NDSU’s Northern Crops Institute. Interim Co-Director David Boehm says the layoffs affected five full-time employees and seven hourly employees. Boehm says for several years, the Institute grew rapidly, but over time, that growth didn’t generate the revenue necessary to cover expenses. He also says post-pandemic inflation affected…
Former President Donald Trump attends the closing arguments in the Trump Organization civil fraud trial in New York. NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge ruled Friday against Donald Trump, imposing a $364 million penalty over what the judge ruled was a yearslong scheme to dupe banks and others with financial statements that inflated the former president’s wealth. Judge…
GRAND FORKS — It’s hard to tricera-top this for fascinating. One of the world’s premier dinosaur paleontologists is in the northern valley Friday to tell us what it was like here when some of the most beloved dinosaurs roamed the region. John Scannella studies Triceratops and the Hell Creek formation at the Museum of the Rockies. He’s the John R….
DAPL protest (Morton Co. Sheriff)BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Opening statements began Thursday in the trial of North Dakota’s lawsuit against the federal government for the costs of responding to the Dakota Access Pipeline protests, the culmination of an unusual and drawn-out court fight. The state filed the lawsuit in 2019, seeking $38 million from the federal government for policing the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General has agreed to expand postal audits to include Fargo, Grand Forks and Dickinson. That is in addition to ongoing audits of facilities in Bismarck, Mandan and Minot. A number of people across the region are dealing with mail and newspaper delivery delays. The states congressional delegation also has concerns and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – NDSU has opened a new esports facility on campus, which is a state of the art center. This new facility will include 36 machines, capabilities to stream the games and this will be free and open to all NDSU students. “A casual home as well, that we’re in here every week. Honestly everyday. With new people…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — North Dakota Public Service Commission Chair Julie Fedorchak kicks-off her U.S. House campaign at a rally in Bismarck and she was introduced by former North Dakota Gov. Ed Schafer. Fedorchak says if elected, she wants to serve on the Energy and Commerce Committee. She will seek the nod at the Republican state convention in early April….
FARGO (KVRR) – A former employee who says he was fired for complaining about racial harassment at a West Fargo restaurant is suing the company that owns the business in federal court. Thomas L. Williams, who is African-American, says he was fired one week after he complained about an assistant manager telling a racially offensive joke at Spitfire Bar &…
