North Dakota News

Sobriety checkpoint announced for Cass County

FARGO (KFGO) – Cass County Sheriff’s Office and North Dakota Highway Patrol are planning a sobriety checkpoint this weekend. The location and time will not be released ahead of the checkpoint. It will be held some time between Friday Aug. 25 and Sunday Aug. 27 in the county. Nurses from Essentia Health will also take part in the checkpoint. The…

LIVE: A Shot At Staying Healthy

Shots aren't much fun. But they're more fun than being sick.

FARGO — Students at West Fargo and Moorhead public schools are set to start school on Thursday. And that means there are only a few days left to get your kids up to date on their shots. New kindergarteners need chicken pox, tetanus, and Hepatitis B vaccinations, as well as the measles/mumps/rubella shot, and the polio vaccine. Doctors recommend kids…

Watch: Garland meets privately with law enforcement following deadly ambush in Fargo

FARGO (KVRR) – U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland was in Fargo Monday. Garland met privately with several local, state and federal law enforcement officials. The meeting was closed to reporters. Before the meeting, Garland spoke briefly about July’s deadly ambush that killed Fargo Police Officer Jake Wallin. Garland called the incident a “horrific ambush.” He said the courage of Officer…

Hundreds celebrate Indigenous culture at annual picnic

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Hundreds from our community celebrated Native culture at MB Johnson Park for the annual Native American Picnic. After a ceremony filled with singing and dancing, the community brought out the food featuring hot dogs and burgers. The DJ kept the party going for all while the kids jumped in bouncy houses. Those from all backgrounds were…

Choice Bank teams up with Golden Drive packing hundreds of birthday bags

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — They are continuing their mission to end homelessness Golden Drive hosted a supply drive in Downtown Fargo. This event was to gather supplies for local children’s birthdays. This morning, volunteers packed 350 birthday bags reaching their goal a filled with cupcake decorations, napkins, plates and more. “Words can’t describe the impact that this makes on our…

Man dies when struck by semi on I-94

BARNES COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — A Bismarck man died early Friday morning when he was hit by a semi as he was walking on I-94 just east of Valley City. The Highway Patrol says the semi was driving westbound on the highway near milepost 299, the semi was in the right lane but the man was walking westbound in the…

Horace celebrates its 150th birthday by kicking off Bean Days

The Annual Bean Days event in Horace kicks off this weekend with food trucks, a bean bag tournament and much more!

HORACE, N.D. (KVRR) – Say happy birthday to Horace with a fun-filled weekend for the whole family! “Having a huge celebration where the whole community can come together and celebrate and just be a part of a community again you can just see the happiness and the joy it brings other people. So, I think it’s been really nice to…