North Dakota News

NDSU Meat Science Program Meets Big Need In Meat Industry

Your steak, burger or brat props up an entire industry, an industry that can connect to nearly any job you can think of.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – There’s more to your meat than simply what ends up on your plate. Your steak, burger or brat props up an entire industry, an industry that can connect to nearly any job you can think of. That’s what they’re training students for at NDSU’s Meat Science program. Jacob Arntzen with NDSU Meat Science says, “You don’t…

Gov. Burgum Signs Remaining Legislative Bills, Session Ended April 30

File picture from March 2023BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Doug Burgum has signed the remaining 45 bills passed by the North Dakota Legislature before it adjourned on April 30. He had 15 business days to sign the bills after the biennial regular session ended. 590 bills were sent to the governor’s desk, out of a total of 932 bills introduced….

Former F-M Redhawks Manager To Have His Number Retired By The Team

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Local coaching legend Doug Simunic is being honored by the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks. The club has announced Simunic’s number 33 will be retired during a ceremony on June 9. He managed the RedHawks from the team’s inception in 1996 until 2017, winning 1,202 games. He also managed in Rochester and Winnipeg and spent 42 years in professional…

Update: North Dakota 911 outage resolved

FARGO (KVRR) – A widespread 9-1-1 outage affecting a large portion of North Dakota has been resolved. The outage affected several counties, including the Fargo area. “The 9-1-1 connectivity issues have been resolved,” according to the North Dakota Dept. of Emergency Services. “State Radio in addition to several other eastern dispatch centers have been working with third-party vendors and the…

Safety Safari at Red River Zoo is This Saturday

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Sanford Children’s, Safe Kids Fargo-Moorhead and AAA are hosting the annual Safety Safari at Red River Zoo this weekend. The free safari includes activities and games focused on safety along with a vehicle rollover simulator and animal presentations. Local police, fire and ambulance members will be on hand. Our own Chief Meteorologist Max Mueller will also…

Gov. Burgum Signs Anti-Trans and Indian Child Bills

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/AP) — North Dakota’s biennial legislative session wrapped up it’s work last weekend but Gov. Doug Burgum is still signing bills. It is now law for public school teachers and state government employees to ignore the pronouns their transgender students and colleagues use. The bill requires teachers to tell a parent or legal guardian if the student identifies…