North Dakota News

Ace A. Brandt Diesel Center to open at Lake Area Technical College

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KVRR-KWAT) – A dedication ceremony was held for a state-of-the-art diesel technology facility named after a Fargo man. The Ace A. Brandt Diesel Center will be located at Lake Area Technical College in Watertown, South Dakota. Brandt was the founder of Fargo-based of Brandt Holdings, which deals in real estate, agriculture, and industrial equipment. Brandt died of brain…

Bird strike sends Sun Country charter flight back to Fargo

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – There was a several-hour delay and later a cancellation Thursday for passengers on a Sun Country Airlines charter flight from Fargo to Laughlin, Nevada after a bird strike. Darren Anderson, Hector International Airport Assistant Director, estimated about a half dozen gulls struck the plane as it departed shortly after 8:30 a.m. Rory Jorgenson of West Fargo was…

United Way and Bremer Bank pack 700 kits to help those transitioning from homelessness

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Employees from Bremer Bank and United Way of Cass-Clay  packed 700 kits with household items to help those overcoming homelessness. Which included dining and kitchen utensils, home cleaning materials, personal hygiene items and bedroom essentials. “To have a thriving community you have to have stable, comfortable housing,” said Julie Whitney, the Bremer Bank Fargo/Moorhead Market President….

Sanford Broadway Urgent Care Closed After Sewer Line is Ruptured

720 4th Street North, Fargo

UPDATE: Broadway Urgent Care will reopen and resume normal hours of operation on Thursday, Nov. 9 as necessary repairs have been completed.   FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A ruptured sewer line has caused the closure of Sanford Broadway Urgent Care for the rest of Wednesday. A Sanford spokesperson says the facility could be closed for the rest of the week…

Moen Pleads Not Guilty To Murdering His Wife

Spencer MoenFARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A West Fargo man charged with murdering his wife has pleaded not guilty and will remain in jail on $1 million cash bail. 31-year-old Spencer Moen was arrested in August after calling to report that his wife, Sonja, fell asleep in their bathtub and was unresponsive. An autopsy showed that she died of blunt force…

ND Special Session Ends With No Extended Income Tax Relief

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A proposal to expand income tax relief is killed in the North Dakota Senate as the legislature wraps up it’s three-day special session. Gov. Doug Burgum called the bill’s failure a great disappointment, and a “squandered opportunity” for the people of North Dakota. The Senate vote was 16-31 against the $91 million proposal, which would have…