North Dakota News

Sobriety checkpoint planned for October 6 in Sargent County

SARGENT COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol and the Sargent County Sheriff’s Office will conduct a sobriety checkpoint on Friday night. The location is at a predetermined location in Sargent County. They will continue to target drivers throughout the weekend. In North Dakota this year, there have been 70 crashes, including 80 fatalities. Sergeant Nathaniel King stated,…

Association shows off housing in downtown Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Downtown Fargo Neighborhood Association is reminding people there’s more to the area than just great food, busy bars and scenery. They held open houses on Sunday to showcase that. “It’s really a neighborhood,” said Austin Foss of the Downtown Fargo Neighborhood Association. “There’s 4,000 of us that live down here and this is showcasing the…

Hankinson celebrates 21st annual Oktoberfest

HANKINSON, N.D. (KVRR) — Grab your beers and line up your brats for Hankinson’s 21st annual Oktoberfest! “Hankinson is all about events and finding gatherings and celebrating our small town. This is what makes us special versus Fargo or any other larger community. We do something different here and that’s what Hankinson’s about,” said Ryan Wallock, the Vice President of…

NDSU aiming to raise student retention rate

FARGO N.D. (KVRR) – NDSU President David Cook wants to revamp a new program aimed at helping 1st generation college students get more resources. In his annual State of the University Address, he discusses that the school needs to target those in the first- and second-year college experience. Their plans to help first and second years is through Bison Bridge…

Child porn suspect with connections to state senator enters ‘conditional’ guilty plea

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A man accused of possession and distribution of child pornography – whose case has gained additional public scrutiny due to his connections to powerful North Dakota state senator – has pleaded guilty to seven counts in the case. Nicholas Morgan Derosier first came under scrutiny by investigators in September of 2020, when a search warrant was served…

LIVE: The F-Word On TV

Times like this call for drastic measures. Like saying "flu" on TV.

FARGO — We know we need to keep it clean on TV. But we’re saying the F-word anyway. Flu season is starting throughout the region, and Sanford Health officials are already seeing the first cases come in. Fortunately, this year’s flu shots are here just in time to anyone six months old and older. It’s too early to tell how…

Fire damages home near Argusville

(ARGUSVILLE, N.D. (KVRR) – Fire broke out at a rural residence Friday morning near Argusville, northwest of Fargo. Crews were called to the fire at 16691 28th St. Southeast shortly before 9:00 a.m. There was no immediate word on a cause, or whether anyone was injured. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.   Categories: Local News, North…

National Coffee Day is here!

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Cool beans! It’s National Coffee Day and we can’t fully espresso our excitement. Northstar Coffee was happy to be serving the beloved drink to their Fargo regulars. Being a small local coffee shop these little coffee huts believe the drink is so universally loved becuase of its versatility. For example, you can drink coffee hot or…