FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Fargo Memorial Honor Guard bids farewell to an unclaimed veteran. Samuel Force, Jr. served aboard a Navy missile cruiser until 1983. The 71-year-old veteran died on March 17. He had no known survivors. “There is no known family therefore he’s classed as a unattended funeral and that’s why we have all the local veterans organizations…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Kyle Rittenhouse testifies in the North Dakota legislature to support a house bill that provides restitution for those found not guilty because of self-defense. Rittenhouse was acquitted of murder charges after shooting and killing two men in Wisconsin during the Jacob Blake riots in August 2020. Rittenhouse defended his actions from the shooting and expanded on…
FARGO (KFGO) – After three years of construction, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is ready to permanently reroute the Wild Rice River. The Wild Rice River Structure is a concrete control structure with two 40-foot wide gates. Once the entire FM Diversion Project is finished, it will help regulate river flow during flooding events. The structure is about seven…
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Some Amtrak passengers will be spending the night at Spirit Lake Casino after the passenger train broke down near Devils Lake. The westbound Empire Builder passenger train had a mechanical issue and came to a stop. It eventually made it into the Devils Lake station. Passengers with a nearby destination will get a ride by…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — One person is forced out of their south Fargo house after a fire in a second floor bedroom. It was reported around 7:45 last night at 1541 14 1/2 Street South. Firefighters arrived to see smoke coming from the roof and encountered high temperatures while searching for the location of the fire. They quickly got the…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Lawmakers in Bismarck are closer to passing a bill to ban public libraries from having explicit sexual material. The senate passing the bill to create and enact a new section of the North Dakota Century Code by a vote of 39-7. That is a veto-proof margin. The aim of the bill is to keep offensive material…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Sanford Health patients across Minnesota can now schedule behavioral health appointments through their MySanford chart account. “What’s exciting about this is we’re trying to break down some of the stigma of behavioral or mental health. There’s still some stigma at times that people are afraid to seek out and get help and it’s just normal…
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (center) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley (right)WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is in agreement with North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer about the importance of considering foreign agricultural investments from a national security position. A hearing was held by the Senate Armed Services Committee to address Chinese…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — For the second time, the North Dakota Senate has turned down a bill that would have provided free school meals for some kids by a vote of 27 to 20. On Monday, the measure failed in the Senate by just one vote. The House bill would have given cost-free lunches to students at or below 200…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — U.S. District Judge Daniel Traynor in Bismarck has ordered the Bureau of Land Management to resume quarterly oil and gas lease sales in North Dakota. Attorney General Drew Wrigley says the court’s order directs BLM to comply with federal law and do what Congress commanded it to do. He says the dispute started in 2021 when…
