North Dakota News

Concordia College hosts International Potluck

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Concordia College partnered with Fargo Moorhead International Potluck to provide food and resources for international students and the community. Fargo Moorhead International Potluck is a community group that connects with people through shared food and stories. All Tri-College students and international community members were invited, as well as the general public. There were guest speakers at…

ND Rural Water Systems to focus on staffing

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — North Dakota Rural Water Systems Association wants to use its apprenticeship program to hire more workers to handle drinking water and wastewater issues. Executive Director Eric Volk testified at a congressional hearing in Washington about The Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act. Volk speaks highly of the bill and says the technical assistance they provide gives…

Knock-and-Announce Search Warrant Results in Four Arrests in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Four people are arrested in an ongoing narcotics investigation in Fargo. Fargo Police Department and Cass County Drug Task Force executed a knock-and-announce search warrant at a house in the 1400 block of 4th Avenue South around 9 Thursday morning. 64-year-old Lori Eveland of Fargo was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, drug paraphernalia and…

YWCA’s 40th Annual Chocolate Fantasy Fundraiser is back

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — New time, same sweet event. The 40th annual Chocolate Fantasy presented by YWCA kicked off its fundraiser today. Over the lunch hour, the community was invited to the Delta by Marriott for lunch and other fun events. From tortes and cheesecake to brownies and fudge the samples at this event are endless. Not only does this…

Cause of Prairie Public Broadcast fire identified

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The fire which caused significant damage to the Prairie Public broadcast building in the early morning of August 18 has been deemed unintentional. The cause was determined to be from smoking materials. Fargo Fire Chief Dane Carley said on the day of the fire that it was clear some type of work had been done on…

CO2 pipeline project denied key permit in South Dakota; another seeks second chance in North Dakota

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota regulators on Wednesday denied a construction permit for a carbon dioxide pipeline project, one month after a North Dakota panel did the same to a similar project by another company. Navigator CO2 Ventures wants to build a 1,300-mile (2,092 kilometers) pipeline network across Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota, to carry planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions…