BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum welcomes 100 members of the Wahpeton-based 188th Engineer Company back to the state. They served a 30-day mission in support of Operation Lone Star to secure the border between Texas and Mexico. Read his statement below: Grateful for our North Dakota National Guard soldiers who returned home from a monthlong deployment…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — You can finally breathe a sigh of relief this Friday as the City of Fargo plans to reopen 32nd Avenue South between 28th and 32nd Streets. Drivers could still see some small ongoing work, but traffic in all lanes and intersections will open. The major work on segment one of the projects is done for the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A large amount of equipment was stolen from the event production company Livewire’s trailer, parked outside its facility in downtown Fargo Tuesday. The total cost of the equipment stolen was close to $7,000 including a generator, microphones, multiple TVs and more. Someone also stole a catalytic converter from one of the company’s vehicles which cost $10,000…
GRAND FORKS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — Grand Sky at Grand Forks Air Force Base is getting a new $500 million complex called Sky Range. The announcement made by Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Test Resource Management Center Director George Rumford. Sky Range will include 300,000 square feet of office space, 300,000 square feet of hangar space and support…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Police say a male juvenile has been detained in connection with a rash of more than 20 vehicle break-ins. Police served a search warrant at a West Fargo residence Tuesday. The juvenile is facing charges including unlawful entry to a motor vehicle and criminal mischief. Because he is a juvenile, the boy’s name and age…
FARGO — Punk rock is all about authenticity and artistic freedom, and doing it yourself. So the mass shooting at a punk music gathering in Minneapolis that left one person dead and at least six others injured is prompting immediate action from musicians in the FM area. A man in his thirties died from his wounds in the shooting, another…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven announces that Sky Range is bringing its hypersonic missile testing program to Hector International Airport in Fargo. It is creating a data processing center to catch up with adversaries that have an arsenal of hypersonic missiles. “This approach will speed up innovation and development of these systems, keeping North Dakota…
FARGO (KFGO) – A Fargo man has been charged with theft for stealing the SUV of former Gov. Ed Schafer from the KFGO parking lot. The SUV was taken while Schafer was guest-hosting News & Views last Friday morning. Schafer didn’t realize that the vehicle had been stolen until police called KFGO to tell him that it had been recovered….
CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — Two men are arrested after being stopped by North Dakota Highway Patrol in a stolen vehicle. They were stopped around 4 p.m. on Cass County 20 near University Avenue for speeding. During the troopers investigation, he discovered the vehicle was stolen. The driver, 61-year-old Jeffrey Schmitt of Fargo, was arrested for unlawful use of a…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Hector International Airport sees a record number of people flying in July. Last month, the airport had a record 44,902 passengers board a plane. The previous record for July was set in 2019 with over 43,000 passengers. The boardings last month represent a 13 percent increase over 2022 numbers. Executive Director Shawn Dobberstein says, “Travel numbers…
