North Dakota News

West Fargo church feeds F-M community for 43rd annual Thanksgiving celebration

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in West Fargo hosts its annual Turkey Dinner to feed the community for the 43rd year featuring the holiday classics. Last year, the room was not as packed due to social distancing guidelines so volunteers are calling this the first real year back. “It’s the first year after COVID. People…

Misfits BBQ Club of El Zagal smoke more than 60 turkeys for Thanksgiving

Not all heroes wear capes... In fact, most wear aprons.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — In its third straight year, the Misfits BBQ Club of El Zagal made smoked turkey for people’s Thanksgiving meals outside the shrine. They smoked more than 60 turkeys weighing around 20 lbs. and costing $50 each. The club says they want to continue this tradition and are always happy to help feed the community. “People come…

North Dakota DOT worker seriously injured in I-94 crash

The crash happened on I-94 in the westbound lane near MM 335

CASSELTON, N.D. (KVRR) — A North Dakota Department of Transportation worker is seriously injured after being pinned up against a median barrier along I-94, east of Casselton. The Highway Patrol says 62-year-old Charles Hart, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, ignored the warning signs and didn’t move over lanes while road work was being done. Hart’s SUV hit the back of…

Three Vote Difference Leads to Recount in N.D. District 43 House Race

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/AP) — North Dakota’s vote canvassing board has met to certify the results of the November 8 election, including a legislative contest that was close enough to force an automatic recount. In unofficial returns, incumbent Democrat Rep. Zachary Ista defeated fellow Democrat incumbent Mary Adams by three votes in District 43 in Grand Forks County for the second…

Jamestown Man Gets 3 Years For Fatal 2021 Crash

BARNES CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Jamestown man is sentenced to three years in prison for a fatal crash this summer in Barnes County. Wyatt Staloch had changed his plea to guilty earlier this month in the death of Christina Anderson in July. He was charged with three felony counts of Duty in Accident Involving Death or Personal Injury. During…

Man Changes Pleas to Guilty in 2021 Fargo Workplace Shooting

Anthony Reese Jr.FARGO, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) — A Moorhead man changes his pleas to guilty in the deadly workplace shooting of two co-workers at a north Fargo business. 36-year-old Anthony Reese shot and killed 43-year-old Richard Pittman and 32-year-old April Carbone on November 17 of last year at Composite America-Melet Plastics. Reese and Pittman got into a work-related argument prior to…

$2.5 million grant given to YWCA Cass Clay from Bezos Day 1 Families Fund

YWCA Cass Clay, the largest emergency shelter for women and children in the region and a supportive housing program for survivors gets a historic grant from an American billionaire.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- It’s the largest private gift in the organization’s history. The YWCA has served the community since 1977 and according to their website over the last 30 years they’ve helped out 38,000 women and children. So leaders of the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund sought them out to apply for the funds because of their awesome track record…