North Dakota News

Lindquist to launch “Everything Ukraine” podcast featuring local Ukrainians

KYIV, UKRAINE (KVRR) — In the next few weeks, Mark J. Lindquist will be launching a podcast series called “Everything Ukraine”, where he’ll interview locals and international leaders about how they have been dealing with the ongoing war. The Moorhead Air Force veteran is also getting ready to host a TEDx Talk at the University of North Carolina later this…

Minnesota utility will keep stake in North Dakota coal plant

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota utility has reversed its decision to divest from a large North Dakota coal-fired power plant, citing new risks in the Midwest electricity market and new customers. Fergus Falls-based Otter Tail Power announced in 2021 that it would sell its minority stake in the Coyote Station Power Plant in Beulah, North Dakota, and end its involvement with the…

48 cats removed from south Fargo hotel room

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A Fargo Community Service Officer and Homeward Animal Shelter staff worked together to remove dozens of cats from a south Fargo hotel room Thursday morning. According to the police, a call came in related to an animal control concern in the 1300 block of 21st Ave. S. Hotel management told the officers an elderly couple living in…

UPDATE: Majority of Roads Are Back Open Across North Dakota

8:45pm Thursday UpdateFARGO, N.D. (KVRR:UPDATE 8:45pm Thursday) — After many days of dealing with terrible, snow covered and blocked roads, North Dakota is open. A few roads are still having issues including North Dakota 36 which remains blocked between Tuttle and Pingree. Highway 34 is also blocked between Junction 56 and Junction 30. No travel is advised on sections of…

Court rules documents in Sanford child porn investigation must be unsealed

T. Denny SanfordPIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Supreme Court ruled Thursday that affidavits from an investigation into child pornography allegations against billionaire philanthropist T. Denny Sanford must be unsealed. In 2019, South Dakota investigators searched his email account, as well as his cellular and internet service providers, for evidence of possession of child pornography, after his accounts were…

Burgum vetoes bill that would have banned ranked-choice and approval voting

Fargo is the only city in North Dakota that uses approval voting.

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Gov. Doug Burgum has vetoed a bill that would have prohibited cities and other political subdivisions in North Dakota from using “ranked-choice” and “approval voting” to determine the outcome of elections. “House Bill 1273 undermines local control of local political subdivisions exercising their granted powers under home rule charter, specifically prohibiting using an approval voting method…

Fire Destroys Shed, Damages Mobile Home In Fargo

A mobile home has damage and a shed is destroyed after an overnight fire at Countryside Trailer Court South in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – A mobile home has damage and a shed is destroyed after an overnight fire at Countryside Trailer Court South in Fargo. Firefighters responded at 2:08 a.m. Thursday. The wood shed was fully involved as crews arrived, with fire extending to the trailer. Firefighters knocked the fire down quickly. The shed contained lots of material. A neighbor…

Truckers stranded from the storm due to interstate closures

It's day two of road closures in our region due to the latest storm system.

NORTH DAKOTA/MINNESOTA (KVRR) — With large areas of highways and interstates closed, some truckers across the country have found themselves trapped in Fargo. The North Dakota Department Transportation closed I-29 from Canada to the South Dakota border because of low visibility and icy roads. I-94 from Bismarck to Fargo remains closed for the same reasons. Both interstates are impassable because…