North Dakota News

Woman critically injured after being hit by train downtown Fargo

It happened in the 500 block of North Broadway

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A 31-year-old woman was critically injured after being hit by a train early Sunday morning. It happened in the 500 block of North Broadway in downtown Fargo at about 3:45 a.m. Witnesses said the railroad’s crossing arms were working. Amtrak reported the emergency tone sounded and the train used manual air brakes to stop. It is…

Student’s guardian reports two guns missing from Grand Forks home

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – Grand Forks Police say they were notified by Schroeder Middle School administrators that a guardian of a student had reported weapons missing from their home. Officers responded and found that two handguns were missing from the home.  The guns were located at another residence at approximately 8:25 am. Police say there’s no evidence that the…

Ghoul Morning: Moorhead Parks Trunk or Treat

Calling all candy lovers -- but you better be prepared for long lines.

If you’re an adult and you love Halloween, you probably love everything about Halloween. The costumes, the parties, the decorating, the seasonal recipes, the scary movies and haunted houses. If you’re a kid and you love Halloween, it’s much simpler: You’re in it to haul away as much candy as you can possibly carry. So for those of you who…

ND Lawmakers consider changing descriptions of state-run facilities

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-Prairie Public) – An interim Legislative committee has approved a proposed state Constitutional amendment to change the descriptions of three state-run facilities. The school for the deaf in Devils Lake would be changed from “the school for the deaf and dumb” to “the school for the deaf and hearing impaired.” The state hospital in Jamestown would change from…

Update: State House candidate charged with assault withdraws from race

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR)  – A North Dakota District 24 House candidate charged with simple assault has withdrawn from the race. Thirty-three-year-old Kaitlyn Huss was arrested after officers were called to a Valley City bar shortly after 2:30 a.m. Friday. “I was involved in an incident that I deeply regret. I behaved in a manner unbefitting of my position as…

Authorities: Harwood House Fire No Accident

HARWOOD, N.D. — The investigation continues into a house fire early Friday in Harwood. Crews responded to the 500 block of Wally Street. The home was fully engulfed when they arrived and it suffered heavy damage. Smoke could be seen from a couple miles away. Based off the investigation, Cass County authorities are confident the fire was not accidental. North…

GiGi’s Playhouse opens its doors 18 months after fire

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Families across the F-M region flock to south Fargo for the grand re-opening of GiGi’s Playhouse. North Dakota’s only Down Syndrome Achievement Center is officially rebuilt after a May 2021 set by an arsonist. GiGi’s founder, Nancy Gianni, and her daughter, GiGi, the inspiration for the organization, made their cameos from Chicago to celebrate the center’s…

ND pardoned simple marijuana convictions 3 years before Biden’s plan

NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) – This week President Biden pardoned people with federal simple marijuana convictions. A local attorney discusses what this means and shows us how simple marijuana charges would be a thing of the past in North Dakota passes recreational marijuana on the ballot in November. “Studies that I’ve looked at says that there’s about 6,500 federal convictions of…

LIVE: Five Scary Questions with the Plains Art Museum

The Plains Art Museum is sounding off about Halloween and the spooky season, and you’re invited to sit in on it. They’re working on their special Halloween episode of the Plains’ national podcast, “Five Plain Questions.” The podcast focuses of Native artists and creators, and their experiences. The Halloween podcast is called “Five Scary Questions.” It includes guests from the…

Group tries to block marijuana legalization in North Dakota

FARGO – An addiction counselor who helped defeat a marijuana legalization proposal in North Dakota four years ago has launched an opposition group seeking to do it again this November. The group, Healthy and Productive North Dakota, is forming less than five weeks before Election Day and after some major funders of the 2018 opposition had announced they would sit…