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Student Loan Debt Relief Could Be Announced as Early As Wednesday

August 23, 2022

TJ Nelson,

WASHINGTON, D.C. — It looks like The White House may tie student loan debt relief to an income threshold. Sources say the Biden Administration is leaning towards canceling up to $10,000 in student loan debt for every borrower, but they have to earn less than $125,000 a year. President Biden’s plan could be announced as soon as Wednesday. Sources also…

Deadline Set For Blighted Fargo House

August 23, 2022

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fargo City Commissioners agree it’s time for a vacant house to go. The structure at 437 23rd Street South has been declared a dangerous building. The woman who owned the house passed away and it was difficult for city building inspectors to find out who owns the building. It belongs to a New Jersey mortgage company….

North Dakota Officer Receives Congressional Badge of Bravery

August 23, 2022

TJ Nelson,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — An officer who jumped into action when several vehicles including a bus were washed into a large hole by heavy rainfall in July 2019 is honored. Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer presented Bureau of Indian Affairs Officer Dexter Davis with the Congressional Badge of Bravery. Davis acted quickly when a section of Highway 1806 washed…

TAVR saving lives & changing cardiology

This month is the 10-year anniversary of Sanford Health's first Transcatheter aortic valve replacement, doctors say it's a game changer in the world of cardiology.

August 22, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – This month is the 10-year anniversary of Sanford Health’s first transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Doctors say it’s a game changer in the world of cardiology. We spoke to to a woman who’s caught her second wind of life after the procedure and the cardiologist who helped her through. Virginia MacKinnon of Bemidji is approaching 90-years-old and…

Details Over New Agreement Between Roers And City of Fargo Over Townhomes Released

August 22, 2022

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — An agreement between the City of Fargo and Roers over townhomes that were supposed to be built by the end of 2021 is made public. The city commission in June found the company in default of building the townhomes near St. Paul Newman Center Church. The new agreement extends the completion deadline to May 2023. If…

Vitalant Blood Supply Depleted by 50% This Summer, Gift Cards Offered

August 22, 2022

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Vitalant is putting out an urgent call to blood donors and even offering a gift card. Patient needs for blood have depleted its supply by nearly 50% since the start of the summer. That is creating an emergency shortage. In fact, Type O, which is the most frequently transfused blood type, has frequently fallen to just…

White Nationalist Poster Left At Fargo Public Schools District Office

August 22, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fargo Public Schools says around one a.m. on Sunday a masked individual in a hoodie taped a big alarming poster that says “Better Dead Than Red” on the windows near the main entrance at district headquarters. It’s a cold-war era phrase that has been co-opted by the American alt-right group Patriot Front to promote white nationalist…

Sobriety Checkpoint In Fargo Saturday Night Results in 4 DUI Arrests

August 22, 2022

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A sobriety checkpoint at the I-94 University Drive exit in Fargo on Saturday night resulted in four DUI arrests and eight drug citations. North Dakota Highway Patrol and Cass County Sheriff’s Office conducted the checkpoint from 9 p.m. until midnight. More than 400 vehicles went through in that time with 47 screened for impairment violations. Officers…

Fargo mayor has COVID-19, recovering at home

August 22, 2022

Jim Monk,

Mayor Tim MahoneyFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Mayor Tim Mahoney has COVID-19. A city spokesman confirmed to KFGO News that the 73-year-old Mahoney tested positive late Friday. He experienced strong symptoms at the onset, especially over the weekend. Mahoney is using Paxlovid in his recovery at home and is feeling better. He is still conducting city business over the phone and through…

Domestic Dispute Turns Into Standoff And Eventual Arrest in Grand Forks

August 22, 2022

KVRR Staff,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) — Grand Forks police arrest a man after a standoff. Officers responded to a report of a domestic dispute around 9:30 Sunday night and could hear screams coming from inside the house. They say Kenneth Allen refused to open the door so they forced entry and the woman escaped. Police say Allen then barricaded himself inside….