North Dakota News

West Fargo teen wins community service crown

She is proud to be back after coming up short last year

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Sawyer Anderson of West Fargo was crowned 2022 International Young American Women of Service over the weekend in Portland, Maine. She came back after not winning anything the previous year. The competition lasted a week. Anderson was excited to dress up and get out her comfort zone on the runway. At 13-years-old she is an…

Fargo Police Department Swears In 15 New Officers

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — There are 15 new brave men and women officers added to the ranks of the Fargo Police Department. They were sworn in at City Hall after graduating from the Fargo Police Academy. The 12-week training program is conducted in-house and fully certified by the North Dakota Peace Officer Standards and Training Board. The department has seen…

Democrats Pass Massive Economic Bill Along Party Lines in U.S. Senate, Heads To House Next

WASHINGTON (AP/KVRR) – The estimated $740 billion economic package from Democrats is nowhere near what President Joe Biden first envisioned with his effort to rebuild America’s public infrastructure and family support systems. The Senate has approved the slimmer but still substantial compromise package 51-50 with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking vote. It heads next to the House. It’s…

Former Miss America Jumps Into ND Congressional Race as an Independent

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/AP)  — Former Miss America Cara Mund is running for Congress as an independent. Mund making the announcement Saturday on her Facebook page saying she wants to be North Dakota’s first female in the U.S. House of Representatives. She plans to start gathering the 1,000 signatures she needs to get on the ballot to face incumbent Republican Rep….

1 injured in downtown overnight shooting

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police are looking for a man after a downtown shooting early this morning. Police say they responded to reports of someone being shot around the 10 Broadway N. just before 2:30 a.m. Officers found the victim suffering from a shot in the rear and say the injuries are non-life threatening. The suspect is described as…

2 hurt in UTV crash near Emerado

EMERADO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A 14-year-old girl and 38-year-old man were hurt when the UTV they were in rolled on a muddy trail near Emerado, N.D. about 20 miles west of Grand Forks Friday evening. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the girl was driving the UTV on a muddy prairie trail on private property before 6 p.m. when she…

WeFest well underway in Detroit Lakes

One of the biggest country music stages in the country gets bigger.

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) — It’s the second year back after taking a break in 2020. WE Fest has kicked off at Soo Pass Ranch in Detroit Lakes. “I am a people fan. I love seeing the smiles on their faces and the joy when they’re here and the whoop whoopin’ when the artists are up on stage. It’s just,…

Local broadcaster Doug Hamilton dies

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Award-winning local broadcaster Doug Hamilton has passed away after a battle with cancer. He was 72. Hamilton, a longtime Fargo TV news anchor, was part of the Peabody Award Winning News Team at KFGO during the 1997 flood. Hamilton was also active in the Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre, was the communications director at Minnesota State-University-Moorhead, and joined Prairie…