HUNTER, N.D. (KVRR) – The Northern Cass School District is named one of the country’s most innovative and effective education providers in the competition for the one million dollar Yass Prize. The district is one of the nine finalists and received a 500 thousand dollar STOP Award. Northern Cass was congratulated for creating a blended learning model the Yass…
FARGO (KFGO/KVRR) – As of 6 p.m. Interstate 94 from Jamestown to Dickinson is closed and the North Dakota Department of Transportation is advising no travel on most roads west of the Red River Valley. It is the second night in a row that I-94 has been impacted by winter weather. Highway 52 is also closed from Jamestown to Minot….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Four people with experience managing a city are in the running for Fargo City Administrator. The finalists include: Kenneth Haskin, the City Manager in Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Becker County, MN Administrator Pat Oman; James Puffalt, the City Manager in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan; and current Fargo Interim City Administrator Michael Redlinger, who once was City Manager in…
924 5th Street South, Fargo FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fargo will proceed with the demolition of a condemned house that inspectors described as “uninhabitable and unsafe.” The owner of the house at 924 5th Street South, Danial Curtis, has failed to get the necessary permits to comply with city codes. The city commission voted in September to order the house…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A fun night is in store for fans of the cult classic “The Princess Bride”. One of the stars from the film, Cary Elwes who played “Westley”, is coming to the 2023 Fargo Film Festival. After a screening of the movie, he’ll provide a behind-the-scenes look at life on and off the set. “The Princess Bride:…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Grand Forks Police identify the subject of a SWAT raid last night in the city. He is 21-year-old Sam Payne, Jr. of Fargo. Police say Payne was wanted on two active warrants for possession of child pornography and promoting an obscene act by a minor. Grand Forks Regional SWAT Team was called out to search…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Public Schools has canceled classes and all activities for Wednesday. Due to the cancellation, FPS will use the storm make up day built into the school calendar of Monday, April 10; students and staff will be expected to be in school on April 10. Grand Forks Public and Grand Forks Air Force Base Schools are…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — With a legal battle over an adult bookstore’s proposed move in downtown Fargo, the city is looking to amend the municipal code when it comes to adult entertainment centers and establishments. The first reading of an ordinance to change the code definitions and regulations was held during last night’s meeting. The vote was four to one…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Tango Blast gang member from Mexico is sentenced to 15 years in prison for dealing drugs out of local hotels. 34-year-old Joel Quinonez appeared in U.S. District Court in Fargo for sentencing on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute meth, possession of firearms and reentry of removed alien. Quinonez was deported from…
GWINNER, N.D. (KFGO) — Union workers at the Doosan-Bobcat plant in Gwinner, North Dakota have approved a new contract. United Steelworkers Union Local 560 representative Tom Ricker says they’ll see a pay increase of 18% over the length of the four-year deal. The company also agreed to contribute more toward monthly health insurance premiums and made vacation-time improvements. The agreement…
