WAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR) – Hundreds of sugar beets are planted in the Red River Valley each year by this time. So far none are in the ground in eastern North Dakota. With wet conditions dominating the region, farmers are seeing fewer opportunities to start planting beets. Growers are worried about what they will look like if they start late as…
COLFAX, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Dept. of Environmental Quality says more than 11,000 gallons of liquid fertilizer was accidentally released in Richland County. Minn-Kota Ag Products detected the spill Tuesday. The leak happened in an above-ground storage tank, about a mile west of Colfax. It was caused by a small rust hole in the tank. State officials are…
FARGO (KVRR-KCND) – The Cass County Sheriff’s Department is teaming up with the National Sheriff’s Association to launch a new program designed to reduce the number of repeat offenders in the jail system. Once the concept is up and running, North Dakota will be the fifth state to use RE-IGNITE. Sheriff Jesse Jahner says the program will use teachers, counselors…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Department of Health is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in investigating a child with hepatitis of unknown cause. The child resides in Grand Forks County. The child is recovering at home after a brief hospitalization. North Dakota is among a growing list of states investigating children with hepatitis where usual…
MOORETON, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A 38-year-old West Fargo man was struck and injured by a skid steer loader on a job site in rural Mooreton Wednesday afternoon. The Richland County Sheriff’s Office along with the North Dakota Highway Patrol responded to the call. The man, a Morton Builders employee, became distracted while he was guiding a loader which was maneuvering…
Fargo mayoral candidate Michael Borgie is coming out heavy with the criticism against the city’s police chief. That’s one of his major points in promising to make change in what he says is the city’s increasing crime rate. It’s one of the big takeaways from this morning’s interview, the first in a series of one-on-one sit-downs we’re doing with the…
Thor (West Fargo Police Dept.)WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The West Fargo Police Dept. has a new member in its K-9 Unit. Thor is an 18-month old German Shepherd/Belgian Malinois cross. “The West Fargo Police Department is incredibly fortunate to have amazing support from the community,” Police Chief Denis Otterness said. “Through a generous donation such as this, we are…
(Fox News)SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – More than half of abortions in America are now done with pills, rather than surgery. The battle over access to medication abortions will only grow in importance if the Supreme Court follows through with its leaked draft opinion that would overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision and allow individual states to ban the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A hotel a few blocks north of West Acres Mall is quickly turning into rubble. Demolition crews are at work leveling Red River Inn & Suites. The building has sat on the corner of 9th Avenue and 38th Street South for years and has operated under different names through the years. Fargo city assessor’s office says…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Twelve Fargo City Commission candidates shared their vision of the city’s future at a candidate forum. Topics included keeping the city safe, improving mental health resources for police officers and tax incentives for businesses. A majority of the candidates are for tax breaks for small businesses. They argue big corporations like FedEx were given them despite…
