BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has declared a statewide emergency for flooding and widespread utility infrastructure damage caused by this weekend’s severe winter storm. It has left thousands of people without electricity. The governor also has declared a disaster for areas impacted by record snowfall during the historic blizzard April 12-14 based on local costs incurred for snow…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR)- Grand Forks and East Grand Forks shut down two bridges as the Red River continues to rise. The Point Bridge was closed Sunday while the Sorlie Bridge was shut down Monday morning. The Kennedy Bridge remains open between the two cities. The National Weather Service has slightly lowered its crest forecast. The Red River is expected…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – There were verbal fireworks during the Fargo Mayoral Forum hosted by The Chamber and the Downtown Community partnership. “You have not worked well with your commission to improve lives and that’s why one of your fellow commissioners is here challenging you. You have not worked well with our state partners and this is why one of…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Third times a charm, hopefully, for Maroon 5 fans. Adam Levine and his band are coming to Fargodome on August 12th. The group was first set to come in August 2020 and was postponed until 2021. That concert also getting canceled. Maroon 5 has hits such as “Sugar,” “Moves like Jagger,” and “Memories.” Tickets go on sale…
STEELE CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Emergency crews are using a boat to shuttle firemen and other rescue personnel back and forth from a house surrounded by water. The farmstead in Steele County had dike protection, but it failed last night. Fire crews from Hatton and Northwood were able to bring pumps online in an attempt to help save the family’s…
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR) — Emergency temporary levees are being built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Valley City. The corps awarded a $1.6 million contract to Strata Corporation to protect low-lying areas within the city. Gov. Doug Burgum was on hand to get a briefing. Flood protection is being built to 20.5 feet, two feet above the…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — This is good news for fans of hair bands and singers of the 1970’s and 1980’s. “Rock the Valley” is coming to this summer’s Red River Valley Fair. The lineup featuring the Dokken Lynch Reunion Tour, Winger, Lita Ford, Sweet, Steelheart and Wig Wam. They will all take the grandstand stage on Sunday, July 17….
Elon Musk (Fox News)Elon Musk reached an agreement to buy Twitter for roughly $44 billion on Monday, promising a more lenient touch to policing content on the platform where he promotes his interests, attacks critics and opines on social and economic issues to more than 83 million followers. The outspoken Tesla CEO, who is also the world’s wealthiest person, has…
MEDORA, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A high-profile $50 million commitment to the planned Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library has fallen short. Despite the unfulfilled financial pledge, which was made by Walmart heirs to the Foundation board, Governor Burgum and North Dakota Legislators in 2019, the project is still on track.When KFGO News reported Melani Walton’s departure from the Library board last month,…
Ray HolmbergBISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota’s longest-serving state senator announced Monday that he would resign following a report that he had traded scores of text messages with a man jailed on child pornography charges. Republican Ray Holmberg, 79, rose to become one of the state’s most powerful lawmakers in a career that spanned 46 years. Holmberg’s resignation, effective June 1,…
