WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Sen. John Hoeven is pressing Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to increase domestic oil and gas production to bring down prices at the pump. He is also stressing the importance of increasing the nation’s refining capacity. Hoeven says U.S. oil refining capacity has dropped to nearly 18 million barrels per day from 19 million in 2019. He…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A federal jury in Fargo finds a woman guilty for her role in an international drug conspiracy case. Marie Um was convicted of all counts against her in a case dubbed “Operation Denial.” Um, also known as “Angry Bird,” was indicted in 2017. She was one of three Canadian nationals extradited for selling fentanyl and similar…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Area rivers are starting to fall but there is still plenty of flood water around. It’ll be awhile before the field dries out and they can play ball at Jack Williams Stadium in north Fargo. It’ll also take some time for the water levels to drop enough for Elm Street to reopen near the El Zagal…
You might be wondering when spring festival and party season starts. Well, wonder no longer, because the Spring Art Gala at the Plains Art Museum is coming up May 6th. The theme for 2023 is “Wonderland.” The three levels of the museum are taken up with different themes of wonder, including a Wonderland of Wine, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and…
Believe it or not, pool and lake season is almost here. And you have a very short time frame left to make sure your family hits the water brushed up on their swim safety rules. May is National Water Safety Month. Swim instructors from Foss Swim School say national statistics show drowning is the single leading cause of death from…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — “We have 57 local businesses here who are showcasing what they do. That is one of the wonderful things here. We have different things like food, drinks, shopping, massages. You name it, we got it,” says Indira Kovaci, the Director of Love Your Local. Hundreds across Fargo and Moorhead toured local businesses and tried out some…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A man who planned on serving just one term on the Fargo City Commission but ended up staying for 32 years, has died. Gilbert Bromenschenkel died on Saturday, April 22 according to family posts on social media and Boulger Funeral Home. Bromenschenkel was born in St. Cloud in 1930. He and his wife, Doris, moved to…
STUTSMAN COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — A man killed in a crash in Stutsman County late this week has been identified. North Dakota Highway Patrol says he is 74-year-old Kenneth Anderson of Ypsilanti. The patrol says the crash happened just before noon on Friday about three miles west of the town. Anderson last control of his Jeep on a slush covered…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The water is still high in Fargo-Moorhead but the Red River has already crested and is slowly dropping. The river hit 29.74 feet on Saturday, which is just shy of major flood stage, and below earlier forecasts. On the historic crests list, it unofficially just enters the top 20 at 19th place. The record remains the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A man suffers from smoke inhalation after a fire in his apartment bedroom in south Fargo. Firefighters were called just before one this afternoon and saw black smoke coming from the window. They had the fire out in minutes and prevented it from spreading. The apartment unit has smoke damage, but the rest of the building…
