MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Senator Amy Klobuchar stopped by Moorhead earlier today to meet with Clay County officials on flood mitigation efforts along the Red River. The crest dipped slightly in Moorhead to just under thirty feet as the Senator met with Mayor Shelly Carlson and city officials at Horn Park. According to the National Weather Service, the river will…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota’s top federal prosecutor speaks to the Fargo Human Rights Commission about hate crimes. The presentation by U.S. Attorney Mac Schneider focused on federal hate crimes laws and how they are identified. He says since he began his role as U.S. attorney for North Dakota last December, there have been no suspected federal hate crimes…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A second bridge between Fargo and Moorhead is now closed due to the rising Red River. Crews spent the morning installing the flood wall to block the 1st Avenue North Bridge. There was a mixture of rain and snowfall during the installation. The 1st Avenue North Bridge closure comes a few days after the 12th Avenue…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fargo police are investigating a shooting at an apartment building that sent one person to a hospital. They say the injuries are not considered life threatening. They also say the suspect and victim know each other. The call came in shortly before 9 this morning at 1632 33rd Avenue South. No one is in custody. Police…
Jasper’s story is one he almost didn’t live to tell on Pet Connection. Homeward Animal Shelter’s Heather Klefstad says he came in as a stray, and severely underweight — only about six pounds on his full-grown, 13-year-old frame. Homeward workers also realized his back legs weren’t coordinating when he walked, and worked with the veterinarian to find out what the…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has signed a bill into law that imposes strict restrictions on transgender health care and certain types of gender-affirming care to people younger than 18. Gender-affirming care for minors has been available in the U.S. for more than a decade, but it has increasingly come under scrutiny in many conservative legislatures….
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO/KNOX) – A fire started Wednesday afternoon when a vehicle ran into a transformer outside ICON Sports Center in south Grand Forks.According to officials, at about 3:45 p.m., the vehicle and transformer caught fire due to the crash. The transformer is about 20 feet from the arena. Police say the driver, 89-year-old Norma Haley of Grand Fork,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A small business owner in Moorhead addresses a growing number of complaints about the rising cost of vinyl records. Brady Bredell, the owner of Mother’s, says while record companies continue to raise prices for distributors, profits of local record shops are shrinking. “Universal, Sony and Warner are the three big companies that control 70% of the…
HARWOOD, N.D. (KVRR) –The spring melt has led to rising flood waters causing several roads closures across the F-M region. Rising waters have impacted some rural rivers in Cass County. “We have three rivers, which are all expected to crest at approximately the same time. We have the Rush, the Sheyenne River, and the Red River. The one we are…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — North Dakota Senate fails to override Gov. Doug Burgum’s veto of the approval voting ban. Fargo will be able to continue using the voting method in its city elections. Voters passed the voting method through a ballot measure in 2018. The House overrode the governor’s veto last week but the Senate fell four votes short of…
