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Coats for Kids and Families Collection Drive Begins Saturday

April 19, 2022

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — If you’re getting ready to put away those winter coats, gloves and hats, maybe you should consider donating them to The Salvation Army. Its Coats for Kids and Families Collection Drive for next winter begins Saturday at all Hornbacher’s locations and KVRR is a proud sponsor. You can drop off your gently used winter items through…

Josh Duhamel To Continue Promoting North Dakota Tourism

April 19, 2022

TJ Nelson,

Josh DuhamelBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Hollywood actor and “Transformers” star Josh Duhamel will continue to promote his home state of North Dakota. The state’s tourism agency confirmed Tuesday to The Associated Press that the star of several “Transformers” movies will be paid $75,000 to be the face of the state’s tourism campaign for the next two years. Duhamel already has…

Fargo passengers welcome end to mask mandate

April 19, 2022

Jim Monk,

Hector International AirportFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – For the first time in almost two years, masks are no longer mandatory at airports. That’s after a federal judge on Monday struck down a national public transportation mask mandate. Fargo Airport Authority Executive Director Shawn Dobberstein said the airport received word from the TSA that the security directive mandating face coverings ended at 7:41…

North Dakota oil production remains flat

April 19, 2022

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota’s Department of Mineral Resources says the state’s oil production remained flat in February. The agency says the state produced an average of 1.08 million barrels of oil daily in February, up about 580 barrels than in January. The February tally is the latest figure available. There were 38 drill rigs operating in North Dakota on…

Horace man sentenced for series of business burglaries

April 19, 2022

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – A Horace, North Dakota man has been sentenced to five years in prison for a series business burglaries in West Fargo and elsewhere in Cass County. A district judge sentenced 24-year-old Shelby Whitt after he pleaded guilty to 20 burglaries. The break-ins took place over several months. Whitt was arrested in March. Assistant Cass County State’s Attorney…

Lawmaker asks attorney general for bridge ownership opinion

April 19, 2022

Jim Monk,

Tracy PotterBISMARCK, N.D. – A Democratic lawmaker from Bismarck is asking the attorney general to determine whether the state owns a railroad bridge. Sen. Tracy Potter requested an opinion from the attorney general’s office on Monday on who owns the Bismarck-Mandan Rail Bridge. Nonprofit group Friends of the Rail Bridge wants to stop BNSF Railway from demolishing the 139-year-old bridge…

Veterans and Cass Co. Commission discuss Fargo National Cemetery expansion

A local veterans group is pleading with the Cass County City Commission about an expansion plan for the Fargo National Cemetery.

April 18, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)-A local veterans group is pleading with the Cass County City Commission about an expansion plan for the Fargo National Cemetery. Leaders from the Fargo Memorial Honor Guard express their concerns working and conducting ceremonies at the federal cemetery. “A lot of people have no idea of what is needed out at the national cemetery. Monday through Friday…

Flood Forecasting Still A Challenge Since Historic 1997 Flood & Fire in the Grand Cities

April 18, 2022

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Twenty-five years ago today, floodwaters could no longer be held back in Grand Forks and East Grand Forks leading to catastrophic loss of property. It’s something people who lived there will never forget. One man who still lives in Grand Forks was part of the National Weather Service at the time, a place some people…

Fargo Theatre celebrates Patriots’ Day with screening of Revolution

April 18, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo Theatre hosts one of North Dakota’s first in-person Patriots’ Day events since Governor Doug Burgum signed a bill making it a state holiday in 2019. Patriots Day commemorates the Battles of Lexington, Concord and Menotomy which are some of the first of the Revolutionary War. Many events weren’t held in 2020 or 2021 because of…

Redlinger Named Interim Fargo City Administrator Starting in Late June

April 18, 2022

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The City of Fargo will have an interim city administrator starting in late June. The city commission has voted unanimously to appoint Assistant City Administrator Michael Redlinger to the position. Mayor Tim Mahoney calls him the “logical person” to step in after Bruce Grubb retires. Redlinger has been in his current role since 2016 and came…