North Dakota News

Ordinance To Be Drafted For Pedal-Powered Trolley in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fargo City Commission has directed the city attorney to draft new ordinances for a proposed pedal-powered trolley. Thomas Stromme, co-founder of Fargo Pedal Tours, made a presentation to commissioners and explained some of the details. The pedal bike would have seating for 10 pedaling passengers, four riding passengers, and a pilot. Passengers will be required to…

Fargo City Commission Votes 4-1 To Oppose State Anti-LGBTQ Bills

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fargo City Commission votes 4-1 to oppose a series of state bills filed by Republican legislators targeting LGBTQ+ residents in the state. The only no vote came from Commissioner Dave Piepkorn. Cody Schuler, advocacy manager with the American Civil Liberties Union of North Dakota told commissioners the legislation amounts to a “culture war” that takes away…

LIVE: Fired Up For The Fargo Film Fest

Coming attractions, live in studio.

Film fans are gearing up for this weekend’s Oscars ceremony, but that doesn’t mean the fun is over after the awards are. The Fargo Film Festival is just two weeks away for movie buffs in the metro. One of the films already getting advance praise is “Jesszilla,” about Youth Olympic boxing hopeful Jesselyn Silva. The documentary follows her through training,…

Is It Too Early To Get A Colonoscopy?

Recommended age change from 50 to 45.

FARGO (KVRR) – It’s colon cancer awareness month and there have been some changes on who should get checked. Doctors around the country are recommending you get screen if you’re 45 or older. “Colon cancer in the United States claims about 50,000 lives. The majority of cases of colon cancer are preventable if people do age and risk appropriate screening.”…

New Art At Hector International Airport Helps Welcome Those To Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — It’s the fifth year of the ArtWORKS Program at Hector International Airport. This year there’s a new addition to the airport consisting of original pieces from local artist Eric Johnson. Johnsons is a visual instructor at Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Detroit Lakes, MN. Johnson’s unique work uses the reduction relief process of printing,…

Judgments Shut Down Robocall Operations

N.D. Attorney General Drew WrigleyBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Judgments shut down a vast robocall operation involving Rising Eagle Capital Group out of Texas along with JSquared Telecom and Rising Eagle Capital Group– Cayman. North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley says they blasted billions of illegal robocalls to people across the country including millions of calls to people in North Dakota…

Hegland Succeeds Herman as Prairie St. John’s CEO

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Prairie St. John’s has a new CEO: Ty Hegland. He takes over running the mental health hospital after serving for the past five years as President and CEO of Sharehouse, a substance abuse center. He also previously served as an executive at Sanford Health. Hegland succeeds Jeff Herman who served as Prairie St. John’s CEO for…

Train With Better Than Ezra and The Mavericks Are Coming To The FM Metro

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — You can hear Grammy award winners Train live in concert this summer when the band comes to Moorhead’s Bluestem Amphitheater. The best selling group from San Francisco will perform on Saturday, August 5, rain or shine. They’ll be joined by Better Than Ezra, a group that was named one of the “100 Greatest Alternative Artists of…

West Fargo Woman Found Unconscious Behind Wheel of Running Vehicle in Rochester

ROCHESTER, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A West Fargo woman is in jail in Rochester after police found her slumped over in her car with drugs on her lap. Police say 22-year-old McKenna Spiekermeier was unconscious in a hotel parking lot and they spotted drugs in the running car. Spiekermeier tried to hide 88 fentanyl pills in her sweatshirt when she woke….

Grand Forks Woman Killed in Thursday Night Crash Identified

WALSH CO., N.D. (KVRR) — One person was killed and two people injured in a crash east of Minto, North Dakota Thursday night. The Highway Patrol at around 9:30 says a car driven by 23-year-old Dominic Billmeier of Chatfield, Minnesota, ran off a county road, lost control of the vehicle, and rolled. Two passengers were ejected, neither were wearing seatbelts….