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LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Mahogany

We wood-n't be anywhere else than right here meeting her.

Mahogany may be named after one of the hardest woods around, but this little girl is a total softie. She’s friends with everyone she meets: cats. Other dogs. Toddlers. Older children. And of course, adults of all kinds. Mahoganey came to the 4 Luv of Dog rescue about a month ago after they found her at one of the area’s…

Winnipeg Bicyclist Raising Money For His Granddaughter Hit & Killed on I-29

Jean-Pierre Petit / FacebookSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KVRR/AP) — A bicyclist from Winnipeg who was raising money for his granddaughter’s kidney transplant has died in a Sioux Falls hospital. Jean-Pierre Petit was on a long-distance ride and hit from behind by a cargo truck last Thursday while riding on the shoulder of Interstate 29. He had passed through Fargo earlier in the…

Island Park’s pool to remain in same spot

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo Park Board unanimously approves keeping the Island Park pool in its same spot in addition to an open-air amphitheater. Part of Island Park’s master plan includes replacing the 50 meter competition pool in exchange for more diving boards, a lazy river and improved pools and slides for the kids. Expect to see updated tennis…

Biden To Sign Bill To Get More Access To Shipping Containers, Help Supply Chain

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — President Joe Biden says he looks forward to signing the Ocean Shipping Reform Act into law. The bipartisan effort was led by Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, South Dakota’s Sen. John Thune and Rep. Dusty Johnson and Rep. John Garamendi of California. It is expected to help lower costs for American retailers, farmers and consumers. Biden says…

Spirit Lake Tribe and North Dakota Highway Patrol sign mutual aid agreement

The agreement was signed during the Strengthening Government to Government Partnerships and Relationships Conference.

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — A mutual aid agreement is signed between the Spirit Lake Tribe and the North Dakota Highway Patrol. The agreement will allow North Dakota Highway Patrol to help on the reservation when needed. However, it does not give the highway patrol the authority to arrest anyone. Officers can intervene regardless of tribal status until local law enforcement…

Fargo city commissioner says postcard campaign ‘helped rather than hurt’

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Fargo City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn, who won a fourth term in Tuesday’s election, says he believes a Bismarck-based non-profit group that spent thousands of dollars on ads about him, actually boosted his campaign. Piepkorn said people donated money and voted for him because of the ads. He said many were people who normally wouldn’t support him. The…

N.D. Commerce Commissioner Stepping Down For Global Think Tank

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Commerce Commission James Leiman is stepping down. In a social media post, Leiman says a post has been created for him by the Institute for Economics and Peace, a global think tank. He says it will enable him to serve populations that need help the most including the world’s most violent and impoverished places….

Cass County says large number of contests caused election results delay

FARGO (KVRR) – Cass County election officials say the unusual delays in reporting election results Tuesday night “were due to the large number of contests” in the election. Local polls closed at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, but the first election results weren’t tabulated until hours later. Election Coordinator DeAnn Buckhouse says the delay was not caused by any issues or failures…