VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR) – With more rain on the forecast for this weekend, Valley City is preparing for another flood warning but they might feel more prepared this time. With some areas of Valley City underwater, the Army Corps of Engineers is helping the city monitor the Sheyenne River’s water levels from the Baldhill Dam, making sure the city…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Union leaders, members and workers honor the 18 people killed on the job in North Dakota last year and those killed while working in Minnesota. Carnations are placed in remembrance of those killed on the job in 2021. Workers Memorial Day is recognized on April 28th, the day the Occupational Safety and Health Act went into…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Fargo Park District finishes renovations on a new and improved Maplewood Park with a main focus being on inclusivity. The city invested around $3 million into the park including new walking and biking paths with expanded parking. A more accessible playground with a non-verbal communication board and an obstacle course highlight the new features….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo fire crews respond to yet another apartment fire this week, at least the third in as many days. A fire was reported around 1 a.m. in an apartment building at 1717 40th Street South. It was contained to one unit and fire officials say it started in the kitchen. The damage estimate is around $25,000….
Milton R. Young Station/Center, NDGRAND FORKS, N.D. (KFGO) – A North Dakota-based power cooperative and an Iowa company announced an agreement Thursday to co-develop carbon dioxide storage facilities. Minnkota Power Cooperative of Grand Forks and Ames, Iowa-based Summit Carbon Solutions said the CO2 storage facilities would be located in western North Dakota, near the town of Center. Minnkota and Summit…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Acting U.S. Attorney for North Dakota Nick Chase has been appointed to a judgeship in the East Central Judicial District. Gov. Doug Burgum announced the appointment of Chase to fill the seat being vacated by Judge Thomas Olson who is retiring this week for health reasons. He was selected from a pool of four candidates for…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. government has released its long-awaited plan to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. The Food and Drug Administration said phasing out menthol cigarettes would save hundreds of thousands of lives by helping adult smokers quit. Menthol is the only cigarette flavor that was not banned under the 2009 law that gave the FDA authority over tobacco…
NDHPBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – A North Dakota Highway Patrol airplane helped Bismarck Police capture a driver who fled from two attempted traffic stops on Tuesday. After the driver fled the first time, the airplane was used to track the vehicle east of Bismarck on I-94, where a state trooper initiated a second traffic stop. The driver took off again, but…
Swoon. That’s the sound the collective staff of KVRR-TV made when Camper came in to the station this morning. The one-year-old buff domestic shorthair has one of the sweetest personalities we’ve seen in a long time. He was scooped up from the Wahpeton area by rescue workers at Homeward Animal Shelter, where he’d possibly been living on the street, given…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – American Crystal Sugar Co. and a union representing production employees at its processing plants are preparing for contract negotiations. The current deal, approved in 2017, expires August 1. The Moorhead-based cooperative says talks are set for June and July. Bakery, Confection, Tobacco and Grain Millers Local 167G Union President John Riskey says he’s hopeful a fair…
