NEAR MAPLETON, N.D. (KVRR) – A crash involving 14 vehicles between Mapleton and Casselton on Monday may have you thinking what it takes to close down an interstate or highway. Every storm the Highway Patrol works with the state’s Department of Transportation to evaluate road conditions and visibility for traffic speeds. Monday’s storm cut across the southeastern corner of North…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR Update 8:30pm 02/22/22) — The continued storm has led to a number of flight cancellations at Fargo’s Hector International Airport. As far as the roads, both I-29 and I-94 are back open but no travel is advised due to blowing snow and dangerously brutal wind chills. North Dakota Highway Patrol says speeds are reduced. A number of…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — NDSU will select it’s 15th president on Wednesday after a morning of final interviews. Drs. David Cook, Hesham El-Rewini, and Mary Holz Clause are the remaining candidates to replace President Dean Bresciani. The State Board of Higher Education will interview the finalists and then announce their selection Wednesday afternoon. Bresciani will serve as president through December…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — There is a sudden leadership shakeup at Altru Health System in Grand Forks. Dr. Steven Weiser who has served as Altru’s President is out. Karen Thingelstad, chair of Altru’s Board of Directors says, quote, “This decision has been made in the best interest of the organization” and she wishes him well in his future endeavors….
FARGO (KVRR) – North Dakota U.S. Sens. Kevin Cramer and John Hoeven are co-sponsoring a bill that would exempt non-U.S. citizen commercial truck drivers from vaccination requirements when temporarily entering the United States from Canada or Mexico. The bill is called the Terminating Reckless and Unnecessary Checks Known to Erode Regular Shipping (TRUCKERS) Act. “Vaccine mandates for truckers to enter…
LEEDS, N.D. (KVRR) – The driver of a semi was not seriously injured when the truck collided with a train Monday afternoon near Leeds, North Dakota. The Benson County Sheriff’s Office says 40 -year-old Isaac Conley of Williamsburg, Pennsylvania, failed to yield at the railroad crossing and was struck broadside on the passenger side by a BNSF Train. Conley was…
BISMARCK, N.D. – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to consider an appeal of a lawsuit over the Dakota Access Pipeline. The decision means that an ongoing environmental review of the pipeline will continue. Dakota Access appealed a lower court ruling which affirmed the need for a more thorough environmental study by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – In honor of Democrats Care Day on Saturday, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party in Moorhead is having a food drive to address food insecurity on college campuses. Organizers are taking food donations all week and are seeking shelf stable foods like cereal, canned goods, non perishable items and personal care items including diapers, feminine products and toiletries. They…
FARGO-MOORHEAD (KVRR) – The area sees its eighth blizzard of the winter which is double the normal average. “It’s more than I can take. It’s horrible. We’ve driven the last 100 miles doing 45 miles per hour. It was scary. It was very scary,” Wind Farmer Ross Smith said. The snowfall is making driving conditions extremely difficult. Roads are covered….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Brad Shaffer, a professional civil engineer, is jumping into the race for a seat on the Fargo City Commission. It’ll be his third attempt after losing in a special election in 2015 and in 2020. Shaffer has lived in Fargo for more than 14 years and says although he has no previous elected city government experience,…
