North Dakota News

Florida man indicted for human trafficking near Canada border

FARGO (KVRR) – A Florida man tied to the deaths of four people near the Minnesota-Canada border has been indicted by a federal grand jury. Forty-seven-year-old Steve Shand is indicted on two counts of human smuggling. According to court documents, Shand was stopped on January 19 in a rural area between Lancaster, Minnesota and Pembina, North Dakota driving a passenger…

Gas prices reach $3.49 in F-M Metro

FARGO (KVRR) – Pain at the pump is reaching record levels. The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded in Fargo is $3.36 a gallon, the highest since 2014. At least one outlet in Moorhead was selling gas for $3.49 per gallon. North Dakota and Minnesota’s average is $3.38 a gallon. AAA says the higher prices are being driven…

Russia-Ukraine Conflict Has Ties to Bismarck women

NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) – The Russia Ukraine conflict has ties to two people from Bismarck. According to NATO, Russia is still sending troops to Ukraine despite President Vladamir Putin’s insistence to negotiate a solution to the crisis. The U.S. and NATO believe an invasion is imminent. Ukrainians raised national flags and sang the country’s anthem to mark Unity Day, created…

Fargo-based Noridian Healthcare looks to expand across the country

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Noridian Healthcare Solutions, headquartered in Fargo, provides service for anyone using Medicare, Medicaid and more. You used to only find Noridian in North Dakota but they have expanded across the United States. The company prides itself on being a leader in creating solutions for state and commercial health care programs and they want to make it…

Lawsuit calls new North Dakota sub-districts ‘racial gerrymandering’

FARGO (KVRR) – Two people have filed a federal lawsuit challenging a state law that led to the creation of legislative sub-districts for two North Dakota Indian reservations. Charles Walen and Paul Henderson are challenging the addition of two sub-districts in legislative Districts 4 and 9 on the Fort Berthold and Turtle Mountain Reservations. The complaint says that the creation…

Watch: Protesters end Emerson border blockade

EMERSON, Manitoba (KVRR) – A vehicle blockade that was assembled last week at the Emerson Port of Entry, just north of Pembina, North Dakota has ended. The Emerson blockade was one of at least three border blockades that were set up to protest Canada’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccine requirements. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrived and led the protesters away from…

Burgum wants property tax cuts, increased cybersecurity

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Improving energy, agriculture and cybersecurity are big topics behind North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum’s State of the State Address at Fargo Theatre. The governor is concerned about 50,000 state sponsored cyberattacks from China, Russia, Iran and North Korea in the last two years. He says the state’s IT department is doing well to combat them. Burgum…