BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Petitions that were turned in to put term limits on the North Dakota ballot had a number of insufficient signatures. Secretary of State Al Jaeger says there were only 17,265 valid signatures. Backers had submitted about 46,000 signatures, well above the nearly 31,000 needed. Some of the problems include out of state addresses and signatures that weren’t…
Denise KolpackFARGO (KVRR) – The number of candidates running for the Fargo City Commission has climbed to 10. Denise Kolpack is a retired Blue Cross-Blue Shield executive who has also served as executive director of the North Dakota Newspaper Association and the North Dakota Water Coalition. She currently serves on the Fargo City Arts and Culture Commission. “I am excited…
FARGO (KVRR) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol says law enforcement officers carried a “severely hypothermic” man out of a slough Monday evening, following a pursuit that began on I-94 in Stutsman County. Capt. Bryan Niewind says it all started at 7:21 p.m. when a state trooper attempted to stop the man on I-94 for traveling 98 mph east of…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo is taking a stand against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by divesting in businesses the city has a contractual relationship with. The resolution to show support for Ukraine was introduced by Commissioner Arlette Preston, who is a candidate for mayor. She says she personally knows people who have family in harms way in Ukraine and that…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — We now have 9 declared candidates for Fargo City Commission. Victoria Johnson is the latest person to get in the race. The Family Advocate is a native of Uganda and graduate of Fargo South. Johnson believes more female voices are needed on the commission. She also says special assessments are creating a burden on homeowners. Two…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargodome has lined up its next big concert: Machine Gun Kelly with opening acts WILLOW and Avril Lavigne. You can catch them on Wednesday, July 27. The Fargo stop is just one of 52 dates for Kelly’s international “Mainstream Sellout Tour”. It is the multi-platinum selling artist’s first ever arena tour. Machine Gun Kelly has amassed…
Elm St. in Fargo is closed in anticipation of minor flooding. FARGO, N.D. – The National Weather Service says any fears of an extended spring flooding season in the Red River Valley have been virtually eliminated thanks in large part to the area’s soil-stained snow. The weather service said Monday that the area’s good flooding forecast was a strange benefit…
DETROIT – Canadian Teamsters and CP Rail blamed each other for a work stoppage that stopped trains across Canada and interrupted shipments to and from the U.S. More than 3,000 CP Rail conductors, engineers, train and yard workers represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference are off the job after negotiators failed to reach a deal by a midnight deadline….
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — One person suffered minor injuries in a Grand Forks apartment fire. Crews went to 401 North 12th Street shortly before 1:30 Sunday afternoon for a two-story, six-unit apartment building fire. Firefighters saw smoke and flames coming from a window on the first floor. They were able to put the fire out quickly. The damage was contained to…
By: Jeannie Kopstein WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Two Native American tribes are suing North Dakota over newly drawn political boundaries they argue illegally dilute votes from indigenous communities. North Dakota’s Turtle Mountain and Spirit Lake tribes filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court last month. It alleges that the map does not comply with section two of the Voting Rights…
