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ND Democrats talk childcare & infrastructure with The White House

NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) – North Dakota politicians and leaders speak with the White House about how President Biden’s priorities are shaping the state. Retiring Senate Minority Leader Joan Heckaman and House Minority Leader Josh Boschee thanked the president for advocating for childcare and infrastructure. They say North Dakota used American Rescue Plan money to keep childcare providers open by giving…

Orphan Grain Train takes donations for Ukraine

An orginaztion is stepping up to offer aid to a growing number of refugees seeking help during the war in Ukraine.

FARGO-MOORHEAD (KVRR)- An organization is stepping up to offer aid to a growing number of refugees seeking help during the war in Ukraine. “Our connections, the people that we have worked with over there contacted us and said we’re being overrun with refugees,” said Kirk Rosins, of Orphan Grain Train. Reports out of Ukraine mention two million refugees in the…

Driver sought following high-speed chase into Fargo

FARGO (KVRR) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol is searching for the driver of a car involved in a high speed chase between Mapleton and Fargo. A state trooper attempted to stop a Pontiac Grand Prix for failing to maintain its lane. The driver of the vehicle fled, traveling eastbound on I-94. The Pontiac exited at mile marker 338 collided…

Some tenants to stay after Southside Shopping Center is replaced, others undecided

FARGO (KVRR) – At least three major tenants in the South Plaza Shopping Center complex say they have no intention of moving after the entire block is razed and replaced with a mixed-use facility. Great Wall Chinese Restaurant, the Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy and Duane’s House of Pizza say they’re looking forward to the new project. Great Wall says on Facebook…

Online scam claims to sell cats in Leonard, North Dakota

FARGO (KVRR) – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an online scam involving websites that claim breed and sell cats in Leonard, North Dakota. Detective Joe Gress says victims in Washington state, Michigan, New York, and Florida lost between $550 and $2,500 when they ordered cats that were never delivered.  None of the victims were from the Fargo-Moorhead area….

UND faculty discusses humanitarian crisis in Ukraine

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – University of North Dakota hosts a webinar offering more insight into the Russo-Ukrainian War. A panel of five professors featuring ties to the two countries speak about what the future holds as the situation becomes more grave. With Romania accepting hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees and allocating resources for at least a month, some…

Fargo’s South Plaza Shopping Center to be razed, entire block redeveloped

FARGO (KVRR) – Big changes are coming to a Fargo neighborhood that’s been home to several well-known businesses for decades. The Craig Companies of Fargo is planning to purchase and redevelop the aging South Plaza Shopping Center along South University Drive.  The deal also includes several rental homes on the west side of the same block, along 13-1/2 St. S….

Republican Bill Would Ban Oil from Iran and Venezuela

Also call on the president to end COVID-19 travel restrictions

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — North Dakota Senators Kevin Cramer and John Hoeven have joined fellow Republicans in introducing a bill to ban oil and natural gas imports from Iran and Venezuela. Hoeven says the Biden administration’s willingness to do business with two adversaries is troubling, just as the U.S. bans imports of Russian oil. They want to expand U.S. energy…