North Dakota News

Vulnerable adult missing from Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Police in Moorhead are asking for help in locating a missing vulnerable adult. Nineteen-year-old Kaylynn Lockner has been missing since April 14. Police say Lockner is believed to be in the Fargo-Moorhead area. Lockner has blue hair and was last seen wearing a gray sweatshirt. Anyone with information about Lockner is asked to call Red River…

Sanford Health’s Equity in Education scholarship gives people a second chance

It awards five thousand dollars to help students that are sometimes overlooked.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Last year Sanford Health started the Equity in Education Scholarship. It awards $5,000 to help students that are sometimes overlooked. A selection committee picked by the Sanford Health Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion reviews the applicants and the essays they send in to qualify, they also have to be a full-time student and have a…

Horace man sentenced for 20 burglaries in Cass County

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A Horace man is sentenced to five years in prison for a series of business burglaries in Fargo, West Fargo and across Cass County. Shelby Whitt, 24,  pleaded guilty to 20 burglaries spanning from June to December 2021. He was arrested in March and prosecutors say he has been cooperative throughout the investigation as nearby agencies…

Pop-Urban and Country Stars Plan Summer Treks to the FM Metro

Jason Derulo Is Booked For The Red River Valley Fair, Asleep At The Wheel Landing At Sanctuary Events Center

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Red River Valley Fair lands a platinum selling pop and urban singer, songwriter, dancer and all around entertainer for this summer’s grandstand lineup. Jason Derulo hits the stage on Friday, July 15 at the fair in West Fargo. He has 11 platinum certified singles, 12 billion combined global streams and close to 6.5 billion YouTube views….

Josh Duhamel To Continue Promoting North Dakota Tourism

Josh DuhamelBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Hollywood actor and “Transformers” star Josh Duhamel will continue to promote his home state of North Dakota. The state’s tourism agency confirmed Tuesday to The Associated Press that the star of several “Transformers” movies will be paid $75,000 to be the face of the state’s tourism campaign for the next two years. Duhamel already has…

Fargo passengers welcome end to mask mandate

Hector International AirportFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – For the first time in almost two years, masks are no longer mandatory at airports. That’s after a federal judge on Monday struck down a national public transportation mask mandate. Fargo Airport Authority Executive Director Shawn Dobberstein said the airport received word from the TSA that the security directive mandating face coverings ended at 7:41…

North Dakota oil production remains flat

BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota’s Department of Mineral Resources says the state’s oil production remained flat in February. The agency says the state produced an average of 1.08 million barrels of oil daily in February, up about 580 barrels than in January. The February tally is the latest figure available. There were 38 drill rigs operating in North Dakota on…

Horace man sentenced for series of business burglaries

FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – A Horace, North Dakota man has been sentenced to five years in prison for a series business burglaries in West Fargo and elsewhere in Cass County. A district judge sentenced 24-year-old Shelby Whitt after he pleaded guilty to 20 burglaries. The break-ins took place over several months. Whitt was arrested in March. Assistant Cass County State’s Attorney…

Lawmaker asks attorney general for bridge ownership opinion

Tracy PotterBISMARCK, N.D. – A Democratic lawmaker from Bismarck is asking the attorney general to determine whether the state owns a railroad bridge. Sen. Tracy Potter requested an opinion from the attorney general’s office on Monday on who owns the Bismarck-Mandan Rail Bridge. Nonprofit group Friends of the Rail Bridge wants to stop BNSF Railway from demolishing the 139-year-old bridge…