FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – The City of Fargo has rewarded 967 full and part-time city employees in a big way. City Commissioners approved “appreciation bonuses” of $1,000 to the workers. It amounts to $943,250 that comes from a portion of CARES Act funding that was allocated in 2020 and not yet spent. City Commissioner John Strand said that several weeks…
MANDAN, N.D. – A man scheduled for sentencing in the stabbing and shooting deaths of four people at a Mandan property management firm is facing life in prison without parole.A jury in August found Chad Isaak guilty in the grisly 2019 deaths of RJR Maintenance & Management co-owner Robert Fakler and employees Adam Fuehrer, William Cobb, and Lois Cobb. The…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota DOT and North Dakota Highway Patrol reopened all of I-94 and I-29 across the state late Monday afternoon. But, roads remain snow covered and icy as indicted in purple and yellow on the map. In northwest and west central Minnesota roads are completely covered in snow indicated by pink on the map. Those in…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR-UPDATE 5:10PM 12/27/21) — West Fargo Fire Department has put out a fire at Northern Metal Recycling, 654 9th Street NW. They say it was out around 4 p.m. Monday afternoon and the building is considered to be a total loss. The cause of the fire is under further investigation. **ORIGINAL STORY BELOW** West Fargo, ND (KVRR)…
FARGO, ND (KVRR) – Due to snow coverage of up to nine inches on residential streets, all City of Fargo facilities (including COVID-19 testing sites) will open two hours late, at 9:45 a.m. The Fargo City Commission meeting (scheduled for Monday at 5 p.m.) will be held as scheduled. Garbage and recycling collection will take place on Monday and will…
FARGO (KVRR) – The tragic account of 7 members of an immigrant family from Honduras who died in a Moorhead home in December was the most-viewed news story of 2021 on KVRR.com Relatives discovered the victims Dec. 18 when they went to check after not hearing from them. The were identified as 37-year-old Belin Hernandez, 34-year-old Marleny Pinto, 16-year-old Breylin Hernandez,…
UPDATE: 8 a.m. The North Dakota Department of Transportation and State Patrol reopened I-29 from Grand Forks to the Canadian border as well as U.S. Highway 2. I-29 remains closed from Grand Forks to the South Dakota border, as well as Highway 13 between I-29 and Wahpeton and I-94 from Fargo to Bismarck. FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/NDDOT) — The NDDOT and…
BELTRAMI CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A man is dead and a woman taken to the hospital after their vehicle goes through the ice on Lake Bemidji near Bemidji State University. It happened around 5:30 on Christmas Eve near Diamond Point Park. Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office says the woman was able to get out of the water on her own and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Six people are forced out of their homes after a Christmas Day apartment fire. It was reported last night around 8 on Fiechtner Drive South. Fire crews arrived to find smoke and fire coming from the door of the first floor apartment. The building was searched and everyone was able to get out safely. Fire officials…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A young driver is cited after losing control of her vehicle and crashing into the entrance of Red Pepper in Grand Forks. That crash happened Thursday night around 7:30 at 4401 South Washington Street. Police say the 17-year-old female was driving through the parking lot when she lost control and drove through the south entrance…
