Heidi Heitkamp, Mick MulvaneyWASHINGTON (KVRR) – Former U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp says she’s decided not to accept a position as co-chair of a multi-national consulting and lobbying firm. Actum LLC announced Thursday that Heitkamp, along with former White House Chief-of-Staff and Office of Management of Budget Director Mick Mulvaney will be joining the firm and be based in Washington, D.C….
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – The City of Grand Forks declares a snow emergency for Monday Jan. 31 to clear snow on certain streets. It effects areas from the 1700 to 2400 blocks of South 34th Street and the 300 to 13 hundred block of Belmont road from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Vehicles left on those streets will get…
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum has appointed Pat Bertagnolli of Watford City to serve as executive director of Job Service North Dakota. Burgum cited his background in workforce recruitment in both the public and private sectors. Bertagnolli begins his new job on Feb. 21. He will be paid $160,000 annually. Bertagnolli replaces Workforce Safety & Insurance Director Bryan Klipfel,…
Troy MaynardFARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – A homeless man who said he robbed the Downtown Fargo Wells Fargo said he came to Fargo from Omaha by bus specifically to rob a bank. Fifty-seven-year-old Troy Maynard has been charged with robbery and theft. He told police he wanted to rob a bank in a city where no one knows him so he…
FARGO – Seven people accused of illegally entering the U.S. near the Minnesota-North Dakota border in a human smuggling case that left four dead have been released pending deportation hearings in front of an immigration judge. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officials said Thursday that six of the migrants were placed under supervision and one was released for humanitarian purposes….
Gov. Doug Burgum & Rick TabishFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Gov. Doug Burgum’s office is defending the governor’s relationship with the president of a company that plans to build a nearly $2 billion bitcoin mining data center near Williston. Rick Tabish has an extensive criminal background in Nevada. Tabish, of Missoula, Montana-based FX Solutions, was convicted of killing casino executive Ted Binion…
WYNDMERE, N.D (KVRR-KFGO) – Fire destroyed a home in Richland County early Thursday. County Emergency Management Director Brett Lambrecht says the fire was reported shortly before 4:00 a.m. at the residence located 5 miles southeast of Wyndmere. Two adults and three children were able to escape without injury. Lambrecht says the home is a total loss. The fire chief says…
FARGO – A new analysis says North Dakota’s economy is showing signs of recovery and growth. The quarterly outlook report done by North Dakota State University is predicting growth for wages and salaries, as well as a growing labor force, decreasing unemployment and strong total tax collections. The previous quarterly report, which was released last August, said the state economy…
Dondarro WattsBISMARCK, N.D. – Prosecutors say a Bismarck man has been charged with endangering his disabled brother by leaving him dehydrated and hungry in a soiled bed. Thirty-three-year-old Dondarro Watts made an initial appearance in court Tuesday on a felony charge of adult endangerment, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison upon conviction. Bismarck police executed a…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Two people die in a house fire in South Fargo. Crews were called around 5:00 Wednesday morning to 1418 Second Avenue South. One person found in the home died after being rushed to the hospital. A second body was found once firefighters were able to search the house. Firefighters had trouble entering the home due to…
