FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — With warmer temperatures many people may be looking to cool down in a pool or lake. North Dakota Game and Fish department is reminding people of the safety precautions to keep in mind if venturing “out to the lakes. Many people are expected to seek out boating activities this Independence Day. They say it’s important to…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Those at Sanford Health and The Chamber come together to celebrate Sanford’s new orthopedics and sports medicine facility with a ribbon cutting Tuesday. The vision for the roughly $30 million project has been in the works for more than a decade. The facility at 1720 University Drive South in Fargo is the region’s first stand-alone orthopedics…
FARGO, N.D. — Fargo City Commission is planning a special meeting Thursday at noon to vote on suspending a Fargo nightclub’s liquor license. Police Chief David Zibolski says Africa Restaurant and Nightclub is a threat to public safety. The Liquor Control board made a motion to the City Commission to suspend its liquor license for 60 days. Police have been…
FARGO, N.D. — The Downtown Community Partnership is gearing up for the return of the Downtown Fargo Street Fair. It was canceled last summer due to the pandemic. Around 200 artists and crafters along with 30 food vendors and eight alcohol spots will be in the heart of downtown Fargo on July 15 through 17. It is billed as the…
BISMARCK, N.D. — State leaders are celebrating the sale of Coal Creek Station in McLean County to Rainbow Energy Center. Nexus Line is buying the transmission system. Rainbow Energy Center and Nexus Line are both affiliates of Bismarck-based Rainbow Energy Marketing Corp. Great River Energy announced in May 2020 its plans to retire Coal Creek Station in Underwood, North Dakota…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – There’s been an extraordinary increase in the number of times naloxone, also known as “Narcan” has been used to reverse the effects of opioid overdoses in the Fargo area. According to figures obtained from Fargo-Cass Public Health, naloxone was used to save a life 232 times during the first five months 0f 2021. That compares to…
FARGO (KVRR/KCND) – The University System’s evaluation of NDSU President Dean Bresciani points out some issues with his leadership. During a State Board of Higher Education meeting Tuesday, it was suddenly announced that Bresciani will be stepping down. Bresciani will serve as president through 2022 and then become a tenured NDSU professor. Bresciani will also be involved in the search…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – Jury selection is underway in the trial of the man accused of killing Grand Forks Police officer Cody Holte last year. Forty-two-year-old Salamah Pendleton is accused of shooting and killing Holte at an apartment in Grand Forks last May while authorities were serving an eviction notice. Pendleton is also accused of shooting and killing his…
MINOT, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota State University President Dean Bresciani is stepping down. During a meeting of the North Dakota Board of Higher Education Tuesday, Chairman Nick Hacker announced that Bresciani will serve as president through 2022 and then become a tenured NDSU professor. Hacker congratulated Bresciani for his accomplishments and said Bresciani will be involved in the search…
BISMARCK, N.D. – Police say a Bismarck man drove into a gun shop and stole four rifles. The 22-year-old man is accused of ramming a service-type vehicle with cabinets into the front door of Double H Guns and stealing what police called “a number of firearms.” Lt. Luke Gardiner says police later responded to a report of a gas drive-off…
