FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Effective Saturday, the extra $300 some North Dakotans receive each week in unemployment money will be no more. “Basically what we’re seeing at the end of this week is a return to pre-pandemic norms,” said Sarah Arnston with Job Service North Dakota. Arnston says state-paid unemployment benefits will continue. “What is ending is the federal programs…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A local arts organization adds a new role in preparation for its upcoming film festival. The Human Family, a Fargo nonprofit organization, has welcomed Falcon Gott to the North Dakota Human Rights Film Festival as the Native American Programming Director. The position is new to the festival. Gott says his goal is to represent Native Americans…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — If you’ve ever wanted to experience what it is like to be an airplane pilot, well, you’re in luck. In a ribbon cutting ceremony, Fargo Air Museum unveils a new flight simulator lab. It gives people a virtual reality experience of what it’s like to fly an aircraft. You can choose from more than 30 airplanes…
Cory HarmonFARGO, N.D. — Police in Fargo are notifying the community about two registered high risk sex offenders living in the area. Cory Harmon, 41, is at 734 College Street North in Fargo. Harmon was convicted of Luring Minor by Computer and Possession of Prohibited Materials (child pornography) in November 2011, in Richland County District Court. He is a lifetime…
BISMARCK, N.D. – Burleigh and Morton counties have joined the city of Mandan in banning the use of fireworks during the July Fourth holiday season due to the widespread drought in North Dakota. Rural fire chiefs in both counties recommended the bans because of extremely dry conditions. The U.S. Drought Monitor shows more than two-thirds of the state is in…
courtesy, KFGOJAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – Smoke could be seen for miles after a recycling truck caught fire in Jamestown. Jamestown Rural Fire Chief Brian Paulson says it took 7 trucks and 17 firefighters to put out the blaze. Crews were on the scene for about 90 minutes. The fire started behind the cab of the truck. The truck was destroyed….
BISMARCK, N.D. – A Colorado company has agreed to settle Clean Water Act violations stemming from the company’s oil production activities in North Dakota. The Environmental Protection Agency says Phoenix Petroleum LLC has agreed to pay a $50,000 penalty as part of the settlement. The EPA says inspections of two of the company’s tank batteries in Divide and Williams counties…
FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo Police are asking for assistance in identifying a person of interest connected to the dumpster fire at the Fryn’ Pan. The June 14 fire at 300 Main Ave. was reported around 1:30 a.m. The dumpster was located near the building and the fire damaged both the dumpster and a portion of the building. Damage was estimated…
FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo-based Aldevron has been sold. Danaher Corp. of Washington, DC acquired Aldevron for $9.6 billion. Aldevron is a leading global provider of high-quality plasmid DNA, gene proteins used in vaccines, gene and cell therapy, gene editing, and diagnostic applications. The company recently completed construction of a state-of-the-art 189,000 sq. ft. facility on its 14-acre campus in Fargo….
COOPERSTOWN, N.D., (KVRR) — A father and son complete a long bike trek that took nearly 900 miles. “Hallelujah. Oh yeah,” Tom and Jared Ullrich said. They completed a nearly 900 mile bike ride from Denver to Cooperstown, North Dakota in 10 days. With Father’s Day around the corner, Tom says he did this for someone special. “I always told…
