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Bismarck police involved in search for missing Fargo man

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – Police in Bismarck are asking residents for any information they can provide about a missing Fargo man whose car was found in Bismarck. Fargo police took a missing person report on 38-year-old Daniel Olson after he didn’t show up for work late last month. Bismarck Police Lt. Luke Gardiner says Olson’s car was discovered near Cottonwood…

Indigenous Art Sale postponed by Plains Art Museum

On the museum's website they announced the Art Fair scheduled on Saturday, November 13 will be moved to the spring.

FARGO, ND (KVRR) – The Plains Art Museum is cancelling the Indigenous Art Sale this weekend. On the museum’s website they announced the Art Fair scheduled on Saturday, November 13 will be moved to the spring. No date has been determined. This would have been the sixth year of the Indigenous Art Fair. The rescheduled date is to be announced…

Grand Forks mayor asks lawmakers to expedite pipeline project

Mayor Brandon BochenskiBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) – Grand Forks Mayor Brandon Bochenski is asking North Dakota lawmakers to shorten the timeline for constructing a pipeline that would bring Bakken natural gas to the Red River Valley. The legislature is considering a proposal to spend $150 million from the latest federal COVID-19 money for the pipeline, to be built along the U.S….

Fargo woman sentenced to 7 years for killing boyfriend

FARGO, N.D. – A Fargo woman has been sentenced to seven years in prison for fatally stabbing her boyfriend. Thirty-four-year-old Terin Stately had previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter in an agreement with prosecutors after she was initially charged with murder. Stately told the judge in Cass County District Court that she did not intend to kill 27-year-old Keanen Poitra at…

Update: Fargo Casey’s robbery suspect arrested

(courtesy, KFGO)UPDATE – Fargo Police says 26-year-old Tyler Hendrickson of Fargo has been arrested in connection with a robbery at a Casey’s General Store robbery. Officers worked through the day to get video evidence and find Hendrickson. Police did not say where he was arrested.   FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo police are investigating a robbery at Casey’s General Store…

Burgum’s State of the State Address covers tax breaks, energy and jobs

"We have an unprecedented opportunity. An opportunity to positively impact the lives of our citizens now and the trajectory of our state for decades to come."

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota is in a good place according to Governor Doug Burgum, the economy is flourishing, the population is growing and investors are interested. Burgum touched on many topics including taxes, energy and jobs in his State of the State Address. He wants lawmakers to provide a one time $500 income tax credit by using the…

Committee advances bill that would ban teaching critical race theory

BISMARCK (KVRR/KCND) – The House Delayed Bills Committee has approved the introduction of a bill that would prohibit the teaching of critical race theory in North Dakota schools. The sponsor is Fargo Republican Representative Jim Kasper. The vote on the committee to allow its introduction in the current special session was 3 to 2.  A hearing on Kasper’s bill will…

Jan. 6 panel subpoenas 6 more Trump associates in probe

WASHINGTON (AP) – A committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection has issued subpoenas to six associates of former President Donald Trump who were involved in his efforts to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election, further escalating the panel’s probe into the origins of the violent attack. The panel’s chairman, Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, said in a statement Monday…

Burgum again urges lawmakers to approve $500 income tax credit

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) – Gov. Doug Burgum has once again called on North Dakota legislators to provide a one-time $500 income tax credit by using the state’s General Fund ending fund balance. In his speech to lawmakers Monday, Burgum said after the 2021 Legislative Session, the state had $1.2 billion, its second largest ending fund balance. Before he called the…

Community asked to send get well cards to hospitalized officer

Completed cards can be turned in to the West Fargo Police Department. Cards can be mailed, dropped off, or returned to a School Resource Officer.

WEST FARGO, ND (KVRR) – The West Fargo Police Department would like to invite community members of all ages to color a Get Well Soon card for Officer Brown. Cards will be sent by the WFPD to Officer Brown in Omaha as he continues his recovery. The Get Well Soon card template can be found at: http://ow.ly/Wiv450GHm0z Completed cards can…