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Rising temperatures leads to tough work for repair companies

The extensive heat is leaving people without electricity for hours at a time and mechanical contractors are seeing a rise in calls for air conditioning repairs.

June 20, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Some neighborhoods are experiencing power outages, leaving them without air conditioning during record breaking heat. Air conditioning, heating and electrical contracting company Robert Gibb and Sons is getting almost 100 calls a day, most dealing with air conditioning. The business says it normally gets half that amount of calls for service. “It’s been real hectic around…

Medical officials warn of health risks in hot weather

They say if you can avoid the sun, you should.

June 20, 2022

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Medical officials say to avoid staying in the sun more than 30 minutes at a time, doing so could lead to heat exhaustion and other heat based illnesses. Some symptoms to watch for are confusion, slurred speech, profuse sweating or lack of sweat, nausea, vomiting or very high body temperature. They say the elderly and young…

Thousands of People Lose Power After Storms Roll Through

June 20, 2022

TJ Nelson,

Power Lines Down Near Sabin, MN / June 20, 2022FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Cass County Electric crews are busy restoring power to hundreds of households after the storms passed through. As of 8:00 Monday night, around 1,500 outages were reported from Valley City to Fargo and South to Colfax. Xcel Energy crews are working to restore power to hundreds of…

COVID vaccines may be ready for young children in ND this week

June 20, 2022

Site Staff,

NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) – Coronavirus vaccines for children six months to five-years-old have arrived in North Dakota. Department of Health officials say 50,000 North Dakotans in the age group can get the vaccine. Fifty-seven hundred doses will be shipped to 100 locations. Health officials don’t expect a high demand for shots for young kids. That would be similar to those…

Minnesota tribe sues NY consulting firm for ‘deepening opioid crisis’

June 20, 2022

Jim Monk,

CASS LAKE, Minn. (KVRR) – A Native American tribe from Minnesota is suing a New York consulting firm in connection with the opioid epidemic. The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe says in a federal lawsuit that New York-based McKinsey & Company “played an integral role in creating and deepening the opioid crisis.” In a 59-page complaint, the tribe alleges that…

Woman Stabbed In Arm During Fight Between Group of Tubers

June 20, 2022

TJ Nelson,

BELTRAMI CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Two groups tubing on the Mississippi River just east of Bemidji get into a fight in a shallow spot of the river and one woman is stabbed. Beltrami County deputies were sent to the river around 6:30 Sunday night. They say the fight involved around 25 people. 20-year-old Alleyah Goodman of Deer River was arrested…

Pelican Rapids Man Dies After Trying To Rescue His Dog From Lake

June 20, 2022

TJ Nelson,

OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A Pelican Rapids man drowned while trying to save his dog on South Lida Lake. It happened just after one on Saturday afternoon. Otter Tail County authorities say 48-year-old Eric Fife jumped into the water after his dog jumped off their boat. People with Fife noticed he was struggling to stay above water and…

Williston man accused of threatening to kill doctor at Fargo VA

June 20, 2022

Jim Monk,

Fargo VA Medical CenterFARGO (KVRR) – Federal prosecutors say a Williston, North Dakota man threatened to kill his doctor at the Fargo VA Medical Center. Curtis Lee Moran is charged in federal court with Threatening Interstate Communications. According to an affidavit by a special agent with the VA’s Office of Inspector General, Moran issued the threat during a phone call…

Researchers examining rare elements in North Dakota coal

June 20, 2022

Jim Monk,

Rare elements (USGS)GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Researchers plan to spend the next year looking at whether it might be possible to recover some of the rare elements used to make magnets for electric motors and cell phones, batteries and other high-tech products from North Dakota’s coal seams. It’s already been proven that some rare earth elements and other critical minerals…

UPDATE: Victim identified in fatal bicycle crash north of Jamestown

The victim is a 20-year-old man from Illinois

June 19, 2022

Alison Voorhees,

STUTSMAN COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — One person is dead after a truck crashes into a bicycle on State Highway 20, north of Jamestown. The victim is a 20-year-old Timothy St. John from North Brook, Illinois. St. John was wearing a helmet. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the truck was driven by 78-year-old James Lees, of Jamestown. Authorities say Lees…