HARWOOD, N.D. (KVRR) – The Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is investigating a fire that damaged a church overnight in Harwood, North Dakota. Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner says the cause of the fire at Maple Sheyenne Lutheran Church appears to be “suspicious.” The fire was reported at 8:05 a.m. Friday. The fire was reported by a passerby…
FARGO (KVRR) – A potato variety developed by a scientist at North Dakota State University is being used to manufacture McDonald’s french fries. The Dakota Russet was produced at NDSU by associate professor of plant science and potato breeder Asunta Thompson. According to NDSU, the Dakota Russet is well suited for fry applications. The variety produces low sugars, which results…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Kateryna Rudich and her husband were visiting Hungary February 24 when the Russian military attacked Kharkiv, her home city at the time. They rushed back home to see their daughter who was being taken care of by her grandparents. “Our daughter, she’s only four-years-old and her grandmother was in a small village near Kharkiv because they…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Public Works is already putting out a warning to drivers to be on the lookout for cracking and buckling roads through the weekend. The very high temperatures expected the next few days of up to 100 degrees, can be hard on road surfaces. The heat can cause concrete slabs to expand and crack. They say…
EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. (KVRR) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations wants FBI involvement nearly two weeks after a possible hate crime where a woman attacked an East Grand Forks Mosque during morning prayer. Fifty-seven-year-old Suzette Gay Thompson of Thief River Falls is arrested on an arson charge and could face up to 20 years in prison and a $20,000…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo Police investigates a string of home burglaries they believe are related. They have happened in the Centennial, Rose Creek, Stonebridge and Timberline neighborhoods. The burglaries started six months ago and happened when the owners weren’t home. Authorities say criminals cut cables outside the houses, possibly to turn off security systems. They also got through unlocked…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Minnesota sports stars thank the Maris family for all they do for cancer research and meet with those golfing in the Roger Maris All-Star Week Celebrity Golf Tournament. Seven-time All-Star and former Twins Manager Paul Molitor and two-time Twins World Series champion Kent Hrbek went around Fargo’s Rose Creek Golf Course taking pictures with golfers. The…
The White HouseTHE WHITE HOUSE (KVRR/AP) — President Joe Biden signs legislation meant to lower the cost of shipping goods across oceans. It’s a move the White House says will help ease logistical costs for retailers that have remained high since the start of the pandemic and helped fuel record inflation. The Ocean Shipping Reform Act empowers the Federal Maritime…
Otis Weah GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR-KNOX) – A Missouri newspaper says Missouri State has rescinded a scholarship offer to former UND running back Otis Weah of Moorhead, after he was accused of sexual assault at UND and banned from the school for five years. The News-Leader of Springfield credits multiple sources who requested anonymity. The paper says, after it reported…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota’s attorney general has fined the West Fargo Rural Fire Dept. and barred it from conducting charitable gambling at two sites after investigators uncovered significant violations of state gaming laws and administrative rules. Attorney General Drew Wrigley says the gambling was directly benefiting the owner of Bar Nine and Bordertown Bar & Grill. Wrigley fined…
