UKRAINE, (KVRR) – A North Dakota couple currently in Ukraine say the international community is abandoning Ukranians while Russia is invading. Brent and Anna Huso of McVille, North Dakota, went to Ukraine in early February for a ski vacation with Anna’s family. Once Russia invaded, Anna’s family made a long an dangerous journey from near Kyiv to stay with them…
MINOT, N.D. – Authorities say no one was injured after a single-engine airplane made an emergency landing in a field near Minot. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the 2014 Cirrus SR22T experienced mechanical issues, forcing the pilot to land Friday. The pilot, 42-year-old Jonathan Schilling of Fargo, and passenger, 41-year-old Amanda McKinnon, also of Fargo, were uninjured. The aircraft…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Police say they have arrested the former boyfriend of a woman who died after she was set on fire at a St. Paul shipping warehouse. Authorities say 44-year-old Kelli Ranning Goodermont was killed at her workplace Tuesday. Her former boyfriend was arrested near his Bloomington home that had been set on fire. In a protection petition…
WASHINGTON – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cited Pearl Harbor and the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 on Wednesday in appealing to the U.S. Congress to do more to help Ukraine’s fight against Russia. We need you right now,” Zelenskyy said in remarks livestreamed at the U.S. Capitol. He added, “I call on you to do more.” Lawmakers gave him…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -Sweet things from students at Eagles Elementary school as they raise awareness about bullying. Fifth graders wrote kind messages and baked muffins for Touchmark residents during their meeting on Monday and personally hand-delivered the goods to pleasant surprise from residents for the No Place for Hate program sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League. They’re happy to be involved…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Equal Pay Day is bringing attention to the gender pay gap in our country. North Dakota ranks pretty low out of all the other states for equal pay. “It’s not that complicated that employers should recognize… Pay women the same as you pay men for the same job. That’s the bottom line,” Labor Secretary Marty Walsh…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – As gas prices continue to rise, oil production has steadily decreased in the state of North Dakota and the United States. With the Biden administration’s ban on drilling permits and hydraulic fracturing on federal lands, North Dakota could miss out on at least $570 million over the next 15 years. That’s according to the state’s Department…
MINNESOTA (KVRR) – People from Moorhead to Detroit Lakes take part in a town hall to hear from their state senator and representatives. Minnesota has the only divided Legislature in the country, so passing anything requires some comprise. People wanted to know how State Senator Kent Eken and State Representatives Paul Marquart and Heather Keeler would like the Legislature to…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo woman is arrested in Grand Forks after driving through a closed construction zone and refusing to pull over. Police tried to stop 21-year-old Karley Litchy around 11:30 Monday night. They say she hit road closed signs and kept driving for several blocks through downtown until police used a pit maneuver to stop her…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Converdia Health Staffing holds its grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony at its new West Fargo office. The company focuses on medical staffing in rural areas. They provide provide short-term, long-term and direct placement for nurses, allied staff, physicians and advanced practice providers. People who came for the ribbon cutting also got a tour of…
