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Great Plains Food Bank to receive $915,000 from North Dakota

October 30, 2025

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-Prairie Public) – Governor Armstrong says the State of North Dakota is providing $915,000 to the Great Plains Food Bank in preparation for the imminent shutdown of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program. The SNAP program will run out of money on November 1 unless Congress reaches an agreement to end the government shutdown. Armstrong says an additional $600,000…

City of Fargo announces emergency siren testing for Monday, November 3

October 30, 2025

Alison Voorhees,

FARGO, N.D. — Don’t be alarmed; the city of Fargo is letting people know that they will conduct maintenance of emergency sirens on Monday, November 3. You may hear intermittent siren activity in certain areas. Siren 10 – 7th Avenue North & 34th Street North Siren 28 – 44th Avenue South & Veterans Boulevard Siren 35 – 63rd Avenue South…

Powerball ticket sold in Williston, ND is worth $100,000

October 30, 2025

TJ Nelson,

WILLISTON, N.D. (KVRR) A Powerball ticket sold in Williston, North Dakota is worth $100,000. The ticket matched four white balls and the Powerball in last night’s drawing which is good for $50,000. But since the player also bought the Power Play option and the multiplier was 2, the prize doubles. The ticket was sold at Westside Fuel. The gas station…

Crews respond to mobile home fire in Lengby, Minnesota

October 30, 2025

Alison Voorhees,

POLK COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — Crews from two towns work to put out a mobile home fire in Lengby, Minnesota. Polk County Sheriff’s Office says it happened at401 East Lillo Street around 8:45 Wednesday night. When firefighters arrived, the home was fully-engulfed and everyone was already outside safe. Fosston Fire responded and requested mutual aid from Bagley Fire Department. The…

ICE makes first comments following raids at Minnesota restaurants

October 30, 2025

KVRR Staff,

HIBBING, Minn. (KVRR/FOX21) – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement(ICE) has released a statement following the two raids in Hibbing on Wednesday. A spokesperson from ICE said that eight undocumented people were detained as part of the operation with the Lake Superior Violent Offender Taskforce. The raids at El Charro Bar and Grill and La Tequila Taco Shop took place during…

One person rescued from apartment fire in south Fargo

October 30, 2025

Jim Monk,

Courtesy, KFGOFARGO (KVRR) – One person was rescued after fire broke out in a south Fargo apartment building early Thursday. Crews were called to the 1500 block of 27th Avenue S. around 2:15 a.m. The 24-unit apartment building was evacuated. One person was rescued from the third floor. No people were injured, but one cat did not survive. A second…

State Auditor finds accounting issues at North Dakota college

October 30, 2025

KVRR Staff,

State Auditor Josh Gallion speaking to a legislative committee. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – The North Dakota State Auditor’s office has found problems with the bookkeeping at one of the state’s two-year colleges. Dakota College at Bottineau failed to reconcile monthly bank transactions with the school’s financial ledger, according to the State Auditor’s Office that looked…

Dickinson State, Ndsu Announce Academic Partnership To Increase Pharmacy Education

NDSU, Dickinson State Team Up to Provide Western North Dakota with Pharmacy Education

North Dakota State University currently has the only school of pharmacy in the entire state. Now, students at DSU will have access to that program.

October 29, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Dickinson State University and NDSU are teaming up to bring pharmacological education to western North Dakota. Those involved with the creation of the partnership says the need for pharmacists in that area of the state is dire. “People are reporting things like that they haven’t been able to take a vacation for themselves because there’s no-one…

State Capitol Bismarck Tasha 2022 Scaled

FMWF Chamber of Commerce starts initiative to promote civic engagement within the community

October 29, 2025

Eric Bolin,

FARGO — The Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce is starting an initiative to get more people involved in their communities. They are launching the Civic Engagement Center and are hoping to help shape the next community leaders. It will be a website rather than a physical location where people and businesses can learn about their local representatives and…

Judge slashes jury damages in Greenpeace case to $345 million

October 29, 2025

KVRR Staff,

DAPL protest (Morton Co. Sheriff)DICKINSON, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A North Dakota judge has nearly halved the $660 million sum Greenpeace was ordered to pay the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline in March. A nine-person jury had found the environmental group at fault for harming Energy Transfer during anti-pipeline protests in North Dakota in 2016 and 2017, as…