FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo City Commissioner Tony Gehrig asks for a presentation on clinical studies showing masking stops the spread of COVID-19, especially in children at schools. North Dakota State University Professor of Public Health Dr. Paul Carson and Sanford Health Infectious Disease Physician Dr. Avish Nagpal shared research published in medical journals and by the CDC. One from…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Gompf Displays in Fargo is seeing an uptick in business amid the crisis in Ukraine. They were down to their last Ukrainian flag. The owner says they have sold 20 flags and people are still coming in looking to buy one. There have been numerous flags on display at recent vigils in support of Ukraine and…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A man who is tied for the current longest-serving state senator in the nation is ready to retire. State Senator Ray Holmberg of Grand Forks announced that he will retire from the legislature at the end of his current term on November 30. Holmberg, a Republican, has served in the Senate since Dec. 1, 1976,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police Officer Caleb Korb is recovering from minor injuries after being assaulted by a fleeing man. The department says Korb was trying to stop 23-year-old Preston Johnson of Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania for speeding early this morning. Johnson stopped at 32nd Avenue and 45th Street South and appeared to be drunk. While being arrested he fled…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Fargo man is now charged with attempted murder after stabbing a woman he met downtown around 10 times. 56-year-old Fabian Henderson was arrested early Sunday morning – about 24 hours after police responded to the 3100 block of North Broadway. Court documents show Henderson and another man were invited back to the woman’s apartment for…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — New bipartisan sports betting legislation would bring about the most significant change to Minnesota’s gaming laws in many years. The bill is being introduced by state Rep. Pat Garofalo of Farmington, a Republican, and state Rep. Zack Stephenson of Coon Rapids, a Democrat. It seeks to replace illicit gaming with a regulated market for Minnesotans…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum says “it’s shocking” that the U.S. has been asking foreign governments to help mitigate the effects of a possible oil embargo on Russia. Senior U.S. officials secretly traveled to Venezuela over the weekend in a risky bid to unfreeze hostile relations with Vladimir Putin’s ally in Latin America, a top oil…
CROOKSTON, Minn. (KVRR) – Former Diocese of Crookston Bishop Michael Hoeppner, who had wanted to continue working in the diocese following his resignation last year, will not be allowed to return. Bishop Andrew Cozzens made the announcement in a letter to the Diocese Monday. “When he was departing the Diocese of Crookston last April, Bishop Hoeppner publicly stated that he…
Hector International AirportFARGO – Airline passenger volume at North Dakota’s eight commercial airports improved significantly in January compared to the same month last year, but still remain below pre-pandemic levels. According to the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission, 73,117 passengers used the airports in January, 73% more than the same month in 2021, but below nearly 100,000 passengers in January 2020,…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Police in Grand Forks identify a body found outside last week as 42-year-old Christopher McCormick of Grand Forks. McCormick’s body was found in the noon hour on Friday in the 1200 block of 43rd Street North. Police tell us that the circumstances related to his death are still under active investigation. They say there is…
