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Seven Applicants Forwarded To Serve on Fargo’s First Police Advisory Board

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Seven community members are being recommended to serve on the Fargo Police Advisory and Oversight Board. The nominees come from a diverse background and include a former New York Police Department and federal parks employee, educators, a business leader and even a retired U.S. Air Force veteran. They were selected from a pool of 43 applicants….

Semi convoy & supporters protest mask & vaccine mandates

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The American Truckers Freedom Fund and supporters come into Fargo on a semi convoy’s way to Washington, DC to protest government overreach. This leg of the convoy began in Minot and stopped in Bismarck before getting to Petro Stopping Center truck stop on 45th Street South. People from North Dakota and Minnesota there say they are…

Anna Johnson Joins Race For Fargo City Commission

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Anna Johnson is making a run for Fargo City Commission. Johnson previously served for three years on the city’s Native American Commission. She is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. Johnson says she believes in “serving Fargo’s diverse community of working-class families”. There are around half a dozen candidates in the race…

COVID-19 levels plummet in Fargo-Moorhead and across the nation

CDC COVID-19 map 3/3/2022FARGO (KVRR) – There’s encouraging news from the Centers for Disease Control about COVID-19. The CDC now says that more than 90% of the U.S. population lives in an area with low or medium COVID-19 community levels. The community levels in the Fargo-Moorhead area, including Cass and Clay Counties are now classified as “low.” Several counties in…

FBI concludes investigation of explosion that seriously injured DAPL protester

FARGO (KVRR) – The FBI has completed its investigation of an explosion that seriously injured a New York woman during the 2016 Dakota Access Pipeline Protest. An attorney for Sophia Wilansky revealed in court documents that the investigation is concluded. “The FBI has now notified (Wilansky) that it has formally ended and closed its investigation of Ms. Wilansky’s injury, ”…

Update: Standoff is over in Fairmount

FAIRMOUNT, N.D. (KVRR) – A man who barricaded himself inside a home in Fairmount, North Dakota has been taken into custody. Richland County deputies, the Red River Valley Swat Team and fire crews were called to the home, in Fairmount, about 15 miles southeast of Wahpeton. Chief Deputy Sheriff Gary Ruhl says a man was barricaded in a house after…

North Dakota to dump state investments tied to Russia

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota State Investment Board has unanimously voted to jettison state investments with ties to Russia. State Investment Officer Scott Anderson told the board that as of Thursday March 3, North Dakota had approximately $10 million in investments with “Russian entity exposure.”  Anderson said that figure had already been reduced by approximately $5.9 million since…

Pet Connection: Meet Kessler

This week's Pet Connection cat has a very stern and serious look. but you just want to pinch his chubby little cheeks anyway

  We’ve got a big ole kitty today with a face you absolutely will want to squish and hug and cuddle with. Meet Kessler the tabby cat from Homeward Animals Shelter. Click here to learn more about Kessler. Categories: Local News, Morning – Pet Connection Tags: cheeks, heather klefstad, homeward animal shelter, kessler, pet connection

Fire damages Fargo apartment garages

Fargo garage fireFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Fargo firefighters responded to a garage row fire shortly after 11:00 p.m. Wednesday behind an apartment complex at 2401 20th Avenue South. The first arriving crew reported heavy smoke from several of the garage doors and began opening the garages to get at the fire. The blaze was contained to a single garage and its…