CASSELTON, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – The only grocery store in Casselton will close. The city council, following the recommendation of the planning and zoning board, has approved a conditional use permit for the Wangler Foods building. Owner Fred Wangler decided to sell the building, which opened in 2005. He cited a loss in customers to Dollar General as one factor, despite…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – KVRR’s Adam Ladwig visits with Lend a Hand Up Director Jeana Peinovich on this Giving Hearts Day to talk about the work her organization does to help families in need in our community. You can donate to Lend a Hand Up and 500+ other organizations on Giving Hearts Day by visiting www.givingheartsday.org. Categories: Local News, Morning…
(Winnipeg Alternative Media)EMERSON, Manitoba (KVRR) – Truck drivers have set up a blockade just north of Pembina, North Dakota, at the Emerson, Manitoba Port of Entry. A Canada Border Services employee at the Emerson Port of Entry tells KVRR news that travelers heading into Canada are still able to cross the border, but will not be able to get beyond…
By: Jeannie Kopstein ARLINGTON, Va. (KVRR) – Drone technology is the topic of discussion and display at the first UAV Technology USA conference. University of North Dakota President Andrew Armacost chaired the event. “We thought this was just an extraordinary opportunity for UND to be part of the national discussion on UAV technology. It really gives us a chance to…
BRAINERD, Minn. (FOX 9) – A Minnesota state senator’s snowmobile landed on top of a fellow senator who had been thrown from his sled in a crash with the state Department of Natural Resources enforcement chief, a DNR report indicates. State Sen. John Jasinski, R-Faribault, suffered three broken ribs, a broken pelvis and fractured vertebrae from the crash, which happened Friday in…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Homeward Animal Shelter hosts an adoption meet at the Fargo Air Museum to celebrate dogs and donuts. Visitors met with potential new friends seeking a forever home. The meet merged with Veterans Coffee Hour which is every second Wednesday of the month. Dogs mingled with veterans, kids and other interested visitors who are looking to adopt….
courtesy, Fox 9MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Hennepin County Sheriff Dave Hutchinson will get until 2029 to repay the county more than $47,000 for the SUV he drunkenly crashed at more than 100 miles an hour in December. Under terms of the agreement, Hutchinson must make $250 biweekly payments starting Feb. 18. While he can pay the balance in full at any…
MINNEAPOLIS — A school bus driver is rushed to the hospital after being shot in the head in Minneapolis. Police responded around 2:15 Wednesday afternoon. Officials say the driver was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive the injuries. Three children under the age of 10 were on the bus at the time of the shooting but none…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO/PRAIRIE PUBLIC RADIO/KVRR) – Former US Attorney Drew Wrigley has taken the oath of office as North Dakota Attorney General after being appointed by Gov. Doug Burgum. It was done in a private ceremony. Supreme Court Chief Justice Jon Jensen administered the oath. North Dakota’s longest-serving Attorney General, Wayne Stenehjem, passed away at the end of January. Earlier,…
FARGO (KVRR) – A Fargo man has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for conspiring to rob customers of commercial sex. U.S. Attorney Nick Chase says 22-year-old Jordan Daniel Kraft and 21-year-old Harleigh Haugen of Fargo conspired with a group of young males and females. Chase says Kraft, Haugen and others posted ads on “Skip the Games”…
