FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The legendary sounds of The Beach Boys will fill the Shooting Star Casino events center on May 6. Co-founder Mike Love and longtime member Bruce Johnston are leading the band known for changing the musical landscape with hits like “Good Vibrations” and “Help Me Rhonda”. The tickets range between $61 and $110. They are on sale…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Petitions that were turned in to put term limits on the North Dakota ballot had a number of insufficient signatures. Secretary of State Al Jaeger says there were only 17,265 valid signatures. Backers had submitted about 46,000 signatures, well above the nearly 31,000 needed. Some of the problems include out of state addresses and signatures that weren’t…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — A Moorhead felon is sentenced to 57 months in prison for having a loaded firearm in his home. The gun belonging to 34-year-old Phillip Jones, Jr. was found by a child who was visiting last March under a snack box in the kitchen while Jones was out. The gun went off, killing a 6-year-old child….
Willow River/Honor the EarthST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota environmental regulators say damage to the state’s public groundwater resources from mistakes during construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline is more severe than previously known. The state Department of Natural Resources says Enbridge Energy crews ruptured three groundwater aquifers while building the 340-mile pipeline across northern Minnesota last year. The DNR…
You, Louis Vuitton and Kate Spade can help send local veterans to Washington, D.C. The Veterans Honor Flight is hosting a designer purse bingo fundraiser this Saturday at TAK Music Venue in Dilworth. Tickets are $40 for a chance to win purses valued up to $2000. The Honor Flight is taking off to Washington, D.C. with local veterans next…
Denise KolpackFARGO (KVRR) – The number of candidates running for the Fargo City Commission has climbed to 10. Denise Kolpack is a retired Blue Cross-Blue Shield executive who has also served as executive director of the North Dakota Newspaper Association and the North Dakota Water Coalition. She currently serves on the Fargo City Arts and Culture Commission. “I am excited…
FARGO (KVRR) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol says law enforcement officers carried a “severely hypothermic” man out of a slough Monday evening, following a pursuit that began on I-94 in Stutsman County. Capt. Bryan Niewind says it all started at 7:21 p.m. when a state trooper attempted to stop the man on I-94 for traveling 98 mph east of…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Republicans in the Minnesota Legislature have offered a voluntary proposal for paid family and medical leave. It would rely on tax credits for employers who choose to participate, in contrast with Democratic proposals that would require paid time off. Republicans depicted their plan Monday as an innovative way to support employees who need time off after…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Democratic U.S. House candidate out of Moorhead has suspended his campaign to go help defend Ukraine in the coming days. “I mean I think it’s the most consequential global issue I’ve experienced in my lifetime and I’m forty years old. Think about the confluence of world events you’re watching unfold before your very eyes. It’s…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo is taking a stand against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by divesting in businesses the city has a contractual relationship with. The resolution to show support for Ukraine was introduced by Commissioner Arlette Preston, who is a candidate for mayor. She says she personally knows people who have family in harms way in Ukraine and that…
