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Watch: Biden bans Russian oil imports

March 8, 2022

Jim Monk,

WASHINGTON – President Biden has decided to ban Russian oil imports, toughening the toll on Russia’s economy in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine, according to a person familiar with the matter. The move follows pleas by Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskyy to U.S. and Western officials to cut off the imports. Energy exports have kept a steady influx of cash flowing…

Minneapolis teachers strike after failing to reach contract

March 8, 2022

Jim Monk,

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Teachers in the Minneapolis School District have gone on strike after failing to reach agreement on a new contract. The strike affects some 29,000 students. Meanwhile, teachers in St. Paul reached a deal late Monday to avert their own strike. The issues in the two districts were largely the same: wages, classroom sizes and mental health…

Dynasty Elite looks to shake up youth football landscape in F-M

In there second year Dynasty Elite is a youth travel football team for kids ages nine to thirteen looking to restructure the youth football landscape in North Dakota through academics and advanced training.

March 7, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- In its second year Dynasty Elite is a youth travel football team for kids ages nine to 13 looking to restructure the youth football landscape in North Dakota through academics and advanced training. “Why not start it in Fargo-Moorhead, you have competitive basketball you have competitive baseball, you have competitive hockey, you know you have other entities…

Gehrig asks for studies on mask effectiveness at City Commission meeting

March 7, 2022

Site Staff,

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…

Ukrainian flags sell out at Fargo business

Gompf Displays in Fargo is seeing an uptick in business amid the crisis in Ukraine.

March 7, 2022

Site Staff,

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…

Current Longest-Service State Senator To Retire in North Dakota

March 7, 2022

TJ Nelson,

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,…

Pennsylvania Man Arrested For Assaulting Fargo Police Officer

March 7, 2022

TJ Nelson,

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 Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Stabbing Woman Around 10 Times

March 7, 2022

TJ Nelson,

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…

Sports Betting Bill Gets Bipartisan Push in Minnesota

March 7, 2022

TJ Nelson,

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…

Burgum: Biden plan to buy oil from Venezuela, Iran ‘absolutely absurd’

March 7, 2022

Jim Monk,

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…