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Valley City voters approve a $46 million bond referendum to build new school

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR) — The referendum passed with over 62% of the vote on Tuesday. They plan to build a new school connected to Jefferson Elementary to create a combined K-12 school. They will close and sell the District Office and Washington Elementary, and demolish the 1919 school building. There are also plans for other renovations and a new…

Minnesota is first state to pass social media warning labels to address mental health

ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Minnesota has become the first state to pass a social media warning label law that will provide users with mental health resources. KVRR’s Juliana Pelaez has more on why kids may be at a bigger mental health risk than we think. Social Media is a resource that billions of people use every day. And soon, many…

LIVE: Men’s Mental Health Month

FARGO — June is Men’s Mental Health Month, and there are some special challenges the men in your life are up against when it comes to spotting trouble signs. On average, experts say men often display more reluctance than women to speak up about the need for mental health care, which means they’re more unlikely to go undiagnosed. Mental health…

A.G. rules Armstrong’s line-item veto will stand, no special session needed

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Attorney General Drew Wrigley rules that Gov. Kelly Armstrong’s line-item veto of a Senate bill will stand. That means no special session will be needed to fix the matter. The problem started when Armstrong vetoed $150,000 for a Native American-focused organization to fund a homelessness liaison position. But the veto also unintentionally crossed out a $35…

LIVE: Wet and Wild with River Keepers

FARGO — Water you waiting for? The weather’s just right to start recreation season on the metro’s biggest waterway. River Keepers is leading group kayak excursions on the Red River starting Wednesday tonight and running through the summer. Wednesday night’s trip is for a group of 20 to tag along with their seasoned kayakers and the animal experts from the…

UPDATE: Two Fargo men arrested during I-29 traffic stop for having explosive device

Gabriel Messmer and Christopher Ringsrud-KnowlesTHOMPSON, N.D. (KVRR) (UPDATE 8:30 PM)  Two Fargo men were arrested after an explosive device was found in their vehicle during a traffic stop for tinted windows. It happened on I-29 near Thompson around 8:40 a.m. North Dakota Highway Patrol says Gabriel Messmer was driving and arrested for possessing an explosive device. His passenger, Christopher Ringsrud-Knowles,…

St. Michael man sentenced to federal prison for fatal drunk driving crash in 2022

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A St. Michael, North Dakota man is sentenced to over five years in federal prison for involuntary manslaughter. 46-year-old Ryan Guy was sentenced by District Judge Peter Welte in Fargo. In February 2022, Guy was behind the wheel when he rolled his vehicle on Spirit Lake Reservation, killing a passenger. Guy’s blood alcohol content was 0.164,…