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Structure Fire in Grand Forks

The damage was extensive in the unit in which the fire began, but nobody was physically harmed in the blaze.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – At approximately 1:43 AM on Saturday, June 7th, the Grand Forks Fire Department responded to 812 4th Ave S for a report of smoke and fire alarms sounding in a multi-family residence. Fire crews witnessed heavy smoke coming from the second and third floors of the building. They were able to quickly extinguish the source of…

Lane Closures in Fargo Beginning Monday

One closure is for asphalt resurfacing, while the other is for storm sewer repairs.

FARGO, N.D. – There are a couple of lane closures commuters should know about so they can prepare for their commute in Fargo next week. Beginning at 7 a.m. on Monday, June 9, both eastbound and westbound lanes of 1st Avenue North will be reduced to one lane of traffic in each direction between 36th Street North and 29th Street…

Veterans have a chance to experience the outdoors with farm animals this summer

GLYNDON, Minn. (KVRR) — Chickens, horses, dogs, and cats. The Fargo VA brings together veterans for a summer full of rest, relaxation, and connection. “We use rhythm, relationship, repetition. Those are all healing to the brain. So we can literally bring about healing by being out in nature,” said Dawn Robson, Owner of That’s the Dream Farm. “To see their…

Update: Motorcyclist in arrest video says police are unfairly making example of him

FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo Police released video of an officer arresting a motorcycle rider for reckless endangerment and reckless driving last week. The arrest happened May 28 after the officer saw the rider speeding down 45th Street S. The officer tried stopping the motorcycle, but police say the rider was speeding and lane-splitting. Later that day, the officer saw the…

North Dakota adding alerts for missing Native, endangered people

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – Members of North Dakota law enforcement updated the public on new alerts that will go into effect Aug. 1 to help locate members of Native communities and other adults who are reported missing. During the seventh annual Government-to-Government conference in Bismarck on Thursday, a member of the state Highway Patrol outlined how the feather…

A judge tells federal agencies they can’t enforce anti-trans bias policies against Catholic groups

The William L. Guy Federal Building pictured on Dec. 18, 2024, in Bismarck. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Two federal agencies cannot punish Catholic employers and health care providers if they refuse for religious reasons to provide gender-affirming care to transgender patients or won’t provide health insurance coverage for such care to their workers, a federal judge ruled…

Former NDSCS football player wanted on a rape charge jailed in Minnesota

Ray RuschelLITTLE FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – A former North Dakota State College of Science football player charged last week with raping an unconscious woman at his Wahpeton apartment is jailed in central Minnesota. Raymond Ruschel, 51, was booked into the Morrison County jail Tuesday. A Richland County, North Dakota District Court judge issued an arrest warrant for Ruschel May 29….

Lawsuit Over Wetlands Easement in LaMoure County

LAMOURE COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — A North Dakota farmer is suing the federal government for violating the terms of a wetlands easement from years ago. Cody Peterson filed the lawsuit back in April claiming that the decades-old easement is not specific to the areas and labeling small depressions as part of a wetland. Peterson states in his case the Fish…