Doctors say they’re facing increasing threats of violence for refusing to prescribe opioids or trying to wean patients off the addictive painkillers. The issue was underscored by this weeks shooting at a Buffalo, Minnesota clinic that left one person dead and four injured. Authorities say 67-year-old Gregory Ulrich was angry about his medical treatment and had threatened a similar mass…
MORTON CO., N.D. — A violent protest four years ago between Dakota Access Pipeline protesters and law enforcement is still being investigated. One protester has recently been jailed for refusing to provide grand jury testimony. No one has been criminally charged in the November 2016 clash, which severely injured 21-year-old Sophia Wilansky of New York City. She has sued law…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — As former president Trump is acquitted of charges in causing insurrection at the U.S. capitol. A Political science expert breaks down what’s next for the country. “You had a president that two times activated the party in the majority of the house, the Democratic party that they felt compelled by his actions to go through impeachment…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — Firefighters knock down a fire that broke out early Sunday morning in West Fargo. Crews were able to contain the damage to the two-stall garage with minimal smoke damage inside the home. The people living there were able to get out safely and no one was hurt. The occupants were not displaced. Fire crews stayed on…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) — To celebrate 25 years of the Polar Fest Plunge tradition, one celebrity with ties to North Dakota is bearing the cold to help raise funds for the Boys & Girls Club of Detroit Lakes. Normally, the event is open to the public where people gather around a frozen lake to watch plungers jump into an…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — In appreciation of local veterans, a Derby for the Vets race and silent auction took place in downtown Fargo to help raise funds in support of veterans. Members of the community rallied behind unique derby cars as they raced to celebrate the 9th Annual Derby for the Vets event. “We came up with this crazy idea…
FARGO, N.D. — A man is dead and another person is injured following an early morning crash on Great Northern Drive and 18th Street North in Fargo. Fargo Police responded to the crash at around 1 a.m. on Saturday where they found a badly damaged vehicle and an unresponsive man lying on the ground nearby. The 21-year-old was transported to…
FARGO, N.D. – This is the ninth year of the Derby for Veterans, and much of competition is speeding to get in. From local businesses to pine derby enthusiasts from out of state people are on edge to see if their cars qualify. This year the Derby for Vets team is expanding their streaming ability to bring the excitement to…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – After four months, Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney says an executive order requiring masks to be worn in public will expire on Thursday Feb. 18. Officials with Fargo Cass Public Health are hoping to change the Mayors mind and want the mask mandate extended. “If that mandate does go away it still has to be really strong…
FARGO, N.D. – Saturday marks the 95th year of NDSU’s Saddle and Sirloin’s Little International competition. Agriculture Students are preparing their animals for the show, whether that is shearing, cleaning, or feeding. This year there are 106 contestants showing animals, 50 curing ham and four students participating in a public speaking contest. Each student shows one of the animals they’ve…
