BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Supreme Court has ordered a new civil trial for a driver who caused a Bismarck expressway crash that killed two women, injured a third and produced a jury award of more than $1 billion in damages. The 2015 crash killed 21-year-old Taylor Goven, and 22-year-old Abby Renschler, and caused a traumatic brain injury to…
MOORHEAD, Minn, (KVRR) — Moorhead is celebrating Arbor Day by planting a sustainable food forest. City officials and volunteers showed up to MB Johnson park to plant 70 apple trees, 15 pear trees, 15 plum trees, and 40 June, aronia and honey berry shrubs. The trees and shrubs are all different ages and sizes so they’ll be able to bear…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Local contractors are giving one local woman a little more sense of freedom by helping build a handicap-accessible ramp at her doorstep. “They had a ramp before that we are replacing with a permanent ramp so it’s definitely a rewarding deal,” Remodelers Council Chairman Steve Schall said. Barbara Sather who’s dealing with an acquired brain injury…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Business owners in a South Fargo strip mall are piecing together how to move forward after a fire ripped through the building Tuesday. Below a charred roof at the strip mall, three words hang tough: educate, inspire and believe. Those three words embody the mission behind GiGi’s Playhouse: North Dakota’s first and only Down syndrome achievement…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The FM Metro will be the host site for a special star studded week in collaboration with Sanford Hospital. The inaugural Roger Maris All-Star Week will kickoff in June at locations throughout the area. All-Star Week was created to support the work happening at the cancer center at Sanford, honor loved ones, friends and neighbors affected…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – MSUM is celebrating its spring semester graduates virtually. The commencements began Thursday and will continue Friday. Graduates from the College of Arts & Humanities and College of Business, Analytics & Communication were celebrated Thursday afternoon. MSUM officials say hosting smaller ceremonies and using an online meeting format allows graduates to see the faces of the students,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A shocking incident at a local restaurant had traffic cut off and police dealing with a barricade situation. Police say one person was stabbed by a woman outside the Downtown Fargo Mexican village. She then barricaded herself in a car with police pleading with her to put down a knife. “Her shirt was up I could…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Grand Forks Public Health is making it easy for kids between 12 and 15 to get their COVID-19 vaccinations, with consent from a parent or guardian. They have a pop-up vaccination clinic setup at Hugo’s on 32nd Avenue South. It is in the former Alerus Bank Branch location. The clinic is open Mondays from 10 to…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — North Dakota Congressman Kelly Armstrong placed a wreath at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. by the engraving honoring Grand Forks Police Officer Cody Holte. He was killed in the line of duty on May 27, 2020. Holte and other fallen officers are being honored during National Police Week. 394 officers were killed in…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will sign an order Friday morning ending the state’s mask mandate to follow Centers For Disease Control and Prevention guidance on face coverings. Minnesotans who aren’t fully vaccinated are strongly recommended to wear face coverings indoors. Businesses and cities can still make their own mask mandates. However, masks are still required…
