MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KVRR) — Xcel Energy is giving its customers in Minnesota an average refund of $81. Most of the refund is coming from federal tax credits on the energy generated by the company’s nuclear fleet. The credits were created under the Inflation Reduction Act. The nuclear energy generation tax credits will make up $176 million, about 55%, of the…
FARGO — Recent Oscar host Conan O’Brien has made a new friend, and it’s KVRR’s very own Chief Meteorologist Max Mueller. Mueller was a guest on the “Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend” podcast. The two talked about working in television, Max’s experience with storm chasing, and the movie “Fargo”. According to Max, Conan also may have given some questionable advice…
LAMOURE COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — A Florida man is arrested after leading authorities on a high-speed pursuit through LaMoure County. North Dakota Highway Patrol says a trooper tried to pull over a car driven by 33-year-old Serry Busbee from Pensacola for speeding. He was driving recklessly and passed another vehicle going 110 miles per hour. The pursuit went into Jamestown…
FARGO, N.D. – Sparks flew, and iron melded with iron. But the ones operating the welding torches might not be those you expect. Twenty-seven teenagers converged on the Lynnes Welding Training facility on 3rd Avenue North. Instructors say they’re always passionate about their craft, but putting it in competition form just gives it a little extra oomph. “When kids know…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A program started over two decades ago is providing financial help to homeowners in renovating and repairing their properties. Gate City Bank and Fargo are offering another $2 million investment in the Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative. People with homes that are 40 years old or older are eligible for the loans. The assessed value of the home…
BIG STONE CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A man rushed to Fargo after his pickup went through the ice on Big Stone Lake near Lagoona Beach has died. Big Stone County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man as 62-year-old Rodney Gustafson of rural Big Stone City. They say Gustafson went through the ice just after 9 a.m. on Sunday. First responders…
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz arrive at a campaign rally in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)ST. PAUL (KVRR/KFGO) — Gov. Tim Walz says he’s open to running for president in 2028. The Democrat made the comments to editor David Remnick on the New Yorker Radio Hour podcast….
LIDGERWOOD, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A man died after the pickup he was driving broke through the ice of Grass Lake, northwest of Lidgerwood. Richland County Sheriff Gary Ruhl says deputies responded Sunday morning. He says the victim was supposed to meet friends to fish when he didn’t show up. Members of the Lidgerwood Fire Department on ATVs then saw open…
DAPL protest (Morton Co. Sheriff)MANDAN, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Greenpeace provided supplies, intel and training to demonstrators who spent months camping near the Dakota Access Pipeline river crossing in south central North Dakota, employees said in video testimony played to a Morton County jury on Friday. The organization brought supplies like tents, power tools, a van equipped with solar…
Exterior of the Morton County Courthouse in Mandan on Feb. 27, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)MANDAN, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Greenpeace has asked the North Dakota Supreme Court to move its Dakota Access Pipeline defamation case out of Morton County, arguing the jury is incapable of rendering a fair verdict. The request is the culmination of multiple unsuccessful attempts…
