Robert Lech, Cory Steiner, Vincent WilliamsFARGO (KVRR) – The Fargo School Board has selected three finalists for the position of superintendent of schools. Dr. Robert Lech serves as the superintendent of Jamestown Public Schools, a position he has held since 2013. Dr. Cory Steiner is superintendent of the Northern Cass School District, a position he has held since 2014. Vincent…
FARGO — People can get pretty loud when they’re talking about politics. But they don’t have anything close to the volume these voices do. The 2015 opera “Scalia/Ginsburg” is coming to the stage in the metro, courtesy of the Fargo Moorhead Opera. It’s described as a “love letter” to the late, iconic Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and her best friend in…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Amazon has opened a new delivery station in Grand Forks. The facility will serve a 60-mile radius. The 40,000-square-foot building is expected to deliver 3,000 packages each day. The building is what the online retailer calls a last-mile delivery center. The new site is located west of Interstate 29. Categories: Local News, North Dakota News…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo firefighters respond to a report of smoke coming from a house that was locked and unoccupied around 5:45 p.m. Crews forced their way inside the house at 5533 20th Street South and found a fire on the second floor. They had it out within 10 minutes. They say the house sustained significant damage and a…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The search for Moorhead’s next police chief is down to four finalists. They include Moorhead Patrol Lt. John Laddie Bata, Metro Transit Police Capt. Erin Dietz of Minneapolis, Fargo Police Capt. Chris Helmick and Aurora, Colorado Police Commander Matthew Brukbacher. On-site interviews are scheduled for next week. The next chief is expected to be named in…
BISMARCK, N.D. – Free school meals could be coming to North Dakota public schools. A House bill with bipartisan support would appropriate $140 million from the Legacy Fund to cover school lunches for two years. Other supporters of the bill include student council members, a spokesperson from the American Heart Association, and the president of North Dakota AFL-CIO. They say…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Do you love rhubarb? It could soon be the new state vegetable. Representative Matthew Heilman of District 7 introduced the bill after being contacted by some of his constituents. A family homeschooling their kids discovered that North Dakota has no official state vegetable. So they suggested rhubarb as the best option. Heilman agreed – and put his…
HORACE, N.D. (KVRR) — Southern Valley Fire & Rescue will start handing out Narcan leave-behind kits to people at risk of an opioid-related overdose. The kits include two Narcan nasal spray devices and the steps to be taken in the event of an opioid overdose. They are joining forces with Fargo Cass Public Health for the program. It is funded…
Breckenridge basketball players in action.BRECKENRIDGE, MN – The Breckenridge High Cowboys have experienced a bit of an athletic setback, with both the boys’ basketball and football teams being forced to forfeit multiple games from their 2023-24 seasons. The official violation has not yet been confirmed, but sources say a player on the teams actually lived in Wahpeton and not in…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Sen. Jeffery Magrum of Hazelton, North Dakota is the primary sponsor for a resolution to amend the U.S. Constitution and impose term limits on members of Congress. Currently, nine states have passed a similar resolution and at least twenty states have added the resolution to be passed. It does not specify how long a member of…
