CASSELTON, N.D. — Reba the little boxer/lab mix was born about nine months ago somewhere in the Fertile, Minnesota area, and she’s already as smart, sweet and accomplished as her country-music namesake. She comes to us from Smiley’s Rescue courtesy of volunteer Crystal Aakre, who’s had a lot of success in her work with area shelter dogs in getting them…
The Fargo Film Festival is in full swing, and today featured the premier of a new short film from a local artist. “In The Trees” is Craig Roath’s first foray behind the camera, but he has been a staple of the local film scene for years, acting in projects for many filmmakers and students in the community. Roath says the…
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Joshua Riibe, a senior at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota who is believed to be the last person to see missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki in the Dominican Republic, left the Caribbean country on Wednesday, his lawyers said. Following a trial exceeding five hours, Judge Edwin Rijo ruled Wednesday that Riibe, classified as…
Ray HolmbergFARGO (KVRR) – Federal prosecutors say a former North Dakota state senator who pleaded guilty to traveling overseas with the intent of having sex with minors has a history of using his power to exploit vulnerable boys. Ray Holmberg will be sentenced March 26 in Fargo. According to a sentencing memorandum filed by Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer Puhl, the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – 67-year-old Arden Shulstad had never been hospitalized and had no issues aside from mild arthritis and needing blood pressure medication. So, even though he was constipated and had abdominal pain, he put off going to see his primary care physician, Garrett Penton of Essentia Health in Detroit Lakes, until his sister-in-law insisted he make an appointment….
Jen Volk poses with her $500 check that came with her award.WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – West Fargo Public Schools organized a surprise ceremony to honor one very worthy educator. Jen Volk, an Administrative Assistant at Legacy Elementary School, received the Classified Staff of the Year award. Volk was honored for her tendency to go above and beyond in her…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — MATBUS riders will now be able to track down the next bus on new technology. The live bus tracker updates every second giving riders a choice between looking at a map or arrival times. The display shows all the routes, capacity of the bus, and when it should be arriving at its next stop. MATBUS hopes…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Senate Industry and Business Committee has given a do-not-pass recommendation for a bill that would require landlords to have set temperatures in apartments. It comes a month after a “do pass” recommendation from the House. The bill would have required landlords to have temperatures no less than sixty-eight degrees between October 1st and April…
Holy Cross Catholic Church.WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — After nearly two years of construction, Holy Cross Catholic Church is complete. Crews are still on site putting some finishing touches on the church, which has been under construction since 2023. One third of the funds were paid by the church and a fundraising campaign, with the rest from loans. The project…
DAPL protest (Morton Co. Sheriff)MANDAN, N.D. (KVRR/AP) — A North Dakota jury on Wednesday found Greenpeace liable for defamation and other claims brought by a pipeline company in connection with protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline. The nine-person jury awarded Dallas-based Energy Transfer and its subsidiary Dakota Access $660 million in damages. The lawsuit had accused Netherlands-based Greenpeace International, Greenpeace USA and…
