FARGO, N.D. — A group of 20 kids are seeing if they have what it takes to be park rangers at the Red River Zoo. Explorer Camp, an all–day event for 7 to 9 year-olds, teaches kids about environmentalism and how to care for animals and national and state parks. Kids spend all day reading books and making crafts. They’re…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. — A Jamestown man is accused of hitting a man with a baseball bat last week. According to court documents, 25-year-old Donny Ayers hit the man in the upper left thigh in an alley in southwest Jamestown. Ayers told police he was “angry” and did swing the bat, but was not trying to hit the man. He also…
FARGO, N.D. — A production of “Noises Off” is returning to the Fargo Moorhead Community Theatre stage for the first time in 22 years. You’ll also be able to catch KVRR’s morning meteorologist, Marshall Downing, as he portrays “Tim Allgood” in the production. The play-within-a-play depicting the follies of a second-rate theatre troupe will be staged September 6 and 7…
BISMARCK, N.D. — Traffic at North Dakota’s eight commercial airports was up 12 percent in July compared to last year. More than 110,000 people boarded planes in Fargo, Grand Forks, Jamestown, Devils Lake, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson in July. Williston had the highest percentage increase, of nearly 27 percent. Year-to-date boardings for the eight airports are up more than…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — It has been a record-setting fiscal year for the UND Alumni Association & Foundation. Alumni and friends of the university gave $67.7 million to the foundation during the fiscal year that ended June 30. That is nearly twice the amount committed the previous year. The old record was $49.9 million set in 2011. Nine-thousand and sixteen…
Gov. Tim Walz & Jodi HarpsteadST. PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Tim Walz says it would be “counterproductive” to call the Minnesota Legislature into special session on gun violence only to watch Senate Republicans adjourn without holding any hearings or moving forward with gun control bills. “And I spent the day out at Game Fair where our most experienced firearms owners…
GRAND FORKS, ND — The Grand Forks Police Department is asking for assistance in identifying this individual in an investigation regarding the theft of coins and damage to laundry machines from an apartment building in Grand Forks. If you have any information on this individual, or if you are this individual, please contact Det. Riedinger at triedinger@grandforksgov.com or call 701-787-8011….
Fargo, ND–Motorists in North Dakota and across the country are paying less at the pump as gas prices continue to move lower. According to AAA, motorists are saving seven cents per gallon nationally, while North Dakota motorists are saving four cents per gallon compared to one week ago. Savings are even greater compared to one year ago when the National…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ As law enforcement agencies across North Dakota begin a concentrated effort to catch impaired drivers, some 60 law enforcement officers will be using their specially-trained skills to detect motorists who are high on drugs. About 20 agencies across the state employ officers who have taken the rigorous, internationally utilized program that helps law enforcement identify drivers…
Update: Authorities say 38-year-old Christopher Bauer of Puposky, Minnesota was driving south on County Road 81 when his car went into the ditch. The car re-entered the road and spun into the path of a semi truck, which struck the car on the passenger side. Bauer was pronounced dead at the scene. NEAR OXBOW, N.D. – A 38–year–old man…
