Courtesy: Gov. Burgum/FacebookBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR: 8:50PM UPDATE) — FEMA has authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Bear Den Fire and the Elk Horn Fire, burning in McKenzie County and on the Fort Berthold Reservation. FEMA Region 8 Deputy Administrator Katherine Fox approved the state’s request for a federal Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG)…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The biggest college rivalry in North Dakota took to the field at the Fargodome Saturday as NDSU faced off against UND. Plenty of Fighting Hawks fans made their way down for the pregame tailgate alongside their Bison rivals. UND won the last edition of the rivalry, beating the Bison 49-24 in last year’s matchup, their first…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A baker from the Detroit Lakes area, has been working for the past 2 years on baking up chocolate bars with a twist. Cassie, the owner of Infused Moods Edibles, has been working on making a variety of chocolate bars with cannabis. The bars are aimed to help consumers with sleeping, pain relief, appetite, and mood…
MOORHEAD, Minn (KVRR) — Churches United is faced with the possibility of having to close its doors by the end of November. In August, the organization hired Pastor Devlyn Brooks to help keep the organization afloat. “We have an immediate need, and there’s the long-term need. We’re still in that immediate need. And until we can ensure that we are…
An attendee of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL convention in Fargo on April 6, 2024, wears a hat from the North Dakota Native Vote organization. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)(North Dakota Monitor) The North Dakota Department of Transportation will visit four tribal nations in the next two weeks to provide non-driver photo identification cards that can be used for voting. The ID…
HAWLEY, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Hawley woman was taken to a Fargo hospital after a collision between the car she was driving and a semi on Highway 10 in Hawley Friday morning. The State Patrol says Elizabeth Ahles, 74, didn’t yield for westbound traffic and turned onto the highway, causing the collision. Sanford AirMed responded to the scene along with…
At one farm, workers lived in a converted barn that was infested with cockroaches. The “kitchen sink” was a utility sink next to a water heater. Photos from civil complaint.(Minnesota Reformer) Evergreen Acres Dairy will pay $250,000 in back wages and make repairs to its worker housing to settle a lawsuit brought by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who alleged…
Taracon Precast fire 10/2/2024HAWLEY, Minn. (KVRR) – Authorities have determined the cause of a large fire on Oct. 2 at the Taracon Precast concrete plant near Hawley. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says the fire was accidentally caused by an employee who was cutting rebar. “Investigators determined a worker was cutting rebar with a handheld power cutter, which was caused…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Armory and Readiness Center holds an open house so people can see the newly-restored armory. The renovations began in February of last year and cost over $12 million to revamp and update to modern codes. Minnesota National Guard’s 2nd to the 136th Infantry Combined Arms Battalion has called it home for over 50 years. “One…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The union on strike since Tuesday at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts are heading back to work Friday after a tentative deal over wages is reached. Economists say if the strike continues it would cost the U.S. economy greatly. With the thousands of dockworkers still on strike, it is estimated that if the strike…
