NORTH DAKOTA (CNN) — It’s not every day that you stumble across a T. rex fossil but that’s what happened to three young boys. They were going for a hike in the North Dakota Badlands in July 2022 when they discovered the rare fossil. The Denver Museum of Nature and Science says its team of paleontologists excavated the remains one…
Joel PaulsenFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The former executive director of the Metro Diversion Authority says he resigned reluctantly after he refused to be placed on administrative leave. Joel Paulsen left the authority in April after he was informed by Moorhead mayor Shelly Carlson that he would be placed on paid leave while an investigation was conducted. Paulsen, on KFGO News and…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Say Cheese! Mac & Melt Co. in West Fargo has closed, but don’t worry cheese lovers, it’s only temporary. In a social media post, the operators say Say Cheese was closing effective June 3 so they can reinvent the space to better serve the needs and interests of the community. They say the decision was…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Court records show the Fordville, North Dakota man arrested after a crash near Grand Forks International Airport Monday night was over the legal limit for alcohol. 43-year-old Travis Bell is charged with criminal vehicular injury. He crashed into a vehicle stopped at a red light at Highway 2 and Airport Road, seriously injuring a Grand…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — An East Grand Forks man is pleading guilty to sex crimes against underage girls in Grand Forks. Prosecutors say 47-year-old Manuel Martinez Jr. is accused of sexually abusing a woman’s four daughters between 2012 and 2021. Martinez was living with the family and the girls were as young as age six at the time. He…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Fiercely independent country music artist Sturgill Simpson is coming to Bluestem Amphitheater. You can catch “An Evening With Sturgill Simpson – Why Not? Tour” on Tuesday, September 24. The concert will be held rain or shine. Tickets are on sale Friday at 10 a.m. with the usual online only presale Thursday from 10 a.m. -10 p.m….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Remember when we played the Taylor Swift song “Fearless” the other day and told you about Fargo Park District’s Taylor Swift themed event? Well now we have to tell you that “Fearless Friends (Taylor’s Version)” has been moved from Thursday night to next month. The park district is blaming unfavorable park conditions at Friendship Park due…
WASHINGTON (KFGO/KVRR) – A Vietnam veteran who traveled to Washington, D.C. on this spring’s Honor Flight said making the trip has brought him healing and closure for the anger he’s felt after returning home from the war in 1971. Colin “Coby” Barstad enlisted in the military in March of 1967 after learning from the Selective Service draft board in Devils…
GRAND FORKS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Fordville, North Dakota man faces charges after rear-ending a vehicle stopped at a red light near Grand Forks International Airport. North Dakota Highway Patrol says 43-year-old Travis Bell crashed into a vehicle driven by 26-year-old Nicole Louthain of Grand Forks Air Force Base at the intersection of Highway 2 and Airport Road around…
CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A semi driver from Trinity, Florida is charged after his rig jackknifed in the rain on I-94 at the Casselton exit. Highway Patrol says 56-year-old Scott Pettingill was pulling an empty cattle trailer when he hit the ditch around 2 p.m. Around 100 gallons of diesel spilled on the north side of the interstate. Casselton…
