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North Dakota drug overdose deaths down in 2023, but fentanyl deaths are up

Kodi Pinks, director of Non-Infectious Disease Surveillance and Data Management for the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, presents data on unintentional overdose deaths to lawmakers on the Health Services Committee on Sept. 16, 2024. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota)(North Dakota Monitor) Unintentional drug overdose deaths in North Dakota have increased since 2019 but fell last year, according to preliminary…

Injury motorcycle crash in Fargo; Bike driver run over by camper trailer, hospitalized with serious injuries

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A motorcyclist was run over Monday evening while the eastbound lanes of I-94 between University Drive and the Red River Bridge were backed up because of road construction. North Dakota Highway Patrol says around 8:40 p.m. a motorcycle driving by a 39-year-old Fargo woman had just caught up in the standstill and had slowed down when the…

Tati’s Mediterranean Saveur at The Lights in West Fargo is Closing

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The metro is losing another restaurant. Tati’s Mediterranean Saveur at The Lights in West Fargo is closing at the end of the month. Tati’s owners say the decision was not made lightly, but the eatery wasn’t able to attract enough customers. They say everyone’s encouragement has “meant the world” to them and they will carry…

NDSU Set To Host Celebration for First Ever Museum

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota State University will host a launch celebration tomorrow evening for their first-ever university museum. The museum is a collection of objects, artifacts, and videos exploring the history of NDSU. The collection is found in several parts throughout the campus in what they deem as Portals. Each Portal contains a piece of an artifact and…

Two injured in motorcycle crash in Becker County

BECKER COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — Two people are injured after a motorcycle crash in Becker County. The sheriff’s office says 58-year-old Curtis Hermanson, of New York Mills, was driving north on County Road 135, south of Two Inlets, Minnesota. When the road turned to gravel at the intersection of 285th Street, Hermanson lost control of his motorcycle. Both Hermanson and…