(AP) – Record warmth in December and the beginning of January in many parts of the country has led to lake ice that’s far less solid than most years. In the past, the ice could be as thick as twenty-four inches. This year, in many areas, it’s less than four inches thick. That’s dangerous, according to Advancing Earth and Space Sciences (AGU). Ice…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Fargo Public Schools is calling off classes and activities on Tuesday due to the forecasted winter st0rm. The day of instruction will be made up on Friday, April 19. An email from the district says they are concerned about their ability to get learners to and from school safely. The West Fargo Sports Arena will…
MOORHEAD, MN — The Concordia Cobbers are headed to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in ten years. The Cobbers are 20 and 5 so far, 18-2 in conference. Concordia earned 1 of the 21 at-large bids & will be a part of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2014. CC will play Illinois Wesleyan at Wartburg…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A contract has been awarded to build a ring levee to protect the people of Oxbow, Hickson and Bakke from flood waters. It’s part of the larger $3.2 billion FM Flood Diversion project. The $12.8 million contract for the levee was awarded to Hendrickson Transportation of Hamburg, Iowa. It will protect the towns from the risk…
HAWLEY, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A major overnight fire at a grain elevator in Hawley was brought under control around 7 Monday morning thanks to the response of 17 fire departments. The blaze was first reported just after 11 Sunday night by a passing BNSF crew. Fire departments from Hawley responded along with crews from Moorhead, Detroit Lakes and many other…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — BlackHawk is kicking off Ribfest this summer in Fargo. They will take the stage in the Fargodome parking lot on Wednesday, June 5. They’ll be followed by American Idol winner Chayce Beckham on the 6th. EVE 6 on the 7th and Steven Adler of Guns N’ Roses on Saturday, June 8. The music is just another…
UPDATE: The grand opening of the new Chipotle has been pushed back to Tuesday, March 5, according to Annie Gradinger, External Communications for Chipotle Mexican Grill. ——- ORIGINAL STORY: MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Chipotle Mexican Grill is opening its first location in Moorhead this week. The opening day is set for Thursday, February 29. The new location is along Highway…
(AP) — A man accused of recruiting the driver in a human smuggling operation has been arrested, more than two years after a family of four from India froze to death trying to enter the U.S. from Canada, authorities said. Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 28, was arrested Wednesday in Chicago on a warrant issued in September, charging him with transportation of an…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Doug Burgum testifies in the trial over North Dakota’s claim that the federal government owes the state $38 million in damages from the Dakota Access Pipeline protests. He said “Instead of evicting protesters from federal lands, the U.S. government enabled and encouraged protesters to use Corps land as a home base to launch their often…
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (KVRR) — An arrest is made in a stabbing death in Alexandria, Minnesota last November. Police arrested 78-year-old Angel Rua-Torres in Alexandria at the home where the crime took place. The Douglas County Attorney’s Office has charged Rua-Torres with the murder of 58-year-old Desiree Frederick, his niece. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Rua-Torres told police he…
