FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota Highway Patrol arrested two drivers for DUI during a sobriety checkpoint over the weekend. They set up the checkpoint between 5:15 and 6:15 pm Saturday on the northbound exit from I-29 onto 19th Ave. N. in Fargo. Highway Patrol says 481 vehicles went through the checkpoint. They screened 14 drivers for impairment and ended…
FILE – A passerby walks past a sign offering directions to an Uber and Lyft ride pickup location at an airport, Feb. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A plan to boost pay for Uber and Lyft drivers in Minnesota that lawmakers believe would prevent the companies from leaving the market advanced in the state Legislature…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) — The clock is nearing zero at the Minnesota Legislature, as lawmakers work to pass bills ahead of a midnight deadline. The 2024 session is set to end tonight and lawmakers have worked all week to get bills done on time. Lawmakers reached a deal Saturday night on a pay raise for ride-hailing app drivers after an…
MOORHEAD, MINN. (KVRR) – Dakota Fusion Futbol Club began their season on Saturday. The team features players from around the world who have decided to continue their soccer careers in Fargo-Moorhead. Dakota Fusion Futbol Club has been playing semi-professional soccer since 2016, bringing players from all around the world to Fargo-Moorhead. The National Premier Soccer League club hosts 23 players…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo-Moorhead International Potluck held their May Potluck on Sunday. The International Potluck holds monthly events featuring foods from different cultures. This month’s event was themed around grilling and barbequing, and featured food from Maria’s Homestyle Mexican as well as demonstrations by the NDSU BBQ Boot Camp. One young man at the event was excited to…
GARRISON, N.D. (KVRR) — Fort Stevenson State Park near Garrison, North Dakota is now home to the Guinness World Record title for the most people making s’mores at the same time. That’s what it looks like when 1,150 people make s’mores at the same time. The previous record was 891. The park hosted the event to celebrate its 50th anniversary,…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX) — Minnesota’s Republican Party has tossed its support behind Royce White in his bid to oust Democrat Sen. Amy Klobuchar. White is a former NBA player and Black Lives Matter protest leader. At Saturday’s GOP convention in St. Paul, White received 67 percent of the vote on the first ballot to receive the endorsement. White is one…
COOPERSTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) – A fire damaged The Coachman Inn & Restaurant in Cooperstown overnight Saturday. The restaurant owned by Kjell and Charlotte Haaland has been in Cooperstown for many years, with one resident telling us that it has been a staple of the community. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Categories: North Dakota News Tags: Charlotte…
CHICAGO, Ill. (KFGO/KVRR) – Former US Senator Heidi Heitkamp was in her office at the University of Chicago when pro-Palestine protesters forced their way into the building Friday evening. Heitkamp, the director of the University’s Institute of Politics, was one of the few staff members in the building when three demonstrators broke in. She was live on national TV when they…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund raised over $50,000 dollars at their Community One Walk Saturday. The Walk was held at the Rustad Recreation Center in West Fargo, and featured opportunities for children to play, and for families to learn about new technologies for diabetes treatment. JDRF Local Advocate Danika Johnson said that the walk has…
