FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – With all of the rain we’ve been getting, people are using their sump pumps to prevent water backing up into their homes. And the city is doing that as well with their axillary pumps to relieve pressure on the sewer system. According to a city official, they have received calls regarding the water issue because we…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The top, young minds in Fargo made LEGO creations as part of the annual LEGO Mania design contest at Fargo Public Library. Kids in the area put together intricate displays for the judges to look at and judge. The contest has been going on since 2009, and each year more and more kids get involved according…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — City crews in Fargo, West Fargo and Grand Forks have plans in place to help with all of your downed branches due to the ice storm. Fargo will offer a special residential curbside brush-chipping program beginning January 2. The program will run for two weeks and conclude on January 12. You should place all brush on…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota Republican lawmaker has no plans to immediately resign, despite party leaders’ calls for him to step down after he railed against police with profane, homophobic and anti-migrant language during a recent traffic stop that ended in his arrest on a charge of drunken driving. In a statement Wednesday, Republican state Rep. Nico Rios, of Williston, said he…
MINOT, N.D. (KVRR) — An airman with the 119th Wing of the North Dakota National Guard was killed during a shooting in Minot on Christmas Eve. National Guard has identified the victim as 41-year-old Master Sgt. Nicholas Van Pelt. He died after a shooting at his apartment in southwest Minot. Van Pelt was with the 219th Security Forces Squadron at…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — All of the essential ingredients are now in place for next month’s Feed My Starving Children FargoPack mobile packing event. The goal is to pack 10 million meals for starving kids around the globe. A total of 44 trucks brought 26 loads of rice, eight loads of soy, two loads of vitamins, two loads of vegetables,…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- The Essentia Health West Fargo Winter Classic is underway. Taking place at The Lights Ice Rink in the Essentia Health Plaza and West Fargo Sports Arena, high school hockey players are given a chance to play rival teams outside under the lights, as well as indoors, and everyone involved loves this opportunity. Mike Amundson, Executive Director of…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Majority of roads in the region are open but there are still icy and wet spots being reported. I-29 between Fargo and Canada had been closed last night but reopened this morning. Some spots near the border are still reporting fog as of 2:45 Wednesday afternoon. Some roads near Valley City and Jamestown are still covered…
DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – A Dilworth man is accused of stabbing his father in the chest during an argument at an apartment in Dilworth late Tuesday night. Interim Police Chief Hunter Rawson says the victim suffered a clean cut-penetrating chest wound. He was taken to the emergency department at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo. He was later discharged. Rawson identifies…
CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – Cass County Electric Cooperative says customers could wait until the weekend or later for the full power system to be restored. CCEC estimates between 250 and 300 power poles broke during the Christmas Day ice storm. Repair efforts will depend on weather, road conditions and how much more damage crews find. Crews from Roughrider Electric, Mckenzie…
