FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded about $31 million to airports across North Dakota. The largest chunk of that allocation – $13.4 million – will go towards the terminal expansion and other construction projects at Hector International Airport in Fargo. Next in terms of monetary value is $10.3 million to rehabilitate taxiways and runways, reconstruct…
CASS COUNTY, N.D. and DILWORTH, MN (KVRR) – Both the city of Dilworth and Cass County put out releases on Friday, July 11, warning residents of impending mosquito spraying operations. Cass County will begin spraying in Fargo and West Fargo on Sunday, July 13, after 8:00 P.M. They will then move to more rural cities and subdivisions on the evening…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Controversy over this mural has grown within the past several weeks of its creation. But the North Dakota Vision Services School for the Blind Superintendent says that this mural brings life to the students and the state. “We wanted features that would exemplify what we do in a positive way. And the other thing we…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – A Grand Forks man was killed late Thursday night when the SUV he was driving hit what the highway patrol describes as a fixed object at the entrance to the Grand Forks Country Club in the southern part of the city. The driver died at the scene. The patrol, Grand Forks County deputies, police, Altru…
WILLISTON, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – The North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services confirmed a new measles case Thursday, more than a month since the last case was reported. The new case is in Williams County involving a person who recently traveled out of state and was unvaccinated against the disease, said Mindy Michaels, a spokesperson for the…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO Prairie Public Radio) – The speed limit on interstates-94 and 29 in North Dakota will rise from 75 to 80 mph August 1. Department of Transportation design engineer Kirk Hoff says about 290 signs will be replaced at a cost of nearly $427.000. “They will really start putting up the 80 mile-an-hour signs starting August 1, which…
MEDORA, N.D. (KVRR) — One of the premier events for the nation’s 250th birthday next July 4, will be the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota. Work began in the summer of 2023 and now they are down to the wire with just under a year to go on the $400 million project. KVRR’S TJ…
FRAZEE, Minn. (KVRR) – Authorities say that on July 9, at about 5:30 in the evening, they responded to a domestic assault call in the 20000 block of Becker County Highway 21. The person who placed the emergency call said an adult male had entered a residence, physically assaulted someone, and stole a firearm. Deputies from the Becker County Sheriff’s…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo will soon be having another Taste of Philly with the new restaurant’s grand opening on Friday. The third location in North Dakota for Taste of Philly had a soft opening today across from Sheyenne High School. The chain was started by owner Tim Brown over thirty years ago. Originally from Philadelphia, Brown has been a…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Wiggles & Giggles Day Care has come back this year with their annual Lemonade Stand. After a two-year hiatus, the kids at this daycare are back in action. “It started out as kids just wanting to have a lemonade stand, and we made like ninety dollars. And we wanted to figure out a way to…
