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…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump used a day off from his hush money trial Friday to headline a Republican fundraiser in Minnesota, a traditionally Democratic state that he boasts he can carry in November. Trump took the stage late as he headlined the state GOP’s annual Lincoln Reagan dinner in St. Paul after attending his son Barron’s high school graduation…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) – A West Fargo woman was cited and a Bismarck truck driver will likely face charges after two separate crashes in a construction zone on I-94 just east of Jamestown. The first of the two crashes happened around 7pm Friday. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says 21-year-old Alessandra Reynolds of West Fargo was driving eastbound through a…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Wild Terra cidery in Fargo is raising money after they say an equipment failure ruined several batches of their cider. They are looking for $60,000 through a GoFundMe campaign to deal with the financial ramifications of having to replace their product. Wild Terra has been in business for 7 years, hosting an annual Apple Harvest Festival…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A number of employees have been recently laid off from a West Fargo-based development company, many of them without explanation. Some contractors who are owed money by Epic Companies say they’re worried about getting paid for work they’ve already done. One of the contractors told KVRR News that when he showed up for work, he…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Moorhead record shop Mother’s Records says that if they can’t raise $5,000 in the next two weeks, they will be forced to close. Mother’s has been in business for 54 years and is the second oldest record store in the region. In a Facebook post the owner says that the business has been struggling since COVID,…
COOPERSTOWN, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – There’s a new sheriff in Griggs County. The Griggs County Commission appointed county coroner Rick Cushman after Sheriff Michael Beaver and Deputy Tyler Rispa resigned. Beaver and Rispa submitted their resignations after controversy surrounding an altered email and accusations from some commissioners and residents over months of overzealous policing by the sheriff’s office. At a commission…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Tacos, BBQ and civics. What better combination to start the summer with? The FM International Potluck will bring together Maria’s Homestyle Mexican, the NDSU BBQ Boot Camp, the League of Women Voters and Great Plains Food Bank. People can join and get free fresh summer flavors along with BBQ tips for the season. With local…
FILE – Earl Meyer, who fought for the U.S. Army in the Korean War, sits with war memorabilia at his home, Nov. 7, 2023, in St. Peter, Minn. On Monday, April 22, 2024, the U.S. Army notified Meyer, who still carries shrapnel in his leg from when he was wounded in combat, that he will finally get his Purple Heart…
