FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A south Fargo grade school is supporting their former teacher through a tragic time by fundraising and outdoor activities. Ross Olson taught physical education at Lincoln Elementary School for 12 years. He suffered multiple seizures while driving, leading to a crash in late October, leading to severe shoulder damage. CT and MRI scans revealed a tumor…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The West Fargo Fire Department has a new automated dispatching system. “The lights come on when the call goes out. There’s reader boards that tell us what the address is instead of having to try and listen to the audio,” West Fargo Fire Chief Dan Fuller said. Fuller calls it a much easier process with…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Air Force veteran Mark J. Lindquist has 10 months work of donations ready to head to Ukraine. It includes $3.3 million in medical supplies given by Hero, Sanford Health and Essentia Health and a couple million dollars worth of winter coats. The issue is getting all the supplies to Minneapolis to be shipped to New Jersey…
NORTH FARGO — We’re still flying high from our morning at Fight the Frost. The floor of the Fargodome is packed wall-to-wall with inflatables, each one a different adventure. There’s something for every age, level of daring and energy. You can try your skills at bouncy dodgeball, careen down giant inflatable slides, challenge yourself with an inflatable Wipeout obstacle course,…
Nathan StanleyCLAIRE CITY, S.D. (KVRR-KWAT) – A Horace, North Dakota man was arrested by Roberts County authorities this week after getting his vehicle stuck on a county road, and then fleeing on foot to avoid arrest. Sheriff Tyler Appel says after getting his vehicle stuck, Nathan J. Stanley walked to a rural home near Claire City for help. The residents…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — After nine months of renovations, Blarney Stone officially opens at the Hotel Donaldson with new ownership. The historic hotel is now adding Irish flavors. Blarney Stone’s fourth location opens on the corner of 1st Avenue North and Broadway featuring your favorite pub amenities and live music. “Food is smelling great in the back. The staff is…
NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) – The National Park Service takes questions from the public on its proposed livestock management plan with horses and cattle at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Federal officials want to create one because laws surrounding the park don’t address livestock. They also want to continue a natural ecosystem and horses and cattle can take resources from wildlife like…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) — The driver of a semi and trailer hauling cattle takes the on ramp to I-94 in Jamestown too fast and it tips on its side. That caused the deaths of 14 head of cattle out of nearly 130 being transported. Highway Patrol says it happened around 2 this afternoon on the Highway 52 overpass of I-94….
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota lawmakers are working on a bill to make it safer for all drivers who find themselves on the shoulder of the road with their hazard lights on. Current state law applies to emergency vehicles, tow trucks, and highway maintenance vehicles. It would expand the state’s current move over law to cover all vehicles displaying…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO/PRAIRIE PUBLIC) – The North Dakota House has voted 49-44 to put the question of legalizing sports betting on next year’s November ballot. Fargo Republican Representative Greg Stemen said the matter should be in the hands of North Dakota voters. “This is a process and it’s working in the manner in which it should,” Stemen said. “I think…
