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Lockdown At ND Schools After Active Shooter Threat Hoax

Swatting calls hit North Dakota days after Minnesota schools become the target.

FARGO — Fargo police called for lockdowns at two Fargo public schools after two calls to the regional dispatch center claiming there were active shooters operating there. That’s according to a letter from Fargo Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Rupak Gandhi that went out to parents Thursday morning. The letter says Fargo police asked for the schools to go into lockdown…

Pet Connection: Meet Anya and Elsie

Katie at the Lake of the Woods Humane Society in Baudette introduces us to the friendly pair of Anya and Elsie

  A shelter’s youngest volunteers introduces us to their longest-tenured dogs. Katie at the Lake of the Woods Humane Society in Baudette introduces us to the friendly pair of Anya and Elsie. They love people and each other, but they don’t like most other pets. They have to go to a home with no other dogs or cats. Anya is…

Historic Moorhead Dairy Queen kicks off 74th season amidst snowy conditions

It's March and the madness has begun. The Historic Moorhead Dairy Queen has officially opened and the F-M community is coming out in droves.

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Customers are braving extreme winter conditions at the Historic Dairy Queen on the corner of Main Avenue and 8th Street in Moorhead for its season opener. “With the divisiveness that’s in our culture, we can all rally around one thing and that is ice cream. How Midwestern is this? The opening day of the Dairy Queen….

Failed Nuclear Inspections Resulted In Officers Being Removed at Minot Air Force Base

WASHINGTON (AP) — Six Air Force officers who were in charge of caring for the infrastructure, fuel and logistics support for a North Dakota nuclear missile base were relieved of command due to a loss of confidence in their ability to carry out their responsibilities, the Air Force said. The officers include two commanders and four subordinate officers at Minot…

FirstLink advocates for access fee for 988 suicide & crisis lifeline

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo nonprofit pushes for a North Dakota Senate bill that would charge an access fee to citizens every time someone dials 988 during a behavioral health emergency. It’s similar to North Dakotans paying 50 cents every time you hear a tornado siren except people would only pay 30 cents. FirstLink handled more than 15,000 calls…

LIVE: International Women’s Day

Make a connection with a local leader and find out how to make a change here at home and in the world at large.

FARGO — Women are leading the way on the world stage, and it’s time to connect with some of them here at home later this month. Not only that, but when you do, you can find out how to make positive change in the world, right by their side. March 8th is International Women’s Day. You’re invited to attend a…

Man found dead in ditch in Becker County

The body was found in Burlington Township

BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP, Minn. (KVRR) — A man’s body was found in the ditch in Becker County. The sheriff’s office was called to a report of a man in the ditch on the 300th Avenue, just north of 137th Street in Burlington Township around 7:30 Tuesday morning. When responders arrived, they determined the man was dead. The victim is 31-year-old Daniel…

Man injured, woman arrested after shooting in Jamestown

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) – A woman is arrested in connection with a shooting in Jamestown. Officers responded to a report of a shooting at around 5:35 Wednesday morning in the 900 block of 4th Avenue Northeast. Police Chief Scott Edinger says officers found a man with a gunshot to the arm. He was taken to Jamestown Regional Medical Center. Sixty-four-year…