FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo School Board has narrowed down its list of 29 possible names for the new northside elementary school to just five. They include Unity with 170 votes, Martin Luther King, Jr. with 170 votes, North Star with 186 votes, Horace Mann with 200 votes and the top vote getter is Prairie Rose with 208. People spoke…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a bill to end the nation’s longest government shutdown, sending the measure to President Donald Trump for his signature after a historic 43-day funding lapse that saw federal workers go without multiple paychecks, travelers stranded at airports and people lining up at food banks to get a meal for their families. House lawmakers made…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – “One of the things that was brought out was the 9 dollar and 29 cent box of Wheaties,” said Dan Wogsland, former executive director of the North Dakota Grain Growers Association. “Out of that 9 dollars and 29 cents, only 17 cents goes to the farmer.” The price of that cereal is sure turning the heads…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo City Commission appears willing to discuss a change-of-course to a policy announced by Mayor Tim Mahoney to discontinue livestreaming public comments during city commission meetings. Mahoney made the announcement that the city would stop including that portion in its live broadcasts of meetings. The public comment section would still exist, it just wouldn’t be…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Grand Forks Fire Department responds to Tri-State Paving for a fire in an asphalt processing plant. It happened shortly before 1:00 p.m. at 2250 North 69thth Street. Crews say the fire inside the plant was moving towards a semi trailer fuel source. The department says the fire was quickly controlled. Two employees were looked over…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A man was arrested this morning after a domestic assault incident and crash near Ten Mile Lake Resort in Dalton, Minnesota. Grant County Sheriff’s Office got a 911 call reporting a physical domestic assault by strangulation. The male suspect fled the scene and was believed to be suicidal. He crashed his vehicle and contacted…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Kelly Armstrong appointed Devils Lake attorney Ashley Samuelson as a judge in the Northeast Judicial District. She was one of three finalists for the position. Samuelson has served as a staff attorney for the Northeast Judicial District since 2017. She’s from Edmore, North Dakota. Samuelson received her bachelor’s degree from UND and her law degree…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Across the country, the Aurora Borealis, or the Northern Lights, has shown brightly across the skies. The display of vibrant hues of green and pink is the first bright display of the lights in many years. “I went outside, saw them in town, and I drove out maybe two miles north of town, and they were…
CareerViewXR uses virtual reality allows students to try out different jobs and see which ones they want to pursue.FARGO — Students in schools across North Dakota now have a new way to experience possible careers, practically first hand. CareerViewXR uses virtual reality to give students a chance to try out different jobs and see which ones they want to pursue….
TRAILL COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — A Hillsboro, North Dakota man who died from rolling his pickup Sunday night has been identified. Highway Patrol says 66-year-old Rollin Eberhardt was heading east on Traill County Road 13 when he ran off the road near the 16300 block and rolled around 6:30 p.m. He was taken to Hillsboro and died just before being…
