FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Hornbacher’s customers have stepped up in a big way to help feed the community. Nearly $153,000 was handed over to the Great Plains Food Bank. It’s part of the organization’s annual Feed Hope campaign. The money raised through donations at each Hornbacher’s location through the month of December will provide more than 458,000 meals for those…
NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) – North Dakota reports more than 7,000 active cases of COVID-19, down from a high of more than 12,000 from January 25th. The omicron variant is especially contagious even if you are boosted. For the unvaccinated, the variant has a higher chance for hospitalization. Health experts urge the public to get their booster shots as quickly as…
MINNESOTA (FOX 9) – Governor Tim Walz is calling on lawmakers to pass legislation to legalize marijuana use in Minnesota, as he proposes funds from his budget plan to launch a state authority to oversee a recreational marijuana program. Speaking Wednesday, Governor Walz says his budget would set aside $25 million to create the new “Cannabis Management Office.” The office would oversee…
FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – An assistant football and basketball coach at Fargo South High School has been fired. Fargo Public Schools officials say Fabrice Nolen was fired for inappropriate communications with students on social media. Nolen was fired on Monday. School administrators have not released any additional information. Categories: Local News, North Dakota News, Top Sports Headlines Tags: coach, Fargo…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – The Minnesota DFL says people who are not eligible to participate in elections will be allowed to vote in the party’s caucus and convention process. Minnesotans who are Dreamers, non-citizen immigrants and ex-felons who served their time and remain on parole or probation can attend precinct caucuses, vote on endorsements, run for party leadership positions…
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration has canceled a move by former President Donald Trump to renew mineral rights leases for a proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota. Trump had signed an order a month before the 2020 election declaring a national emergency over the country’s reliance on imported metals used to manufacture computers, smart phones, batteries for electric…
FARGO (KVRR) – Authorities say two people are dead following a house fire Wednesday morning in south Fargo. Fargo Fire Marshal Ryan Erickson says one of the victims died after being taken by ambulance to a hospital. The body of the second victim was found during a search of the house. The identities of the victims have not been released….
Commissioner Tony GehrigFARGO (KVRR) – Fargo City Commissioner Tony Gehrig announced Wednesday that he will not to run for reelection. Gehrig says he wants to spend more time with his family and concentrate on the remaining four years in his military career. “It has been a tremendous honor to serve this great community. I am proud to have been a…
FARGO (KVRR) – North Dakota Congressman Kelly Armstrong says he has concerns about a “dramatic expansion” of U.S. Capitol security measures that were ordered in the wake of the Jan. 6 riots. Armstrong is among 7 members of Congress who are asking for answers about the Insider Threat Awareness Program and records and documents connected to the program. “This is…
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum has signed an emergency order to help ease a shortage of truck drivers to deliver milk to schools, businesses and other customers. The order waives hours of service requirements for drivers for 30 days, which follows a decision by the state’s milk marketing board to waive enforcement of certain licensing requirements until April 1. The…
