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Minor-injury crash spreads corn across Richland County road

May 29, 2025

TJ Nelson, KVRR Staff,

Richland County/ NDHPRICHLAND CO., N.D. (KVRR/KFGO)– North Dakota Highway Patrol says it was just a minor injury two-vehicle crash, but it left quite a mess. A semi hauling grain and a pickup collided northwest of Wahpeton at the junction of Richland County Roads 81 and 8. Sheriff Gary Ruhl says it happened shortly before 9:30. Grain was spread for some…

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Fargo Bishop meets Pope Leo XIV while leading church group to Rome

May 29, 2025

Jim Monk,

Courtesy, Diocese of FargoFARGO (KVRR) – Diocese of Fargo Bishop John Folda met for the first time with Pope Leo XIV Wednesday. Diocese spokesman Paul Braun says Folda is leading a group of young adults on a pilgrimage to Vatican City, where the group also had a chance to see the pope. The group has been away since May 21,…

City of Fargo Offers Free Grading Survey Service

City engineers will stop by your property and mark in the dirt exactly how the yard should be graded for proper drainage, free of charge.

May 29, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. – The City of Fargo is letting residents – especially new homeowners – know about a free service they provide that could save your yard from a lot of damage. Before a homeowner plants grass or lays sod on their yard, the city will survey the lot for grading purposes. The proper grade ensures correct drainage in residents’…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Cricket

May 29, 2025

Emily Welker,

WEST FARGO — If you’re looking for someone who’s always in the mood for a chat, you couldn’t do better than this little lovebug, Cricket. She’s a blue-capped conure who comes to Pet Connection from CAARE Avian Rescue, and like a lot of conures, she is quite noisy, so she’s not for somebody who’s going to be in an apartment…

Greenpeace seeks reversal of verdict, arguing jury wanted to ‘punish’ someone for pipeline protests

May 29, 2025

KVRR Staff,

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Attorneys for Greenpeace argued this week that a jury’s decision ordering it to pay $667 million to the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline cannot stand. A Morton County jury delivered the verdict on March 19 after more than three weeks of trial. Jurors found the environmental group responsible for damages related to anti-pipeline protests in…

North Dakota coal mine to become processing site for Minnesota nickel

May 29, 2025

KVRR Staff,

A former coal mine near Beulah, N.D., is being converted to a processing site for nickel and other minerals. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)BEULAH, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – A former coal mine in western North Dakota that will be converted into a processing site for nickel mined in Minnesota was touted Wednesday as a way for the U.S. to reduce…

Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after leading effort to slash federal government

May 28, 2025

kvrr-apiuser,

FILE – Elon Musk flashes his T-shirt that reads “DOGE” to the media as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy. His departure, announced…

Acting U.S. Attorney on human smugglers: “What they cared about was money”

May 28, 2025

kvrr-apiuser, KVRR Staff,

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/AP) — The convicted ringleader of an international human smuggling plot and one of his drivers is sentenced in federal court in Fergus Falls. Harshkumar Patel was sentenced to 10 years in prison and Steve Shand to 6 1/2 years. The two men were tried and convicted on four counts apiece last November. Their sentencing comes more…

Two people injured in motorcycle crash in Becker County

May 28, 2025

KVRR Staff,

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — The Becker County Sheriff’s Office has reported a motorcycle crash leading to life-threatening injuries. According to the sheriff’s office, they received a report of a single motorcycle crash on County Road 56, east of County Road 117 with two people injured. When emergency personnel arrived on scene, they found the driver, identified as 26-year-old Jacob Jerome…

University of North Dakota Breaks Ground on New Flight Operations Building

The replacement facility is badly needed, as the current building is over 50 years old.

May 28, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – The UND Aerospace program is considered one of the best in the nation. As of late, though, it’s become clear that the place in which they operate has not kept pace with their accomplishments. “It was time – absolutely time – to make sure that we build a facility that would allow us to do…