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United Way asking for donations for school supply drive

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – United Way of Cass-Clay will be handing out backpacks and school supplies to families in need of children attending K-12 schools in Cass or Clay counties. The event in its 23rd year and will be in a drive-thru format at Scheels Arena in August. People are encouraged to donate pencils, notebooks, binders and other supplies. You can…

NDSU President Dean Bresciani to step down

MINOT, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota State University President Dean Bresciani is stepping down. During a meeting of the North Dakota Board of Higher Education Tuesday, Chairman Nick Hacker announced that Bresciani will serve as president through 2022 and then become a tenured NDSU professor. Hacker congratulated Bresciani for his accomplishments and said Bresciani will be involved in the search…

Man drives into Bismarck gun shop, steals guns

BISMARCK, N.D. – Police say a Bismarck man drove into a gun shop and stole four rifles. The 22-year-old man is accused of ramming a service-type vehicle with cabinets into the front door of Double H Guns and stealing what police called “a number of firearms.” Lt. Luke Gardiner says police later responded to a report of a gas drive-off…

North Dakota regulators approve temporary natural gas price hike

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) – The North Dakota Public Service Commission on Tuesday formally approved Xcel Energy’s request to temporarily increase natural gas prices. Beginning in July, the average Xcel Energy customer in North Dakota will pay an additional $15.72 per month.  The extra cost will be added to monthly bills until Sept., 2022. The February cold weather event in Texas…

LIVE: 701 Day

Show your true North Dakota-loving colors this summer.

Alas, Pride Month is all but over. And Independence Day doesn’t show up until Sunday. But don’t put away your party outfits just yet, because the folks at the Fargo Park District are keeping the party going for us. That’s because they’ve got a great lineup of fun and interactive ways you can celebrate our little corner of the country,…

Jury selection begins in trial of man accused in shooting death of Grand Forks officer

GRAND FORKS, ND (KVRR) Jury selection begins in the trial for the man charged with killing a Grand Forks police officer and his own mother. Salamah Pendleton is accused of shooting and kiling 29-year-old Officer Cody Holte in an apartment in May 2020 while authorities were serving an eviction notice. Pendleton’s 61-year-old mother was also shot and killed. He is…

Man in custody after south Fargo stabbing

FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo Police have arrested a man in connection with a stabbing Sunday morning. Just before 7:00 a.m., officers responded to a medical assist in the 800 block of 10th St. S., where a victim was found by the caller with an apparent stab wound to the neck. Officers located the victim in the 700 block of 10…

Fargo City Commission passes hate crime ordinances

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo City Commission approves three hate crime ordinances that will protect all people no matter their nationality, religion, or lifestyle. “The most important message here is that everyone should feel safe and secure in this community and if you’re getting targeted because of your lifestyle or religion your skin color or whatever the most important…