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Pet Connection: Meet Sriracha

FARGO — Sriracha is a spicy little sweetie who’s the perfect combination of docility and personality, which has a lot to do with her species. This little girl is a bearded dragon who puts the leap in “leaping lizards!” She is indeed a little jumpy at first, and as far as it appears, she has not had the benefit of…

Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy to pay more than $600 million to settle Colorado wildfire lawsuits

FILE – A fire burns in a home destroyed by the Marshall Wildfire in Louisville, Colo., Dec. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)DENVER (AP) — Xcel Energy said Wednesday it expects to pay about $640 million to settle lawsuits alleging it was responsible for starting Colorado’s most destructive wildfire that killed two people and destroyed nearly 1,000 homes in 2021….

Hawley, MN man enters not guilty plea in fatal crash with bicyclist in downtown Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The man accused of hitting and running over a bicyclist in downtown Fargo in March has entered a not guilty plea to a felony charge of duty in accident involving death. 43-year-old Jeremy Jorgenson of Hawley, Minnesota was supposed to appear in court on the charge today but earlier this week he waived his right to…

Moorhead lands major federal grant to replace around 30 lead pipes

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead just landed a major grant to help remove lead pipes. Mayor Shelly Carlson says the city got a nearly $467,000 federal grant from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and MN Public Facilities Authority Drinking Water State Revolving Fund. The funding will allow Moorhead Public Service to replace thirty lead service lines in the city. The lead…

UPDATE: Crookston Police say online threat made against city, not high school by 17-year-sld suspect

CROOKSTON, Minn. (KVRR: UPDATE 8:15PM) — Crookston Police are providing more details about a threat investigation at Crookston High School that resulted in an increased law enforcement presence at the school on Tuesday. They say someone got a threat on social media on Monday and didn’t report it until Tuesday. During their investigation, police identified the suspect as a 17-year-old…

Bird Strike Season Starting

FARGO — Wildlife researchers are sounding the alarm on a phenomenon that’s killing birds on NDSU’s campus, and it could be happening where you live and work, too. It’s bird strike, and it’s killed at least 60 birds on campus so far this season. The  fall migration is just beginning, and that means many migratory species of birds are on…

Man wanted in Fargo shooting arrested, police still searching for other suspect

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A man wanted in a shooting last Wednesday night in Fargo has been arrested. Fargo police say 24-year-old Braden Poitra was arrested in West Fargo at about 9:00 Tuesday night by officers with the Metro Street Crimes Unit and West Fargo Police. He’s facing charges on several warrants for attempted murder, reckless endangerment, armed robbery, and aggravated…

Enrollment up nearly 4% at North Dakota public colleges, universities

Emily Thompson, director of the legal division for Legislative Council, speaks during a committee meeting on Sept. 23, 2025. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota lawmakers approved draft legislation Tuesday that aims to clarify how legislators respond when a governor vetoes bills after a legislative session concludes. The move comes after confusion involving…

Board appoints former lieutenant governor to lead North Dakota University System

Interim Chancellor Brent Sanford presents to the State Board of Higher Education during a meeting at Minot State University on Sept. 23, 2025. Board members voted to appoint Sanford to the position permanently, changing the title to commissioner. (Photo by Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)MINOT, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota’s State Board of Higher Education voted Tuesday to make…