FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota has won up to $160 million in federal funding to support innovation, jobs and economic growth in Ag-Tech. The winning team was led by NDSU and four other partners of the FARMS Engine Coalition. The grant starts as a two-year award of 15-million dollars from the U.S. National Science Foundation Regional Innovation Engines Program….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/AP) — A potato farmer and former North Dakota state senator is running for the U.S. House seat held by Rep. Kelly Armstrong. Tom Campbell of Grafton previously ran for the seat in 2018 after switching from the state’s U.S. Senate race. But he withdrew before the crowded GOP primary election that year. Armstrong is running for governor…
FINGAL, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A fire tears through a bar in Fingal, North Dakota. Valley City and Fingal firefighters worked to put out the flames that started inside the Roadhouse Bar and Grill. The town is southeast of Valley City. The fire was reported shortly after 2 p.m. According to social media posts, the owner, Brad Ertelt, got out okay…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man is arrested for armed robbery and burglary during a high-risk search warrant. 34-year-old Claudio Degollado was taken into custody in the 600 block of 11th Street North around 3 this afternoon. Red River Valley SWAT, Fargo Police and Metro Street Crimes Unit made the arrest since they believed Degollado was armed. He is…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) – Out in Detroit Lakes, a gym is providing a safe environment for kids who have a disability. Whether it’s physical or mental. Minnesota Flyers Gymnastics and Fitness is giving them a chance to exercise and have some fun. “Super important for them to be able to get out into the community. Sometimes they are not…
TRAILL CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Bemidji man faces charges including DUI after hitting a Traill County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle on I-29, about two miles south of Buxton, North Dakota. The crash happened Sunday night around 7:45. Highway Patrol says 24-year-old Body Cota failed to take proper precautions as he approached an emergency scene. Emergency lights were activated and…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) – Attorney General Drew Wrigley says he supports a decision not to disclose the security costs associated with the presidential campaign of Governor Doug Burgum. Through open records requests, KFGO News sought the information from the governor’s office initially. The request was then referred to the State Patrol which is in charge of security for Burgum. In…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A Moorhead man has been tied to the shooting of another man last October and has been charged with 2nd degree attempted murder. 44-year-old Brandon Elliott made his first appearance on the charge this morning in Clay County Court. Police found a man lying near 19th Avenue and 20th Street South in Moorhead on October 13…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Doug Burgum is requesting a presidential major disaster declaration for the Christmas holiday ice storm. The rain, freezing rain and ice storm caused an estimated 11 point five million dollars in damage. The request covers 13 counties in southeast North Dakota from December 25 through 27. The ice storm knocked down hundreds of power poles…
CLAY CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota State Patrol has released the names of two people killed in a single-vehicle crash early Sunday near Barnesville. 28-year-old Isaac Schultz of Fergus Falls was behind the wheel when the vehicle left Highway 9 and crashed. Schultz was killed along with his passenger, 28-year-old James Mork of Barnesville. Mork was wearing a seatbelt while…
