BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota Republican lawmaker has no plans to immediately resign, despite party leaders’ calls for him to step down after he railed against police with profane, homophobic and anti-migrant language during a recent traffic stop that ended in his arrest on a charge of drunken driving. In a statement Wednesday, Republican state Rep. Nico Rios, of Williston, said he…
MINOT, N.D. (KVRR) — An airman with the 119th Wing of the North Dakota National Guard was killed during a shooting in Minot on Christmas Eve. National Guard has identified the victim as 41-year-old Master Sgt. Nicholas Van Pelt. He died after a shooting at his apartment in southwest Minot. Van Pelt was with the 219th Security Forces Squadron at…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — All of the essential ingredients are now in place for next month’s Feed My Starving Children FargoPack mobile packing event. The goal is to pack 10 million meals for starving kids around the globe. A total of 44 trucks brought 26 loads of rice, eight loads of soy, two loads of vitamins, two loads of vegetables,…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- The Essentia Health West Fargo Winter Classic is underway. Taking place at The Lights Ice Rink in the Essentia Health Plaza and West Fargo Sports Arena, high school hockey players are given a chance to play rival teams outside under the lights, as well as indoors, and everyone involved loves this opportunity. Mike Amundson, Executive Director of…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Majority of roads in the region are open but there are still icy and wet spots being reported. I-29 between Fargo and Canada had been closed last night but reopened this morning. Some spots near the border are still reporting fog as of 2:45 Wednesday afternoon. Some roads near Valley City and Jamestown are still covered…
DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – A Dilworth man is accused of stabbing his father in the chest during an argument at an apartment in Dilworth late Tuesday night. Interim Police Chief Hunter Rawson says the victim suffered a clean cut-penetrating chest wound. He was taken to the emergency department at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo. He was later discharged. Rawson identifies…
CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – Cass County Electric Cooperative says customers could wait until the weekend or later for the full power system to be restored. CCEC estimates between 250 and 300 power poles broke during the Christmas Day ice storm. Repair efforts will depend on weather, road conditions and how much more damage crews find. Crews from Roughrider Electric, Mckenzie…
Outage Map as of 3pm 12/26FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Cass County Electric Cooperative continues working to restore power after well over 150 outages were reported. Here is a look at the outage map for the co-op around 3 Tuesday afternoon. Several thousand members have been impacted by outages with the rural service areas hosting the bulk of the problems. Cass…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Republican leaders have called on a North Dakota lawmaker to resign after he lashed out at police with homophobic and anti-migrant remarks during a traffic stop earlier this month for drunken driving. Republican House Majority Leader Mike Lefor said Tuesday he called on Republican state Rep. Nico Rios, of Williston, to resign over the weekend. His statement cited…
CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — Fire crews from Kindred, Horace and Davenport respond to a detached garage fire in rural Kindred. The call came in around 11 this morning. The garage was fully engulfed in flames when crews arrived on scene. It was contained to the detached garage and didn’t spread. No one was injured. The cause of the fire…
