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Corps of Engineers set to reroute the Red River through diversion control structure next week

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)– A major milestone for the F-M Diversion project: the Red River of the North will be rerouted through the Red River Control Structure on August 7. A special program will be held that morning at the construction site near County Road 81 south of Fargo. The concrete control structure includes three 50 foot wide Tainter gates which…

Court documents reveal identity of unnamed man involved in 115 MPH chase with ND Highway Patrol

CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — KVRR is learning the identity of the man involved in a high speed chase with North Dakota Highway Patrol on Saturday near Casselton. Court documents show the unnamed suspect is Jonathon Kinney of Fargo. The patrol issued a press release about the chase, which hit speeds of 115 miles per hour on I-94 and Highway…

Blizzards in July

FARGO — You might not think a blizzard in July is much of a miracle, but you’d be wrong. You can help make miracles happen this week on Miracle Treat Day, happening this Thursday. That’s the annual event that gives money from each Blizzard sold at local Dairy Queens to Sanford Children’s Hospital. Moorhead Dairy Queen’s Troy DeLeon brings his employees…

DirecTV subscribers lose access to KVRR amid contract dispute

FARGO (KVRR) – KVRR is working hard to reach a new agreement with DirectTV Network so that DirecTV can once again provide KVRR to its subscribers. DirecTV and KVRR came to an impasse negotiating the renewal that would allow DirecTV Network to retransmit the station’s signal. As a result, KVRR is no longer being carried by DirecTV as of July…

Minnesotans push ahead with solar amid Trump opposition

ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — More than 180 local households will see significantly lower energy bills after the solar array atop Abbott Northwestern Hospital’s new parking ramp powers up later this year. Abbott Northwestern — Twin Cities’ largest private hospital — will enjoy similar savings while hosting Minneapolis nonprofit Cooperative Energy Futures’ newest community solar garden for at least…

Minnesota man dies after vehicle crash in South Dakota

REVA, S.D. (KVRR) — A 58-year-old Frazee man has died after the pickup he was driving ran off the road and overturned near Reva, South Dakota. According to the Harding County Sheriff’s Office, the crash occurred at around 6:30 in the morning on Friday, July 25. Officials say Brian Keith Huber, from Frazee, Minnesota, was driving a truck towing a…

North Dakota version of DOGE to take a slower approach to cost savings

Rep. Nathan Toman, R-Mandan, chair of the Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency, speaks during a subcommittee hearing of the Budget Section on June 25, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota’s version of DOGE is poised to begin work this week, but members say it won’t be just like the federal government version that…

North Dakota funds program to use drones to scout for weeds

A drone flies over a farm field as part of a Grand Farm project to use drones to scout for weeds. A North Dakota Department of Agriculture grant will help continue the work. (Courtesy of Grand Farm)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A state-funded program will use drones and artificial intelligence to scout for noxious weeds in five North Dakota…