North Dakota News Archives - Page 272 of 2297

Vergas Man Saved by Critical Medical Intervention

Arden Shulstad went into his doctor seeking aid for abdominal pain - soon, he was being flown to Fargo for emergency surgery.

March 19, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – 67-year-old Arden Shulstad had never been hospitalized and had no issues aside from mild arthritis and needing blood pressure medication. So, even though he was constipated and had abdominal pain, he put off going to see his primary care physician, Garrett Penton of Essentia Health in Detroit Lakes, until his sister-in-law insisted he make an appointment….

West Fargo School Faculty Member Wins Award

Jen Volk of Legacy Elementary was surprised with the award today during an assembly.

March 19, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

Jen Volk poses with her $500 check that came with her award.WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – West Fargo Public Schools organized a surprise ceremony to honor one very worthy educator. Jen Volk, an Administrative Assistant at Legacy Elementary School, received the Classified Staff of the Year award. Volk was honored for her tendency to go above and beyond in her…

MATBUS Riders Can Now Track Bus Routes Live With New Technology

March 19, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — MATBUS riders will now be able to track down the next bus on new technology. The live bus tracker updates every second giving riders a choice between looking at a map or arrival times. The display shows all the routes, capacity of the bus, and when it should be arriving at its next stop. MATBUS hopes…

Senate Committee Recommends ‘Do Not Pass’ To Renters Bill on Set Temperatures

March 19, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Senate Industry and Business Committee has given a do-not-pass recommendation for a bill that would require landlords to have set temperatures in apartments. It comes a month after a “do pass” recommendation from the House. The bill would have required landlords to have temperatures no less than sixty-eight degrees between October 1st and April…

Holy Cross completes construction of new church in West Fargo

March 19, 2025

Eric Bolin,

Holy Cross Catholic Church.WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — After nearly two years of construction, Holy Cross Catholic Church is complete. Crews are still on site putting some finishing touches on the church, which has been under construction since 2023. One third of the funds were paid by the church and a fundraising campaign, with the rest from loans. The project…

Jury finds Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions in case over Dakota Access protest activities

March 19, 2025

kvrr-apiuser,

DAPL protest (Morton Co. Sheriff)MANDAN, N.D. (KVRR/AP) — A North Dakota jury on Wednesday found Greenpeace liable for defamation and other claims brought by a pipeline company in connection with protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline. The nine-person jury awarded Dallas-based Energy Transfer and its subsidiary Dakota Access $660 million in damages. The lawsuit had accused Netherlands-based Greenpeace International, Greenpeace USA and…

Williston woman charged with theft of $1.4M worth of copper wire from Fargo-based company

March 19, 2025

KVRR Staff,

WILLISTON, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A western North Dakota woman is charged with stealing over $1.4 million worth of copper from her employer. According to court records, Jonna Stroh worked in sales for Fargo-based Dakota Supply Group’s Williston location and was a certified forklift operator. Between July and August of last year, Stroh is accused of loading spools of copper wire…

Letter Carriers to Protest Changes to USPS

March 19, 2025

Alex Bertsch,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Reports about potential changes to the Post Office by the Trump administration has raised the alarm for letter carriers across the nation. It is reported that the administration is planning to fire the governing board of the U.S. Postal Service and merge the office with the Commerce Department. The National Association of Letter Carriers says that…

North Dakotans rally for town hall meetings with congressional delegation

March 19, 2025

KVRR Staff,

Brian Palecek, right, reads a letter to North Dakota’s congressional delegation as supporters gather outside the federal courthouse in Bismarck on March 18, 2025. (Amy Dalrymple/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — About 50 people gathered Tuesday outside the Bismarck offices of North Dakota’s congressional delegation to call on their representatives to hold in-person town hall meetings. Organizers hand…

North Dakota House committee advances library content bill

March 19, 2025

KVRR Staff,

Alyssa Klossgaard, of Bismarck, reads in front of the Bismarck Veterans Memorial Library on March 1, 2025, to express her opposition to a bill that would force libraries to remove and relocate content considered to be obscene. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A North Dakota House committee on Tuesday gave support to a controversial bill to…