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Man killed while walking along I-94 in hit-and-run in Barnes County, ND

December 22, 2025

KVRR Staff,

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR) — A 27-year-old man is dead after being hit while walking along I-94 in Barnes County, about 8 miles west of Valley City.North Dakota Highway Patrol says the driver left the scene and left behind a large portion of the vehicle’s bug deflector. There may also be damage to the vehicle’s front or passenger side. They…

Apartment House Garage Fires Autumn Brook

With an uptick in home fires, use winter break to review fire safety

December 22, 2025

KVRR Staff,

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The American Red Cross Minnesota-Dakotas Region says its seeing an uptick in home fires during the winter months due to the colder weather, space heaters, electrical issues, and holiday decorations. “I think we’ve seen over 20% increase as a region just in the last couple weeks of home fires,” said Kimberly Vosseteig, Executive Director of the Red…

Hector International Adds Two Routes, Readies For Holiday Rush

Hector International Adds Two Routes, Prepares for Holiday Rush

The route to Phoenix is a seasonal favorite. Atlanta has also been a seasonal offering in the past, but Delta feels the market is now ready for permanent service.

December 21, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – As of writing on December 21, the winter’s cold has abated somewhat, but that isn’t stopping folks from fleeing to warmer environs. The top destination for those leaving Fargo this time of year? Phoenix, Arizona. “Phoenix is our number one market. That’s the number one place – when people buy tickets out of Fargo, they go…

UPDATE: suspect vehicle in Dec. 9 shots-fired incident is located by police

The department says that nobody was hurt in the shots fired incident, but a nearby structure did receive damage.

December 20, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

UPDATE (1:30 PM 12/23/25) — The following update is being provided by Fargo Police Lt. Tom Shaw of the Criminal Investigations Division: “As of today, Tuesday, December 23, the suspected vehicle in this December 9, shots fired incident has been located by Fargo Police Detectives and Investigators. This is an ongoing investigation, and no additional information is available at…

Attendance Swells at 2nd Annual Race for Hunger

FMRC board members were so encouraged by last year's turnout they doubled the canned good entry fee.

December 20, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A local group of hobbyists had great success with a food collection fundraiser last year – so they brought it back for another installment. The Fargo-Moorhead Radio Control Car Club held their 2nd annual Race Against Hunger at their indoor track at the Bowler on December 20. The event is organized in coordination with the Great…

US Army Corps says oil should keep flowing through Dakota Access Pipeline in long-awaited study

December 19, 2025

KVRR Staff,

Opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline demonstrate Nov. 1, 2023, ahead of a public hearing in Bismarck on the draft environmental impact statement. (Photo by Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)WASHINGTON, D.C. (North Dakota Monitor) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday issued a long-awaited Dakota Access Pipeline environmental impact statement, recommending that the pipeline keep operating but…

Poll: Inflation dents North Dakota holiday spending spirit

December 19, 2025

KVRR Staff,

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota News Cooperative) — Inflation is hitting North Dakotans on a daily basis and impacting holiday spending, data from the latest North Dakota Poll shows. A total of 53% of respondents said everyday necessities like groceries and gas have become less affordable over the past year. The impact is affecting some holiday spending, with 31% of respondents…

Pipeline developer goes to ND Supreme Court seeking to block Greenpeace Netherlands lawsuit

December 19, 2025

KVRR Staff,

Betsy Elsberry, an attorney representing Greenpeace International, delivers oral arguments before the North Dakota Supreme Court on Dec. 18, 2025. (Photo by Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A court case involving Greenpeace and the Dakota Access Pipeline developer went before the North Dakota Supreme Court on Thursday, with justices asked to stop a counter-suit…

First Milestone For Red River Diversion Project

Metro Flood Diversion Authority issues year-end update

December 19, 2025

Alex Bertsch,

Fargo, N.D. (KVRR) — After years in development, the FM Area Diversion is nearing completion. The Metro Flood Diversion Authority is releasing their year-end update on the progress of the diversion project. They say the diversion is more than three-quarters of the way completed, with some of the construction continuing during the winter months. They also say that the concrete,…

North Dakota law accidentally lists fake critical minerals based on coal lawyers’ names

December 19, 2025

KVRR Staff,

David Straley, attorney for North American Coal, speaks in favor of a bill to develop critical minerals in North Dakota at a March 27, 2025, hearing. The law lists stralium and friezium among critical minerals, an apparent reference to Straley and another coal industry attorney. Straley says they were not responsible for adding the fake names. (Photo by Mary Steurer/North…