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North Dakota GOP won’t consider change to endorsement process

April 1, 2022

KVRR Staff,

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The state Republican Party says it will not consider a move by a “rogue ad hoc group” to change the endorsement process at the party’s convention this weekend. In a letter sent to delegates Thursday, state GOP Chairman Perrie Schafer said the attempt by the “Ad Hoc NDGOP 2022 Convention Rules Committee” to change existing endorsement…

United Way Hosts Community Celebration at Armory Event Center

United Way of Cass-Clay hosts an award show celebrating the community for their generosity in their tenth annual meeting.

March 31, 2022

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – After a couple years celebrating virtually due to COVID-19, hundreds gather around the Armory Event Center in Moorhead where winners took home plaques from United Way. Awards range from the Rising Star award, the company that started working with United Way for their first time, to the Heart of Community Award which honors the first of…

Firefighters put out flames at North Fargo home

March 31, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A fire destroys a home in the Golden Ridge neighborhood in North Fargo. The fire started right after 5:00 Thursday night at 805 28th Street North. Crews came to the scene to find heavy smoke from inside the house. Police helped firefighters by blocking nearby roads. Fargo Fire Department Captain Mason Krueger says they took out…

Burgum blasts plan to tap strategic reserve, says Biden ‘demonizing’ oil producers

March 31, 2022

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum says President Biden’s plan to release millions of barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve “does little to reduce prices at the pump and ease the burden on hardworking Americans.” Biden announced Thursday that he’s ordered the release of about one million barrels of oil each day for six months….

Grand Forks Woman Held for Attempted Murder After Stabbing Her Father

March 31, 2022

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A Grand Forks woman is arrested for stabbing her own father after an argument. Police say 56-year-old Ceanne Reese grabbed a knife and stabbed her father before turning the knife on herself, Wednesday afternoon around 3. Officers arrived to find 82-year-old Hugh Reese had cuts to his neck and hand. The father and daughter were…

Hoeven faces rar-right challenge at state GOP convention

March 31, 2022

KVRR Staff,

Sen. John Hoeven & Rick BeckerBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — John Hoeven has spent more than two decades handily winning the support of delegates to the state’s Republican Party convention, first as governor and later as a U.S. senator. This year, though, may be different. Hoeven faces a challenge from state Rep. Rick Becker, the leader of a growing faction of…

Biden orders release of millions of barrels from strategic reserve

March 31, 2022

Jim Monk,

WASHINGTON – President Biden is ordering the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve for six months in a bid to control energy prices. Those have spiked as the U.S. and allies imposed steep sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. The White House says Biden will make the formal announcement…

Bachmeier & McTiver win WF Public Schools’ Staff of the Year Awards

West Fargo Public Schools recognizes two staff members with prestigious awards

March 30, 2022

Site Staff,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Assistant Principal Rachel Bachmeier receives the District Administrative Staff of the Year award for her contributions since being a teacher in 2016. She was the dean of students for two years, later becoming the assistant principal. Bachmeier has been announced as the next principal of West Fargo High school, effective July 1st. Suzanne McTiver receives…

Man Arrested in Fargo Charged With Stabbing Wife in Twin Cities

March 30, 2022

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — A 45-year-old Champlin, Minnesota man who was arrested in Fargo on Tuesday is now charged with the murder of his estranged wife. Authorities say James Nyonteh stabbed 35-year-old Peachu Yates in the front yard of a home in Champlin, just north of Minneapolis, on Monday night. Yates was taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead…

High Risk Sex Offender Has New Address In Fargo

March 30, 2022

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police Department is notifying the community that high risk sex offender, Calvin Till Jr., is now living at 734 College Street North in Fargo. Till was convicted in 2020 of 4 counts of Possession of Child Pornography in Burleigh County. He was also convicted in 2016 of Patronize Minor Commercial Sex Activity in Burleigh County….