Island Park's pool to remain in same spot
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - The Fargo Park Board unanimously approves keeping the Island Park pool in its same spot in addition to an open-air amphitheater. Part of Island Park's master plan includes replacing…
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Woman Elected To Fargo School Board Makes Fargo History
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) -- One of four newcomers elected to the Fargo School Board is believed to be the first Black person elected to any office in Fargo's history, according to local long-time political observers. Nyamal Dei says she was…
Biden To Sign Bill To Get More Access To Shipping Containers, Help Supply Chain
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) -- President Joe Biden says he looks forward to signing the Ocean Shipping Reform Act into law. The bipartisan effort was led by Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, South Dakota's Sen. John Thune and Rep. Dusty Johnson and…
47 cats rescued from sweltering heat near Twin Cities
HARRIS, Minn. - Authorities say 47 cats were rescued from a vehicle that was parked in sweltering heat at a southeastern Minnesota rest area. The cats, discovered Tuesday about 50 miles north of the Twin Cities, were living in the…
Spirit Lake Tribe and North Dakota Highway Patrol sign mutual aid agreement
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) -- A mutual aid agreement is signed between the Spirit Lake Tribe and the North Dakota Highway Patrol. The agreement will allow North Dakota Highway Patrol to help on the reservation when needed. However, it does not…
Fargo city commissioner says postcard campaign ‘helped rather than hurt’
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) - Fargo City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn, who won a fourth term in Tuesday’s election, says he believes a Bismarck-based non-profit group that spent thousands of dollars on ads about him, actually boosted his campaign. Piepkorn said people donated…
N.D. Commerce Commissioner Stepping Down For Global Think Tank
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- North Dakota Commerce Commission James Leiman is stepping down. In a social media post, Leiman says a post has been created for him by the Institute for Economics and Peace, a global think tank. He says…
Man who shot President Reagan freed from court oversight
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - John Hinckley Jr., who shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981, was freed from court oversight Wednesday, officially concluding decades of supervision by legal and mental health professionals. “After 41 years 2 months and 15…
Cass County says large number of contests caused election results delay
FARGO (KVRR) - Cass County election officials say the unusual delays in reporting election results Tuesday night "were due to the large number of contests" in the election. Local polls closed at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, but the first election results…
Biden nominates Chauvin prosecutor to be federal judge
MINNEAPOLIS - President Biden has nominated one of the prosecutors who helped convict a former Minneapolis police officer of murder in the killing of George Floyd to be a federal judge. Jerry Blackwell is a Minneapolis attorney and a founding…
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