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"Hazel": From the Prairie to the Silver Screen

BISMARCK, N.D. -- She's one of the best-known heroines of the North Dakota prairie. And now, a teenager who died saving her younger sisters from a sudden blizzard in 1920 is the subject of a…

Police surround Fargo home, order person to come outside

FARGO (KVRR) - Law enforcement officers have surrounded home in north Fargo and ordered a person inside the home to come outside. The home is in the 700-block of 2nd St. North. Several Fargo police officers and Red River Valley…

Farm worker hurt while cleaning bin

WYNDMERE, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A farm worker in rural Wyndmere suffered non-life-threatening injuries Thursday when his leg got caught in a bin sweeper. The Richland County Sheriff’s Office says its department, Wyndmere Fire Department, and Wyndmere Ambulance responded to a…

North Dakota tribal college presidents tighten budgets amid federal funding worries

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Presidents of North Dakota’s tribal colleges say they’re preparing for lean years under President Donald Trump’s administration. Tribal colleges and universities faced a major funding scare earlier this year after the White House proposed…

Trump administration investigates Medicaid spending on immigrants in Minnesota and other Democratic states

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Trump administration is launching Medicaid spending probes in Minnesota and at least five other Democratic-led states that provide comprehensive health coverage to poor and disabled immigrants living in the U.S. without permanent legal status. The…

VisionBank to be renamed 'Bravera'

FARGO (KVRR) - VisionBank, which operates three branches in Fargo, is changing its name to Bravera. VisionBank was acquired by Bravera Holdings Corp in March. The name change is effective Oct. 6. The company says Bravera "will maintain the high…

Horace Homeowners Ponder Next Move After Lawsuit Dismissed

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - Back in April, 15 Horace homeowners banded together with the O'Keeffe, O'Brien, and Lyson law firm to fight what they said were unreasonable special assessments. That number had dwindled…

Moorhead's Historic Dairy Queen raises over $47,000 for Sanford Children's Hospital

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - The numbers are in from Miracle Treat Day at the Historic Moorhead Dairy Queen. During the month of July, the Dairy Queen raised money for the Sanford Children's Hospital, with the main celebration coming at the…

Great Plains Food Bank presented with two big donations

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Great Plains' Hunger Action Month gets some major support through two big donations. North Dakota Farmers Union and Farmers Union Enterprises donated 35,000 pounds of ham from Redwood Farms in Iowa. Later in the day, Hornbacher's…