LIVE: Save a Life Saturday
FARGO - Valentine's Day is all about hearts and flowers. But this weekend, it's time to turn from matters of the heart to saving hearts, instead. Sanford Ambulance workers gave us a…
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Voting Open for New North Dakota State Icon
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) – North Dakota Department of Commerce Tourism and Marketing Division is asking for help choosing a new state icon. The division partnered with Bismarck-based design studio The Good Kids to create two options. The icons are meant…
Resolution on ‘Kingship of Jesus Christ’ given Do-Not-Pass recommendation
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota legislators heard testimony Thursday on a concurrent resolution that would proclaim Jesus Christ's kingship in North Dakota. The concurrent resolution says that "North Dakota acknowledge the Kingship of Jesus Christ…
North Dakota House advances 1 of 3 Education Savings Account bills
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – A bill that earmarks state money for tuition at private schools passed the North Dakota House on Thursday, while two other similar bills failed. House Bill 1540, sponsored by Rep. Ben Koppelman, R-West Fargo,…
Shoes For Kids Commemorates Mark Knutson On Giving Hearts Day
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Shoes For Kids is celebrating this Giving Hearts Day by commemorating the memory of Mark Knutson. This year Shoes For Kids teamed up with SCHEELS and 20 volunteers to run or…
Gate City Bank Gives $45,000 To Three Charities on Giving Hearts Day
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) --More than 160,000 nominations were made to receive a grant from Gate City Bank. Haven, a non-profit in Moorhead, was awarded $25,000. This year’s $10,000 winners included Best Friends Mentoring Program in…
Sen. Hoeven Invites Brooke Rollins to North Dakota After She Is Confirmed as Ag Secretary
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) -- Brooke Rollins has been confirmed as secretary of agriculture. The Senate confirmed Rollins in a 72-28 vote, placing a close ally of President Donald Trump into a key Cabinet position at a time when mass deportation…
LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet the Macaws
WEST FARGO -- Giving Hearts Day is a critical day to refill the coffers at the region's many animal welfare nonprofits. And it's coming just in time to help save the region's only pet…
Settlement reached in North Dakota lawsuit alleging intimidation by hate group
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Two North Dakota nonprofits have settled their lawsuit against a white nationalist hate group that alleged it intimidated immigrant business owners, though the details are unclear. A court docket entry last week gave notice of the…
U.S. Border Patrol Grand Forks Border Patrol agents make arrests in illegal crossing
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Pembina agents responded to an illegal crossing at the border and made arrests on Saturday, February 8. The U.S. Border Patrol Grand Forks Sector says a Small Unmanned Aerial System from Operation Stonegarden partners allowed…
House defeats bill to display Ten Commandments in North Dakota public schools, colleges
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota House of Representatives voted down a bill Wednesday that would have mandated the Ten Commandments be posted in every public school cafeteria and state-funded college. The bill was defeated on a…
Abortion, reproductive rights bills rejected in North Dakota House
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Four bills related to abortion and reproductive rights failed Wednesday in the North Dakota House. A so-called personhood bill would have allowed women who get abortions to be charged with murder. Two others sought…
Ten Commandments in ND Schools And Four Abortion & Reproductive Rights Bills Fail
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) -- A bill to require a display of the Ten Commandments in schools has failed in the North Dakota house with 38 voting in support and 53 against. The house also voted 77-16 against a bill to…
Gov. Armstrong Talks North Dakota Economy, Possible Efficiency Moves
BISMARCK, N.D. - The second and final day of the Chamber at the Capitol event featured a meeting with Governor Kelly Armstrong, who discussed why it's so important to have face-to-face meetings with business leaders.…
New Bill Would Require North Dakota Schools To Teach About The Holocaust
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) -- Lawmakers were presented a bill to require all schools in North Dakota to teach the history of the Holocaust. Currently, it is up to a teacher's discretion. The bill's focus would…
JOANN Fabrics Closing 500 Stores Including in Grand Forks and Bemidji
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/CNN/AP) -- JOANN Fabrics is closing 500 stores across the country including in Grand Forks, Bemidji, Hibbing and Brookings in our region. That will leave only 300 stores open nationwide. The company says the move is necessary as…
Legislators hear testimony on bill requiring intelligent design in science classes
BISMARCK, N.D. — Legislators heard testimony on the bill requiring the teaching of intelligent design in science classes in North Dakota schools. If passed, SB 2355 would require the teaching of intelligent design alongside evolution…
North Dakota Resolution declaring pornography a public health hazard gets Do-Pass recommendation
BISMARCK, N.D. — A senate resolution in North Dakota would declare pornography as a public health hazard. Testimony was heard during a legislative hearing on SCR 4017. Those who testified in support of the resolution…
Update: Fargo Park Board to reconsider controversial plan to sharply raise pool fees
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - Following public pressure, the Fargo Park District is preparing to change its plans to sharply raise the cost of using its pool facilities. Fargo Park Board President Aaron Hill tells KVRR…
Fargo's "Name a Snow Plow" Winners Are Announced On The Same Day as Minnesota's
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- More than 1,100 people voted and these are the winners in Fargo's "Name a Snow Plow" contest: Betty Whiteout BoomChickaPlowPlow Buzz Iceclear Plowabunga Teddy Snowsevelt and Wheeler Snow Peeler. The names will now go on city…
Midwest Murder Podcast Live is coming to Sanctuary Events Center in Fargo
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- From a small basement podcast studio in Minot to becoming a top trending true crime hit, Midwest Murder Podcast is coming to Fargo. Co-hosts Jonah Lantto and Dawn Palumbo have brought their captivating live show to…
St. Michael, ND Man Sentenced For Child Abuse and Child's Death in Indian Country
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- A St. Michael, North Dakota man is sentenced to 40 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to three counts of child abuse in Indian country. 30-year-old Collin Delorme Sr. was charged in the death of…
KVRR Connections: Health - Best Practices Against Bird Flu with NDSU Scientists
FARGO -- We've been watching the spread of bird flu across the country. And so have the scientists at NDSU, who say it's already in Cass County, N.D. Anuj Ghimire is an ornithologist at…
Armstrong congratulates Baesler on nomination to U.S. Dept. of Ed.
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Gov. Kelly Armstrong is congratulating state Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler on her nomination to the U.S. Department of Education. Baesler was selected to serve as Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education. “Superintendent Baesler…
Bills aim to improve access to dental care in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Two bills being considered by the North Dakota Legislature strive to make dental care more accessible to low-income and under-represented populations across the state. Supporters say the bills are needed but merely begin to…
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