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LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Magpie

Magpie's namesake birds are famous for stealing shiny things, but the only thing this shiny-coated little cutie is likely to steal is your heart. She came in to the 4 Luv of Dog shelter…

Interstate highways shut down as winter storm intensifies

FARGO (KVRR) - Portions of North Dakota's Interstate Highways will be closed this evening due to severe weather. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says I-29 between Fargo and the South Dakota border is scheduled to close at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday.…

Three Tax Cut Bills Pass North Dakota House, Negotiations In Senate Next

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) -- North Dakota House passes three bills dealing with state income tax reductions. One would eliminate the tax for single filers making under $44,750 and for married filers making under $74,750. It sets a flat tax rate…

Turtle Mountain Animal Rescue at capacity, animals being turned away

ROLLA, N.D. (KVRR) - The severe storm bearing down on the region is putting animal rescue workers in a desperate situation. Turtle Mountain Animal Rescue workers say they're out of room and being…

Unloaded Airsoft BB Gun Found on Student At Fargo South High School

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- An unloaded airsoft BB gun is found on a student suspected of being under the influence of marijuana at Fargo South High School. A teacher tipped off the administration. In a statement from Fargo Public Schools,…

LIVE: New Conference Highlights Growing Latinx Culture In Metro

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - A celebration of Latin-x culture and a push to connect Latino and Hispanic people is coming to the valley. The Tri-College Alliance of Latinos is a new collaboration between Latino/Hispanic…

Minot Air Force Base added to Air Force cancer review

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force's review of cancers among its nuclear missile corps will include all personnel who worked on, guarded, supported or operated the nation’s ground-based warheads, Air Force Global Strike Command announced Wednesday. Nine officers who had…

Junkyard Brewing Building New Taproom In West Fargo

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - A popular Moorhead brewery has big plans to expand into North Dakota. Junkyard Brewing announced they are opening a West Fargo taproom and released renderings of the proposed site. Renovations are set to start next…

Rep. Armstrong Talks Irrigation, Illegal Immigration and More at N.D. Legislature

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) -- North Dakota Representative Kelly Armstrong is in Bismarck to talk about the work he is doing in Washington, D.C. Armstrong addressing both the North Dakota Senate and House. He told state lawmakers about four new bills…

Sheyenne, N.D. bar shooting suspect caught

UPDATE - A man wanted for the deadly shooting of a man at a Sheyenne, North Dakota bar has been caught. Nicholas Poitra was spotted by a farmer in Eddy County around noon. The farmer held him at gunpoint until…

Driver sought in early morning pursuit that began near Gardner

FARGO (KVRR) - The Cass County Sheriff’s Office and Fargo police are looking for the driver of a vehicle involved in a pursuit that started in rural Cass County and was terminated in Fargo. Shortly after 2:00 a.m. Tuesday, a…

Little Falls, Minnesota Woman Killed In Crash Near Thompson, N.D.

UPDATE(2/21/23 1:55PM) -- The victim of a crash Monday near Thompson, North Dakota is identified as 26-year-old Stephanie Cluever of Little Falls, Minnesota. The driver, 21-year-old Julio Huertas of Waite Park, Minnesota, had non-life threatening injuries. He is charged with…

Listening Sessions Planned For Opioid Settlement Money in North Dakota

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) -- A new North Dakota opioid task force is planning two listening sessions. It is to gather input on how the state should invest its share of money from a settlement with opioid manufacturers. The Opioid Settlement…

Fireplace embers lead to small fire in south Fargo

FARGO (KVRR) - A small fire at a south Fargo home Monday was sparked by a fireplace. Shortly after 2:00 p.m. firefighters were called to 1819 19th St. South. Embers from the fireplace spread to some of the floor joists,…

Multi-semi pileup shuts down I-29 southbound from Grand Forks to Thompson

UPDATE: The stretch of interstate is now open but no travel is advised. (6:35 p.m.) GRAND FORKS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) -- A multi-semi pileup forces authorities to close a portion of I-29. The Grand Forks County Sheriff's Office says…

Moorhead Man Arrested After Crashing Stolen U-Haul Into Snowbank

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) -- A Moorhead man is jailed after fleeing police and crashing a stolen U-Haul into a snowbank in Moorhead. Minnesota State Patrol says 40-year-old David Jacobsen was arrested Sunday for receiving stolen property and fleeing police. A…

One dead after shooting inside Eddy County bar

SHEYENNE, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) - One man is dead after a shooting inside Rindy’s Sheyenne Bar in Sheyenne, North Dakota. Eddy County Sheriff Paul Lies said the incident occurred shortly after 7:00 pm Sunday. Lies confirmed the victim died and said…

Portrait of KVRR news anchor headed to State Historical Museum

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - A portrait of KVRR's Emily Welker, created by Bismarck, North Dakota artist Shane Balkowitsch, will be part of the North Dakota State Historical Museum's permanent collection. Balkowitsch says he created the portrait using "historic wet plate…

North Dakota airports start 2023 strong

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) -- North Dakota’s eight commercial airports boarded over 90,000 passengers in January, an increase of 24 percent over from last January and 1.5 percent higher than 2019. According to the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission, 2019 is used…

Turn it! Build it! STEAM camps at Fargo Air Museum give students hands-on experiences

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Monthly STEAM camps are back at the Fargo Air Museum for those interested in science. In the Junior version for ages eight to ten, students learned how to make a…

Legislature approves regulating books containing ‘sexually explicit material’

BISMARCK, N.D. – Two separate bills that would prohibit public libraries from displaying “explicit sexual material” passed the Senate and House floors in North Dakota on Thursday after undergoing debate among lawmakers in each chamber. Supporters said the bills would…