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LIVE: Sports Betting Grows In ND Ahead Of Super Bowl

The sports betting industry is exploding. The American Gaming Association says more than 50 million Americans are expected to bet $16 billion on the Super Bowl. You can only legally bet on sports…

Fargo South's Sara Lichtblau named Fargo Teacher of the Year

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - Superintendent Dr. Rupak Gandhi surprised Lichtblau with an announcement at an all-school assembly. Lichtblau started teaching at Fargo South in 2009. She conducts the school's audition choir Belle Orso Vicci…

Fargo Mayor Against Bill To Get Rid of Voter-Approved "Approval Voting"

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) -- A West Fargo lawmaker wants to prohibit approval voting in North Dakota. Fargo is the only city with the voting method. A person can vote for as many candidates as they want and the candidate with…

Have warm temperatures led to thinner ice?

NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) - Warmer temperatures have caused lots of melting of snow and ice. Lake ice thickness still seems to remain unaffected. "We are about average and that's just really a mathematical equation…

North Dakota House passes bill to raise speed limit to 80 on interstates

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) -- The North Dakota House passed a bill to raise speed limits from 75 to 80 miles per hour on most of Interstates 29 and 94. The bill allows cities…

Vehicle crashes into Eye Consultants building in South Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- A vehicle crashes into Eye Consultants of North Dakota in south Fargo, causing some minor damage to the building. Crews arrived around 12:30 Wednesday afternoon and found one part of a wall gone. A manager says…

Williston Man Sentenced For Making Threats Against Fargo VA

FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) -- A Williston man is sentenced to serve a year in federal prison for threatening employees at the Fargo VA Health Care System. 41-year-old Curtis Moran was arrested last June after he made several threatening phone calls.…

Police searching for suspects after attempted Fargo jewelry store heist

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - Lockdowns are lifted at five West Fargo schools and police are looking for suspects involved in an attempted armed robbery at a Fargo jewelry store. Officers responded to Gunderson's Jewelers on the 5600 block of 28th…

Bismarck parents wait to hear from Jamestown High School over racial slurs, taunts

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) -- Parents of Bismarck High School students say officials from Jamestown Public Schools have yet to reach out to them regarding last week's basketball game where racial slurs and taunts were…

Girl Scouts work with Amazon to get ready for cookie season

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- You're one step closer to seeing more Girl Scouts at your door or across town as scouts unload thousands of cookie boxes. The Amazon distribution center in West…

Beam signing held for Fargo Parks Sports Complex

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - Fargo Park District and McGough Construction employees sign the final support beam for the Fargo Parks Sports Complex. It's on the 6100 block of 38th Street South near the 52nd…

Cause Released of Elevator Fire in Edgeley Back In November

EDGELEY, N.D. (KFGO) -- The cause of a fire that burned a grain elevator in Edgeley in south-central North Dakota is undetermined. An investigator with the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives led the investigation with assistance from…

Fargo Police Warn About "Tranq", a Narcan-resistant Drug Causing Overdose Deaths

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) -- Fargo Police Department is warning the public about an increase in overdoses involving a Narcan-resistant drug. A drug commonly known as "tranq" has been flagged as a rising concern. FPD says the depressant used by veterinarians…

Grand Forks City Council Votes To End Controversial Fufeng Project

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) -- Grand Forks City Council votes five to zero to scrap plans to bring the controversial Fufeng project to Grand Forks. Two members were absent. The move ends a lengthy debate over the China-based corn milling…

Walz Signs 2040 Clean Energy Bill, N.D. Gets Ready to Sue

ST. PAUL (KVRR/AP/KFGO) -- Minnesota utilities will be obligated to transition to 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2040 to step up the fight against climate change under a bill just signed by Gov. Tim Walz. It's a top priority for…

LIVE: Adorabowl! Adoptable Athletes Play in Puppy Bowl

While the Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs have been fine-tuning their strategies for Super Bowl Sunday, these puppies have been working on their housetraining, their sit-stay-come commands, and most importantly, their ability…

Fargo City Commission votes to stop progress on proposed downtown pedestrian bridge

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) -- The Fargo City Commission votes to cancel a proposed pedestrian bridge that would've been built next to city hall. Four concepts were presented last year with differing costs. Commissioner Arlette Preston said she doesn't think it's…

President approves Gov. Burgum’s request for major disaster declaration

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) -- President Biden has approved Governor Burgum's request for a presidential major disaster declaration for a November winter storm. The storm that happened November 9th through the 11th brought record-breaking snowfall and ice to central and southeast…

Murder charge dropped in deadly Wahpeton shooting

WAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR) - Prosecutors have dismissed a murder charge against a Breckenridge, Minn. man who they say was involved in a deadly shooting in Wahpeton. Thirty-year-old Anthony Kruger was accused of shooting 40-year-old Jeremiah Medenwald of Hankinson while he…