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Casselton Could Lose It's Only Grocery Store Soon

CASSELTON, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) -- It's likely Casselton, North Dakota will lose its only grocery store. The city's Planning and Zoning Commission has approved a required conditional use permit that allows the sale of the Wangler Foods building on Front Street.…

Belcourt Man Sentenced For Carjacking in Fargo Last March

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- A Belcourt, North Dakota man is sentenced to seven years in prison for a carjacking in Fargo. 32-year-old John Poitra approached someone who had just parked their pickup near 6th Avenue and 8th Street North last…

$2,000 Bonus Offered For People To Become Nurse Aides in ND

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) -- North Dakota Department of Health is encouraging people to pursue careers in skilled nursing facilities. They are offering an Emergency Recruitment Program to become a Temporary Nurse Aide and Certified Nurse Aide. The program will run…

Update: North Dakota attorney general remembered as man of integrity

BISMARCK, N.D. - Hundreds of people gathered at the Bismarck Event Center to pay tribute to North Dakota’s longest-serving attorney general who died last week. Sixty-eight-year-old Wayne Stenehjem was found unresponsive at his home and died unexpectedly last Friday following…

Fargo judge to retire in April due to health issues

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) - A district judge in Fargo says he’s leaving the court. East Central District Judge Thomas Olson has given notice of his resignation, effective April 30. Olson cited health issues including his hospitalization last year for Covid-19. He…

Native American tribes reach $590 million opioid settlement

FARGO (KVRR) - Native American tribes have reached opioid settlements worth over a half-billion dollars with Johnson & Johnson and three distributors. A federal court filing describes $590 million in settlements with the New Jersey-based company along with distributors AmerisourceBergen,…

Fargo Mayor launches reelection bid

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - As expected, Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney is officially running for another term. Mahoney says he wants a better structure for students who want to learn trades and give job…

Hoeven isolating after testing positive for COVID-19

WASHINGTON (KVRR) - Sen. John Hoeven says he will be in quarantine through Sunday after testing positive for COVID-19. Hoeven says he has no symptoms.  He tested positive Tuesday after being notified that he had been exposed. “While asymptomatic, I…

Fargo fire victims identified

FARGO (KVRR) – Authorities have identified two people who died in a Jan. 26 house fire in Fargo. The victims were 88-year-old Jean Clara Blouin and 91-year-old Myron Blouin. Firefighters were called to 1418 2nd Ave. S. shortly after 5:00…

I-29 closed from Grand Forks to Canadian border

NORTH DAKOTA - (KVRR) - Interstate 29 is closed from Grand Forks to the Canadian border due to zero zero visibility, blowing snow and icy road conditions according to the North Dakota Department of Transportation. Manitoba Highway 75 from the…

Burgum will wait before appointing Stenehjem's successor

BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum won’t discuss who he will appoint to serve out the remainder of Wayne Stenehjem’s term until after the funeral of the longtime attorney general. Stenehjem died Friday at age 68, just a…

Supporters of Leonard Peltier ask for COVID-19 release

FARGO (KVRR) - Advocates say Leonard Peltier, the man convicted of killing two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, has COVID-19 and should be transferred to a hospital. "On Friday, January 28, Leonard Peltier tested positive for COVID-19…

Dustin Elliott announces campaign for Fargo mayor

FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – A fourth candidate is in the race for Fargo mayor. Dustin Elliott says he works in the loan department of a Fargo bank. The 35-year-old is a political newcomer. He says he believes there should be…

Midwest Motor Express sold for $150 million

BISMARCK, N.D. - A Bismarck freight company with a rich history dating back to 1918 has been sold for $150 million. Midwest Motor Express has been purchased by Knight-Swift, a publicly traded carrier listed on the New York Stock Exchange.…

LIVE: Freezing for a Good Reason

It's the awareness-raising event that gives new meaning to the word "intense." And it's literally in tents -- for 44 hours, overnight, in the frigid February outdoors of the Fargo metro area. Volunteers and local…

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