LIVE: Creating the Capitol Christmas Tree
Think your Christmas tree is a tough job to tackle every year? Check out this one. North Dakota's state capitol is hosting its annual "Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony" Monday night at 5:30. Staff…
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Amazon donates toys to West Fargo Police to hand out to kids
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - Amazon donates $3,000 worth of toys to the West Fargo Police Department. Officers will hand them out to kids throughout December and next year. While responding to calls…
Burgum will visit North Dakota National Guard on southern border
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) - Gov. Doug Burgum says he will travel to Texas next week to visit 125 North Dakota National Guard soldiers serving on the U.S.-Mexico border. The Bismarck-based 957th Engineer Company was deployed in October. Their mission is…
Valley City man pleads guilty to attempted murder
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) - A 27-year-old Valley City man has changed his plea to guilty to an attempted murder charge. Alex Mooridian shot another man on February 25 in Valley City. The shooting victim, a Valley City man, has…
Parents not convinced shooting threat is resolved at Cheney Middle School
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - West Fargo Public School officials received multiple phone calls from parents Wednesday morning, expressing concern that a shooting threat investigation involving Cheney Middle School is not fully resolved. "We have heard from several families this…
Senate confirms ex-Fargo police chief to lead Customs & Border Protection
WASHINGTON (KVRR) - A former Fargo police chief has been confirmed to lead the nation's largest law enforcement agency. Chris Magnus, now the police chief in Tucson, Arizona, is the new Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The 60,000-person…
Fargo Park District announces plans for Fargo Sports Complex
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - Fargo Park District announces its plans for the new Fargo Sports Complex and the support of 11 community partners. Construction is planned on 100 acres just west of Interstate…
Man sentenced to 7 years for prostitution robbery scheme
FARGO (KVRR) - An eighth person charged in connection with a prostitution robbery scheme in Fargo has been sentenced to six years in federal prison. Thirty-year-old Zachary Mitchell of Fargo was part of a group that lured men to apartments…
Federal judge blocks another Biden vaccine mandate
AUGUSTA, Ga. - A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of federal contractors, the latest in a string of victories for Republican-led states pushing back against Biden’s pandemic policies.…
Major outage hits Amazon Web Services, many sites affected
Amazon Web Services suffered a major outage Tuesday, the company said, disrupting access to many popular sites. The company provides cloud computing services to many governments, universities and companies, including The Associated Press. Amazon said in a post an hour…
North Dakota's state-owned minerals valued at $2.4 billion
BISMARCK, N.D. - A new analysis of North Dakota’s state-owned minerals is nearly $1 billion more than a similar estimate last year when the coronavirus created uncertainty and low prices and demand for oil declined. Mineral Tracker, which is part…
101-year-old Navy veteran recalls Pearl Harbor attack
HONOLULU - U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class David Russell sought refuge below deck on the USS Oklahoma when Japanese bombs began falling on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. But a split-second decision changed his mind, and likely saved his…
Cheney Middle School students kept home following threat
WEST FARGO, ND (KVRR) - Students at Cheney Middle School in West Fargo are learning from home after police determined a serious threat to the school. The West Fargo Police Department alerted the school district to a very specific threat…
Lighting of the Capitol Christmas Tree in Bismarck
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) -- North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and first lady Kathryn Burgum overseeing the lighting of the Capitol Christmas Tree in Bismarck. "Share your Story" is the theme inspired by the first lady's work on addiction and recovery.…
Enjoy live music at Hector International Airport
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - The Silver Winds Flute Quartet performed for people coming in and passing through the Hector international airport. This is part of a new deal with Artworks that will feature…
Fargo woman sentenced to 30 years for death of toddler
FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) - A judge has sentenced a Fargo woman to 30 years in prison for the death of a 15-month-old girl that she was caring for. Thirty-eight-year-old Brandi Adeleke had earlier pleaded guilty to murder and child abuse. Meka Ducheneaux…
Fargo's Code Ninjas offering free classes as part of Computer Science Education Week
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - Do you know of someone who loves video or app games and wants to learn how to make them? As part of Computer Science Education Week, Fargo's Code Ninjas is…
Park Rapids Man Killed in Crash in Beltrami County
BELTRAMI CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- A 20-year-old man from Park Rapids is dead after a crash last night on snow covered roads in Beltrami County. Minnesota State Patrol says 19-year-old Zennah Erickson of Park Rapids lost control of her car…
Wrong trailer hitch ball led to fatal I-29 crash
FARGO (KVRR) - The North Dakota Highway Patrol says an improperly sized trailer hitch ball contributed to a fatal crash on I-29 in Fargo last week. The hitch ball on the pickup was smaller than the hitch on the trailer…
Fargo pharmacy closes, cites financial trouble
FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) - A pharmacy in South Fargo has closed, with the pharmacist-owner telling the State Board of Pharmacy that the business is no longer able to be financially viable. Thrifty Pharmacy in Southgate Hornbacher’s on 32nd Ave. S. closed…
Botanica Floristry offers wreath-design classes to community
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - Botanica Floristry is helping people create decorative wreaths, hosting wreath-design classes at Drekker Brewing Company. Wreath-makers used plants from local cut flower farms to create their unique wreaths. The materials used…
People keep shovels and sleds handy for continuous snowfall
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -As snow keeps falling, people continue to keep those shovels and sleds on hand. "Well it is about that time of year, start getting some more snow, so we are out here…
Update: I-29 reopened following winter storm
FARGO (KVRR) - Interstate 29 in North Dakota has been reopened between the Canada border and South Dakota. At one time, several roads in the region were partially or completely covered with snow and about 1,500 customers of Nodak Electric…
Near-Blizzard Conditions Possible, 11 Inches of snow in Erskine
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Snowfall reached nearly 1 foot on Sunday in some parts of northern Minnesota. National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning in Minnesota’s Cook County and a winter storm warning across the northern regions of Wisconsin and Minnesota…
Former Senator and Republican Presidential Candidate Bob Dole Dies at 98
WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans are remembering Bob Dole, a man who defied the odds in war, only to fall short of his ultimate goal in politics. Dole died Sunday. He was 98. After paralyzing wounds in World War II, Dole…
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