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Early enrollment is down at NDSU, MSUM

FARGO (KVRR) - First day enrollment at North Dakota State University is down from last year. Around 12,400 students were enrolled as classes began Monday. That is down around three hundred from 2020.  The first year class and the number of students transferring…

State collection program takes in 130 tons of chemicals

BISMARCK, N.D. - A state collection program has taken in about 130 tons of chemicals this year. The state Project Safe Sent Program gives farmers, ranchers, pesticide handlers, government agencies and homeowners a way to dispose of herbicides and pesticides…

ADM, Marathon partner to operate soybean plant near Jamestown

BISMARCK, N.D. - Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. and Marathon Petroleum Corp. are partnering to operate a soybean processing plant near Jamestown.  The facility will supply soybean oil for Marathon’s renewable diesel plant near Dickinson. Marathon’s Dickinson oil refinery recently converted so that it…

UPDATE: Missing Ellendale Man Found Safe

Update - 8/24/2021 - Mr. Rains has been located and is safe. *ORIGINAL STORY BELOW* ELLENDALE, N.D. --  Police in Ellendale are looking for a missing man. They say 62-year-old Everett Rains was last seen leaving his home on Sunday…

Burgum names new Game and Fish director

BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. Doug Burgum has chosen a new leader for the state Game and Fish Department. Burgum announced Monday that he has picked Wildlife Division Chief Jeb Williams to lead the agency effective Tuesday. Williams replaces Terry Steinwand,…

LIVE: Escape Room Murder Mystery at Ft. Sisseton

Lake City, S.D. -- It was looking pretty bleak in terms of keeping visitor attractions going at Ft. Sisseton State Park during this pandemic. Then, they hit on the perfect solution. Murder. That's the…

Rollover Near West Acres After Three-Vehicle Crash

FARGO, N.D. -- Fargo Fire and police respond to a three vehicle crash near West Acres and Holiday Inn that left one vehicle on its roof. The crash happening around 3 this afternoon off 13th Avenue on 38th Street South.…

Face Masks Required Indoors at UND Starting Monday

GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- Just days after UND President Andrew Armacost said he wasn't mandating face masks this semester, there has been a change of course. As classes begin on Monday, a face mask requirement is now in place for…

Man arrested in connection with Becker County hit-and-run

BECKER COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) -- Police have arrested a man in connection with a hit-and-run in Becker County that left two people hospitalized Thursday, August 12. The Becker County Sheriff's Office says 45-year-old Justin Richey of Waubun, Minnesota is in…

Severe weather, much-needed rain returns to Red River Valley

FARGO (KVRR) - For the first time in several weeks, measurable rain, thunderstorms and severe weather made an appearance in the Fargo-Moorhead area. The National Weather Service in Grand Forks issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 10:00 p.m. Friday.  Forecaster…

Grand Forks School Board approves mask mandate

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/KNOX) - The Grand Forks School Board is implementing an indoor mask mandate for students and staff as another school year gets underway next week. It’s part of the strategy to reduce the spread of COVID-19 with…

Rural bankers worried drought will threaten operations

OMAHA, Neb. - A new monthly survey of bankers in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states suggests continued economic growth in the region, but some say worsening drought could threaten their banks. The overall Rural Mainstreet economic index…

Chad Isaak found guilty in Mandan quadruple murder case

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A jury has found a chiropractor and Navy veteran guilty in the gruesome killings of four people at a North Dakota property management firm. Jurors returned guilty verdicts Friday on all counts against Chad Isaak, who…

North Dakota coronavirus cases approach 1,500

BISMARCK, N.D. - Active cases of COVID-19 in North Dakota soared above 1,000 for the first time since spring, The state’s coronavirus dashboard on Friday showed 1,495 active positive and a positivity rate of 7.99%. The number of active cases was…

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