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North Dakota employers ready to hire Afghan refugees

FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) - Some North Dakota employers are jumping at the opportunity to partner with Afghan refugees to fill thousands of job openings in the state. Dan Hannaher, Field Director for Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service North Dakota, says North…

Glasser Images ordered to preserve websites; owes $25K in rent

BISMARCK, N.D. - A judge has ordered Glasser Images to preserve its websites as the North Dakota Attorney General’s Office investigates the abrupt closure of the Bismarck photography studio last month. The business also is facing a possible eviction from…

Controversial Theodore Roosevelt statue heading to Medora

MEDORA, N.D. (KVRR) - A controversial statue of President Theodore Roosevelt in New York City is moving to the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora. The library foundation says the statue will be on "long-term loan."  It has stood on…

Target to keep stores permanently closed on Thanksgiving

NEW YORK - Minneapolis-based Target will no longer open its stores on Thanksgiving Day, making permanent a shift to the unofficial start of the holiday season that was suspended during the pandemic. To limit crowds in stores, retailers last year…

No charges in deadly shooting in Casselton

FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – The Cass County State’s Attorney’s Office has decided not to file criminal charges against a man who shot and killed a man in Casselton late last month.Prosecutors decided they could not prove 54-year-old Edwin Kester, Jr.…

Supreme Court rejects petition to alter parole eligibility

BISMARCK, N.D. - The North Dakota Supreme Court has rejected a petition by a Bismarck man convicted of killing his wife to alter the parole eligibility dates of his life sentence. Fifty-eight-year-old Russell Craig was sentenced to life after pleading…

Biden to transfer presidential powers during colonoscopy

BETHESDA, Md. - The White House says President Joe Biden will briefly transfer power to Vice President Kamala Harris when he undergoes a “routine colonoscopy.” Press secretary Jen Psaki says Biden will be under anesthesia Friday during the procedure at…

Police continue search for Casey's robbery suspect

FARGO (KVRR) - Fargo Police are seeking assistance in identifying and locating a man wanted in an armed robbery Nov. 15 at Casey’s, 204 42 St. S. The suspect threatened the clerk with an alleged weapon and left, on…

Longtime Cass County prosecutor won't seek reelection

FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) - For the first time since 1998, Cass County State’s Attorney Birch Burdick will not be on the ballot next year. Burdick says he has decided not to run for a 6th four-year term. Burdick says he loves…

Bismarck Democrat won't seek reelection

BISMARCK (KVRR) - A state Senator from Bismarck says she is not running for reelection. Democratic Sen. Erin Oban made the announcement Thursday on social media. "Being a Democrat in a Republican city and state hasn't led me to this"…

Recall effort for GOP lawmaker halted due to redistricting

BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota’s top election official says an effort to recall a state legislator can’t occur now that a new redistricting map has been approved. Secretary of State Al Jaeger on Thursday announced that he rescinded the petition…

Final Happy Joe's In FM Metro Closes for Good

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- There is no more Happy Joe's in the FM Metro. The owners of the last Happy Joe's in Fargo on South University Drive announcing they are retiring and the restaurant is closed. Mike and Cheryl Post…

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