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Heating issue leads to early dismissal at Horace High School

HORACE, N.D. (KVRR) - Students at Horace High School were dismissed from onsite learning at 10:30 a.m. Friday because of a heating problem. The West Fargo School District released the following statement: This morning, a significant issue was identified with…

Few people seek pot pardons in North Dakota

BISMARCK, N.D. - Only a few of the tens of thousands of people who may be eligible have taken advantage of a policy change that lets those with low-level marijuana convictions in North Dakota petition have their records wiped clean.…

Anonymous donor leaves $5,000 at Fargo Salvation Army

FARGO (KVRR) - There was quite a surprise Wednesday for the Fargo Salvation Army's Red Kettle Campaign. Volunteer Kristi Simmons says an anonymous man made a visit to the downtown building Wednesday and left $5,000 in cash. Simmons says the…

Two men indicted in fatal attack on Fort Berthold reservation

BISMARCK, N.D. - Two men have been indicted for murder in connection with a fatal beating on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. An FBI affidavit alleges Edward Finley and Kenneth Grady, both 30, caused the death of 38-year-old Valentino White…

Pet Connection: Meet Billy

We might not need to bundle up quite so much this morning as we did earlier this week. But this little guy didn't get the memo. Billy the chinchilla is one of several available…

North Dakota wagers nearly double on electronic pull tabs

BISMARCK, N.D.  - Gamblers poured more than $1.3 billion into electronic pull tab machines in fiscal 2021, nearly double the amount spent in the previous fiscal year. According to the Attorney General’s Office, which oversees gambling in the state, gamblers…

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…

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…

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…

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