"Hazel": From the Prairie to the Silver Screen
BISMARCK, N.D. -- She's one of the best-known heroines of the North Dakota prairie. And now, a teenager who died saving her younger sisters from a sudden blizzard in 1920 is the subject of a…
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Police surround Fargo home, order person to come outside
FARGO (KVRR) - Law enforcement officers have surrounded home in north Fargo and ordered a person inside the home to come outside. The home is in the 700-block of 2nd St. North. Several Fargo police officers and Red River Valley…
Farm worker hurt while cleaning bin
WYNDMERE, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A farm worker in rural Wyndmere suffered non-life-threatening injuries Thursday when his leg got caught in a bin sweeper. The Richland County Sheriff’s Office says its department, Wyndmere Fire Department, and Wyndmere Ambulance responded to a…
North Dakota tribal college presidents tighten budgets amid federal funding worries
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Presidents of North Dakota’s tribal colleges say they’re preparing for lean years under President Donald Trump’s administration. Tribal colleges and universities faced a major funding scare earlier this year after the White House proposed…
Trump administration investigates Medicaid spending on immigrants in Minnesota and other Democratic states
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Trump administration is launching Medicaid spending probes in Minnesota and at least five other Democratic-led states that provide comprehensive health coverage to poor and disabled immigrants living in the U.S. without permanent legal status. The…
VisionBank to be renamed 'Bravera'
FARGO (KVRR) - VisionBank, which operates three branches in Fargo, is changing its name to Bravera. VisionBank was acquired by Bravera Holdings Corp in March. The name change is effective Oct. 6. The company says Bravera "will maintain the high…
Horace Homeowners Ponder Next Move After Lawsuit Dismissed
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - Back in April, 15 Horace homeowners banded together with the O'Keeffe, O'Brien, and Lyson law firm to fight what they said were unreasonable special assessments. That number had dwindled…
Great Plains Food Bank presented with two big donations
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Great Plains' Hunger Action Month gets some major support through two big donations. North Dakota Farmers Union and Farmers Union Enterprises donated 35,000 pounds of ham from Redwood Farms in Iowa. Later in the day, Hornbacher's…
Hundreds of people show up in support of YWCA's Chocolate for Change
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- This year marks the forty-third annual Chocolate for Change event, hosted by the YWCA of Cass Clay. With chocolates, sweets,…
Former Sen. Larry Robinson of Valley City died Wednesday in Minneapolis
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR) -- Former Sen. Larry Robinson of Valley City has died at the age of 75. Robinson died Wednesday at a hospital in Minneapolis. The Democrat represented District 24 in the senate from 1989 to 2020. Gov.…
Farm equipment accident results in chemicals spilled into western North Dakota river
BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality says they have responded to a reported chemical spill in the Cannonball River, near New England, on Wednesday, Sept. 3. New England is about 25 miles south of Dickinson. According…
Republicans move to lift drilling and mining restrictions in North Dakota, Montana and Alaska
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Congress are clearing the way for President Donald Trump’s plans to expand mining and drilling on public lands by moving to eliminate energy development limits in several Western states. House Republicans on Wednesday night voted…
Pet Connection: Meet Onyx and Mystic
FARGO -- These two are the last of a litter of seven that had a rocky start in life, and as you can see from their cuddly and compliant behavior, they're determined…
Bus driver in Minot, ND charged with DUI after being stopped with bus full of kids last month
MINOT, N.D. (KVRR) -- A bus driver in Minot, North Dakota is charged with misdemeanor DUI with a minor after being stopped and arrested last month while driving a bus full of kids. Court records show 65-year-old Tomas Podolski was…
French Fry Feed scheduled for tonight "tossed like a hot potato" to Saturday due to the weather in Grand Forks
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) -- Bad news for people hoping to fill themselves up with free fries during Potato Bowl USA in Grand Forks. The weather has forced organizers of the French Fry Feed to reschedule the event. As they…
$100,000 lottery winner in Fargo, $1 Million in MN as jackpot climbs ahead of Saturday drawing
FARGO, N.D (KVRR) -- Another Powerball drawing has come and gone with no jackpot winner. But there are a few big winners in Minnesota and North Dakota. A ticket sold at Speedway in Inver Grove Heights is worth $1 million.…
Horace City Council gives approval to backyard chickens
HORACE, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – It’s taken some time but the Horace City Council has approved the backyard chicken ordinance and residents will very soon be able to own up to six chickens to accommodate growing interest in the practice. “We…
Feed the Hungry Tour Stops in Fargo
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - The Fargo Air Museum is known for, well, its classic aircrafts. But on September 3rd, it hosted a different kind of vintage conveyance for a…
Buffalo Wild Wings Foundation Gives $11,500 to ABLE Games
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - A big donation is set to help many children with disabilities compete in athletics. The LaHaise family owns 11 Buffalo Wild Wings locations in North and South Dakota and Minnesota, and every October they focus on…
Vitalant providing free diabetes screenings through month of September
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- For the first time ever, Vitalant is offering blood donors a free A1C test for diabetes through the month of September. More than one in three adults has prediabetes and doesn't know it. Vitalant is testing…
Fargo wealth manager sees big potential in AI-related investments like Applied Digital
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- “Artificial intelligence is one of the big new waves in the economy. Right now they say that artificial intelligence is worth about $750 billion in…
Avian flu found in North Dakota, South Dakota turkeys
FARGO (North Dakota Monitor) — Avian flu has hit turkey farms in North Dakota and South Dakota, the first cases in commercial flocks in the United States since early July. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection…
Judge dismisses lawsuit filed against City of Horace by homeowners upset about high special assessments
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- A legal victory for the City of Horace in a dispute over special assessments. East Central Judicial District Judge Constance Cleveland has dismissed all twelve actions in a lawsuit filed by a group of homeowners in…
West Acres Mall operators dispute commissioners comments about not wanting MATBUS hub
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- West Acres Mall operators are disputing comments made last night by Commissioner Dave Piepkorn. He said the mall doesn't want the MATBUS hub saying, quote, "this is West Acres telling us to get out so I…
Plans released for a third Chick-fil-A location in FM Metro
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- A third Chick-fil-A location is coming to the FM metro. A permit has been filed with the City of Fargo for a new building at 2301 55th Street South, just south of Sanford Medical Center. The…
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