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Fargo City Staff To Research Possible Hate Crimes Ordinance

FARGO, N.D. -- Fargo city staff is given the go ahead to look into possibly developing a hate crimes ordinance. The idea was introduced Monday night by Commissioner Arlette Preston. The plan would make hate crimes a misdemeanor and punishable…

Primary seat belt bill defeated in North Dakota House

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) - The North Dakota House has defeated a measure that would have made North Dakota’s buckle-up law primary, meaning drivers could be pulled over for not wearing a belt. The law is currently a secondary offense, which…

North Dakota lawmakers want another pay raise

BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota legislators want a raise for the second straight session. The proposed pay boost for lawmakers is 1.5% in the first year of the two-year budget cycle and 2% in the second. The increase is equal…

Driver charged with DUI in Fargo rollover

FARGO (KVRR) - A woman was arrested for DUI following a rollover crash Monday night in south Fargo. Police say the crash was reported around 9:30 p.m. in the 5200 block of Amber Valley Parkway. Thirty-two-year-old Christa Heglie of Fargo…

Fargo's mask mandate to expire

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - Fargo's city-wide mask mandate will be allowed to expire at 11:59 Monday night. City Commissioner John Strand had proposed changing the mandate to mask guidelines. That idea was rejected on a 3-2 vote with Mayor Dr.…

Agency reverses Trump-era oil ruling against tribes

WASHINGTON - The Biden administration has scrapped a Department of Interior opinion under Donald Trump that attempted to strip mineral rights under the original Missouri River riverbed from a North Dakota tribal nation. The memorandum posted by the U.S. Department…

Police arrest man wanted in Fargo bar shooting

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) -  A suspect wanted in a shooting outside a downtown Fargo bar a month ago has been arrested. Shortly before 12:30 a.m. Monday, the Red River Valley Swat Team conducted a high-risk search warrant at the Hotel…

"Texas Roadhouse" Founder Dead at 65

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kent Taylor, founder and CEO of the Texas Roadhouse restaurant chain, has died. He was 65. Taylor's family and the company say Taylor took his own life after suffering from symptoms related to COVID-19, including severe…

Two displaced after South Fargo fire

FARGO, N.D. - Two people are rescued from an apartment fire on 18th Street South in Fargo. Firefighters responded to the porch blaze at around 3:00 Friday afternoon. Officials say due to quick work…

North Dakota to open vaccine availability to everyone

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) - The North Dakota Department of Health says COVID-19 vaccines will be available to the general public on Monday, March 29. As of Friday, March 19, nearly 195,000 North Dakotans had received at least one dose of…

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