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Fire destroys farm shop near Christine, North Dakota

CHRISTINE, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – Fire destroyed a machine shop on a farm four miles north of Christine, N.D. Fire Chief Randy Monson says the building was fully involved when firefighters arrived on the scene. He says there was electric heating…

LIVE: YWCA Sees Spike in Kid Clients

FARGO, N.D. -- The eerie slowdown at one of the region's biggest women's and children's shelters appears to be over. The YWCA of Cass and Clay Counties serves mostly women and children escaping domestic violence. At first, during the pandemic,…

Pet Connection: Meet Chance

They're the only animal rescue in the Fargo metro area that specifically serves reptiles and exotic pets. And this morning, they're up to their eyeballs in small animals, including seven guinea pigs. Since seven…

Carson Wentz traded to Indianapolis Colts

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A person familiar with the deal says the Philadelphia Eagles have agreed to trade Carson Wentz to the Indianapolis Colts. The Eagles will receive a third-round pick in this year’s draft and…

UK COVID-19 variant confirmed in North Dakota

BISMARCK, N.D. - State Department of Health officials say the variant strain of the coronavirus first detected in the United Kingdom has now been confirmed in North Dakota. One person had recently returned from domestic travel before getting sick and…

Fargo City Commission extends mask mandate

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - In a 3-1 vote, the Fargo City Commission decides to extend its face mask mandate until March 22nd. Fargo City Commissioner Tony Gehrig was the sole vote against the face…

Fargo City Commission extends mask mandate until March 22

FARGO, ND -- The mask mandate in the city of Fargo was extended until Monday, March 22. The Fargo City commission held a special meeting this afternoon to discuss extending the mandate past the planned expiration on Thursday, February 18.…

Rush Limbaugh, conservative talk radio pioneer, dead at 70

(FOX NEWS) - Rush Limbaugh, the monumentally influential media icon who transformed talk radio and politics in his decades behind the microphone, helping shape the modern-day Republican Party, died Wednesday at the age of 70 after a battle with lung…

North Dakota Senate kills bill targeting app stores

BISMARCK, N.D. - The North Dakota Senate has killed a bill seeking to ban companies such as Apple and Google from requiring app developers to exclusively use their app store and payment system. Only 11 of the chamber’s 47 senators…

Athleta opens in West Acres

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - A new store opens inside West Acres Mall. Performance clothing store Athleta held its grand opening at 10 this morning. Employees of the store say it's been quite the busy day but nonetheless they are excited…

Boy seriously burned in Gwinner mobile home fire

GWINNER, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) - A 7-year-old boy is in the burn unit of a St. Paul hospital following a mobile home fire in Gwinner, N.D. The blaze broke out at about 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Sargent County Sheriff Travis Paeper says…

Minnesota lawmakers want board to regulate drug prices

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota Democratic lawmakers want to create an independent board to regulate excessive prescription drug prices following a bipartisan effort last year to make insulin more affordable. Their idea went before a Minnesota House committee on Tuesday.…

North Dakota House rejects assisted suicide bill

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) - The North Dakota House has voted against a bill that would have allowed physician-assisted suicide. Fargo Democratic Rep. Pamela Anderson sponsored the bill. Anderson argued that doctor-assisted suicide should be available for patients diagnosed with a…

Bill allows concealed guns at public events

BISMARCK, N.D. - Some pro-gun North Dakota legislators are taking another shot at allowing people to carry concealed guns at sporting and athletic events. Dickinson Republican Luke Simons' bill also would cut nearly two dozen items from the state’s list…

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