One injured in overnight shooting
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- One victim is in the hospital after a shooting in South Fargo on Tuesday night. Fargo Police responded to the 2700 block of 32nd Ave. S just before midnight for a report of shots fired in…
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Bismarck police chief roles goes to in-house candidate and not Grand Forks city council member
Bismarck, N.D. (KVRR) -- A Grand Forks City Council member will not be the next police chief in Bismarck. Bismarck City Commission has picked Jason Stugelmeyer, a deputy chief with Bismarck Police Department, for the top job. He has been…
NDSU gets kids excited about STEM with summer camp
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Area school aged kids got a chance to ignite their passion for topics in STEM fields. It's the beginning of week two of the camp. Kids got the chance to expand…
Walk-in sports physicals available next week at Sanford Health Wests Fargo and Horace
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Sanford Health West Fargo and Horace are ready to help student-athletes get ready for the upcoming school year. Sports physicals will be given on Monday from 4 to 7 at 1220 Sheyenne Street in West Fargo.…
Former Fargo DEI Director forms non-profit, says dismissal from city was 'disheartening'
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - Fargo’s former Director of Diversity Equity and Inclusion is speaking out in his first interview since the city shut down the department in a cost-cutting move last September. Dr. Terry Hogan…
Cass County Jail set to open its expansion in less than a month
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- In 2002, the Cass County Jail was built with a capacity of 252 inmates, and years later, built up to 348. But in the past several years, overcrowding accelerated the need…
Attendance up for latest Downtown Fargo Street Fair
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Downtown Community Partnership says last week's Downtown Fargo Street Fair saw its largest crowds in years. They estimate the attendance climbed by more than 10 percent over 2024 to well over 100,000 people. The DCP's location…
Two men hurt in rollover near Valley City
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Two men suffered serious injuries in a single-vehicle crash south of Valley City Tuesday morning. The Highway Patrol says just after midnight, a 62-year-old Spiritwood man was driving a pickup on a county road when…
Ex-Cass County deputy sentenced for making unwanted sexual advances toward women
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A former Cass County Sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced after pleading guilty to six misdemeanors for what prosecutors say was harassing conduct toward women enrolled in the court-ordered 24-7 program. Darin Viken, 63, of Fargo, the former…
Air traffic controllers didn’t warn a B-52 bomber crew about a nearby airliner, the Air Force says
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Air traffic controllers at a small North Dakota airport didn’t inform an Air Force bomber’s crew that a commercial airliner was flying in the same area, the military said, shedding light on the nation’s latest air…
Fargo Cass Public Health hosting Back-to-School Immunization Clinics
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- As part of National Immunization Awareness Month, Fargo Cass Public Health is helping families get ready for the school year with immunization clinics throughout August. Children, teens and young adults are required to have certain immunizations…
Farmers turn to 500-foot plastic storage bags in wake of storm damage
NORTH DAKOTA (North Dakota Monitor) — When June storms demolished three grain bins that Dean Bjornson had planned to use to store much of this year’s crop, his reaction was to bag it instead He ordered 14 grain storage bags…
Fargo city attorney tasked with looking into recovering funds by city
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- When money is tight, you have to find ways to account for every single dollar. That is why Fargo City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn is requesting the…
North Dakota Department of Commerce taking applicants for tourism and community enhancement grants
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota is opening up money to enhance tourism, community infrastructure, and historic preservation across the state. The grants, which were voted on in the last legislative session, are to provide money to communities to support various…
Walsh County resident garners support to restore overnight camping at Matejcek Dam
WALSH COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) -- One woman is gaining traction in a petition to restore overnight camping at the Matejcek Dam in Walsh County. The petition currently has 85 signatures with a goal of 1,000.…
Gov. Armstrong requests a presidential major disaster declaration for 19 counties
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) -- Gov. Kelly Armstrong has requested a presidential major disaster declaration for storms last month that left four people dead. The severe storms on June 20 and 21 produced around 20 tornadoes and straight-line winds that caused…
Sweet Ambition: Breaking the S'mores Record at the Night Bazaar
FARGO -- The newest Night Bazaar is almost here the nonprofit Folkways is ready to get you all fired up. And we got a warmup on the Morning Show Monday. Folkways co-founder Simone Wai joined…
Essentia Health will offer walk-in sports physical, immunization blitzes
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- If your teen needs a sports physical or up-to-date vaccines, Essentia Health is offering walk-in options the last week of July. Blitzes will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, July 28, through Friday,…
West Fargo police arrest Moorhead man after vehicle pursuit
WEST FARGO — The West Fargo Police Department has arrested a man after he allegedly fled from police after a traffic stop. Police say the incident happened at around 1 a.m. on Saturday, July 19, where West Fargo police began…
Update: Near Miss Between SkyWest Flight & B-52 near Minot
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The pilot of a regional airliner flying over North Dakota carried out an unexpected sharp turn and later apologized to passengers, explaining that he made the move after spotting a military plane in his flight path.…
Prison coding program provides skills, training for civilian life
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Even though he may never get the opportunity to use his new web development and coding skills outside of the prison walls, one North Dakota inmate says he is grateful for the opportunity to…
Story-telling key to relating Native American culture, elders and educators say
BISMARCK, (North Dakota Monitor) — How do you get students to remember what they learn? According to Gladys Hawk, a citizen of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, you tell them a story. Hawk is one of dozens of tribal elders…
North Dakota among the states reforming policies on sealing eviction records
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — When North Dakota state Sen. Ryan Braunberger first introduced a slate of tenant protection bills this year, he knew the odds of passage weren’t in his favor. Braunberger, a Democratic lawmaker in a Republican-controlled…
North Dakota medical marijuana program adding edibles, making eligibility changes
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Changes to North Dakota’s medical marijuana program aimed at expanding program access and product options for patients are set to go into effect Aug. 1. The North Dakota Legislature passed a series of bills during the…
Sanford EMS Administers Whole Blood for First Time; Helps Save Life
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - The uninitiated may have assumed that EMS already used whole blood when administering care - but it turns out, it's exceedingly rare. Blood needs to be kept at a specific temperature…
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