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The Lights and Nome Schoolhouse Honored With Tourism Awards

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) -- Two regional entities are celebrated during the 2023 Governor's Travel and Tourism Awards in Bismarck. The Lights in West Fargo was given the Flint Firestarter Award for a tourism development project. The award recognizes a…

UND Awarded $38 Million Grant To Advance Carbon Capture at Coal Creek

WASHINGTON (KVRR) -- UND is awarded $38 million to advance carbon capture at Rainbow Energy's Coal Creek Station. The university's Energy & Environmental Research Center will advance the implementation of carbon capture, utilization, and storage technologies. Coal Creek is the…

JUUL And Altria To Pay MN $60.5 Million

ST. PAUL (KVRR) -- Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announcing the state will receive $60.5 million over seven years in a settlement with e-cig manufacturer JUUL and tobacco marketer Altria. The settlement requires JUUL to pay more than one third…

Kids' Day a blast with the FM RedHawks

FARGO (KVRR) - There was excitement in the air at Newman Outdoor Field in N. Fargo, as over 4,400 students filled the stands to watch the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks. It is part of Kids' Day,…

Two People Killed In Saturday Morning Crash in Mahnomen County

MAHNOMEN CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) -- Two people are dead after a two-vehicle crash in Mahnomen County around 11 a.m. Saturday. Sheriff Josh Guenther identifies the victims as 74-year-old Arlo Lampton of rural Twin Valley and 86-year-old Jean Nelson of Waubun.…

Rothsay kids make a stop at KVRR during field trip

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- We were lucky to host to some middle schoolers this afternoon. Fifth and sixth graders from Rothsay got a tour of the KVRR news station. The students took pictures at the anchor desk with TJ, Alison,…

Judges to hear arguments on abortion drug appeal

NEW ORLEANS, LA (AP) - Three conservative appeals court judges, each with a history of supporting restrictions on abortion, will hear arguments May 17 on whether a widely used abortion drug should remain available. The case involves a regulatory issue…

Former tribal official sentenced for bribery scheme

FARGO (KVRR) - A former official of the Three Affiliated Tribes Nation has been sentenced to five years in prison for soliciting and accepting bribes. Federal prosecutors say 58-year-old Randall Phelan of Mandaree received kickbacks from a contractor on the Fort…