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Woman Elected To Fargo School Board Makes Fargo History

FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) -- One of four newcomers elected to the Fargo School Board is believed to be the first Black person elected to any office in Fargo's history, according to local long-time political observers. Nyamal Dei says she was…

47 cats rescued from sweltering heat near Twin Cities

HARRIS, Minn. - Authorities say 47 cats were rescued from a vehicle that was parked in sweltering heat at a southeastern Minnesota rest area. The cats, discovered Tuesday about 50 miles north of the Twin Cities, were living in the…

Man who shot President Reagan freed from court oversight

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - John Hinckley Jr., who shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981, was freed from court oversight Wednesday, officially concluding decades of supervision by legal and mental health professionals. “After 41 years 2 months and 15…

Biden nominates Chauvin prosecutor to be federal judge

MINNEAPOLIS - President Biden has nominated one of the prosecutors who helped convict a former Minneapolis police officer of murder in the killing of George Floyd to be a federal judge. Jerry Blackwell is a Minneapolis attorney and a founding…

Kolpack, Piepkorn Win Fargo City Commission Election

  FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - Fargo City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn keeps a spot on the commission, but he's not the leading vote getter. He got the second of two seats. Denise Kolpack beat him by nearly six hundred votes to…

Voters fill up polls on Primary Election Day

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - A Cass County election worker says the crowds came in waves throughout the day. "We've been really steady. We'll get a bunch then we'll get a little bit of lag…

Red Lake Man Gets 7 Years in Prison For Reservation Shooting

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) -- A Red Lake, Minnesota man gets 7 years in prison for shooting two people on the Red Lake Indian Reservation in May 2021. 21-year-old Brennon Sayers was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court. Court documents show Sayers…

Hoeven to face political newcomer Christiansen in November

BISMARCK, N.D. - U.S. Sen. John Hoeven easily won North Dakota’s Republican primary Tuesday, and is set to face a Democrat in November who has raised a fraction of his $3.2 million in campaign funds. Katrina Christiansen, a political newcomer…

Wings & Rings Closes In West Fargo

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Another restaurant is closing in the metro. In a social media post, the owners of Wings and Rings in West Fargo announces that they have made the difficult decision to close the location. They did…

Fired Fargo police officer will be allowed to resign

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) - Mayor Tim Mahoney said a long-time Fargo police officer who appealed his firing will be allowed to resign. Mahoney said the city attorney came to an agreement with the lawyer for Justin Nachatilo. He said he expects…