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North Dakota Tourism Expected To Be Strong This Summer

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) -- North Dakota Tourism and Marketing Director Sara Otte Coleman says high gas prices won't keep people from hitting the road this summer. She says a new national study found only a small number of those planning…

Man's Death in Grand Forks Ruled A Homicide

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) -- A homicide investigation is underway in Grand Forks. Police say 67-year-old Douglas Elgert suffered injuries leading investigators to determine his death was a homicide. 39-year-old Kindi Jalloh has been charged with tampering with evidence in…

Good Samaritan shutting down nursing home in Mott

MOTT, N.D. - After more than 50 years of providing care, a nursing home in southwestern North Dakota is closing its doors. The Good Samaritan Society home in Mott plans to close in July, leaving families of its residents searching…

Space heater suspected of causing fire that killed three

AITKIN, Minn. - Sheriff’s officials say a space heater may have been involved in a fire that killed a couple and their young grandson in Aitkin County. The fire broke out in a trailer home early last Sunday in Wealthwood…

Moorhead Restaurant Fixture, Speak Easy, To Close May 29

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- Speak Easy, which billed itself as Moorhead's best Italian restaurant and lounge, is closing for good. In a social media post, operators of the restaurant writing you should come one, come all to enjoy your favorite…

North Dakota leads the nation in DUI rate

NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) - With more than five percent of drivers reporting a DUI on their record, North Dakota is the leader of DUIs and drivers with suspended licenses in the nation according to…

Some Frozen Pizzas Fall Under Recall For Ready-To-Eat Bacon

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)-- Hornbacher's is alerting customers about a recall involving Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. 185,000 pounds of the company's ready-to-eat bacon topping may be contaminated with metal fragments. The topping was used as an ingredient in a number…

Borrowed Bucks Roadhouse to close in June

FARGO (KVRR) - A Fargo bar that's been a fixture on 13th Ave. S. for three decades is closing. Borrowed Buck Roadhouse announced the closure Wednesday on social media. "Hey everyone, it is with a heavy heart I announce that…

Texas Governor holds news conference on school shooting

UVALDE, Texas (AP) - Desperation turned to heart-wrenching sorrow for families of grade schoolers killed after an 18-year-old gunman barricaded himself in their Texas classroom and began shooting, killing at least 19 fourth-graders and their two teachers. Relatives who…

Five-year prison term ordered in child starvation death

BISMARCK, N.D. - A North Dakota woman accused of allowing an infant in her care to starve to death two years ago has been sentenced to five years in prison. Twenty-seven-year-old Paige Howling Wolf, of Parshall, pleaded guilty in December…

Vigil, rally planned for 2nd anniversary of Floyd killing

MINNEAPOLIS - A candlelight vigil to honor George Floyd’s memory at the intersection where he died was among the remembrances scheduled for the second anniversary of his death. Activists planned the Wednesday vigil and a rally at the governor’s residence…

Texas politician: Uvalde, Texas school shooter was born in ND

UPDATE - Democratic Texas State Sen. Roland Gutierrez of San Antonio told CNN the shooting suspect, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, was born in North Dakota, but didn't specify where.   UVALDE, Texas (FOX NEWS) - A shooting at an elementary school in…

FEMA & Emergency Management Teams Survey Damage in NW Minnesota

PENNINGTON CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) -- FEMA and Minnesota Public Safety Homeland Security and Emergency Management are conducting surveys of recent flooding and storm damage in northwest Minnesota. The teams are traveling through Pennington, Polk, and Red Lake counties to determine…

Mother of infant shot at Fargo restaurant may not survive

FARGO (KVRR) - Family members indicate that the prognosis for a Moorhead woman who was shot at a Fargo restaurant last week is "very uncertain" and she may not survive. A GoFundMe page says Lucia Garcia suffered "significant brain damage"…

Unattended Death Under Investigation in Grand Forks

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) -- Police in Grand Forks are investigating an unattended death. They got a 911 call just before 10 a.m. saying a man was unresponsive in a home in the 1200 block of 39th Street North. Police…

Biden to sign police order on Floyd anniversary

WASHINGTON - With Congress deadlocked over how to address racism and excessive use of force, President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order on policing Wednesday, the second anniversary of George Floyd's death, according to three people familiar with…

Report says North Dakota's 2022 economic outlook is strong

BISMARCK, N.D. - The latest economic outlook report for North Dakota is showing continued improvement for 2022, despite a national economy that shrank in the first quarter and is showing signs of entering a recession. The quarterly report by the…