LIVE: Monster Jam Rolls Into Fargodome This Weekend
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - Monster trucks are rolling back into the Fargodome this weekend. Monster Jam returns Saturday with two shows. It's the first show in Fargo since the pandemic forced the trucks…
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Minot Air Force base has $607 million economic impact
MINOT, N.D. - A new analysis pegs the local economic impact of the Minot Air Force Base at nearly $607 million in the past fiscal year. The 2021 fiscal year economic impact is lower than fiscal year 2020, when the…
400 pounds of marijuana, mushrooms, pills seized from home
MINNETONKA, Minn. - Charges are pending for two men who were arrested after nearly 400 pounds of marijuana and hundreds of THC vaping cartridges were seized at a Minnetonka home. Lt. Derek Schuldt, commander of the Anoka-Hennepin Narcotics and Violent…
State offers $2,000 bonuses to obtain temporary nursing home certification
BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota’s Health Department is offering a cash incentive for people who obtain a temporary certification to work in a nursing home in the state. The goal of the “emergency recruit program” is to help curb staffing…
Update: Minnesota Attorney General will join police shooting investigation
This video is graphic and is not suitable for young people or sensitive viewers. MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota's attorney general will join in a review of the fatal shooting of a man by Minneapolis police as they served a search…
ND AG Wayne Stenehjem remembered as a family man at his funeral
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) - North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem is being remembered not just for the work he did, but the family man and friend he was to many. "Wayne Stenehjem will go…
SD Gov. Kristi Noem signs transgender athlete ban into law
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem has signed a bill that will ban transgender girls and college-age women from playing in school sports leagues that match their gender identity. South Dakota is the 10th state to…
Casselton Could Lose It's Only Grocery Store Soon
CASSELTON, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) -- It's likely Casselton, North Dakota will lose its only grocery store. The city's Planning and Zoning Commission has approved a required conditional use permit that allows the sale of the Wangler Foods building on Front Street.…
Belcourt Man Sentenced For Carjacking in Fargo Last March
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- A Belcourt, North Dakota man is sentenced to seven years in prison for a carjacking in Fargo. 32-year-old John Poitra approached someone who had just parked their pickup near 6th Avenue and 8th Street North last…
$2,000 Bonus Offered For People To Become Nurse Aides in ND
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) -- North Dakota Department of Health is encouraging people to pursue careers in skilled nursing facilities. They are offering an Emergency Recruitment Program to become a Temporary Nurse Aide and Certified Nurse Aide. The program will run…
Man Arrested For DUI After Found Lying In Ditch For Hours After Crash
RANSOM CO., N.D. (KVRR) -- A man accused of drunk driving is found lying in a ditch for three hours in -22 weather before someone spotted him. North Dakota Highway Patrol says 25-year-old Jesse Schultz of Enderlin crashed and was…
FirstLink will host film festival on mental health and suicide
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- FirstLink wants to bring the topics of mental health and suicide to the forefront for young people. A film festival will be held on April 28th at Fargo Theatre. College and high school students are encouraged…
'Betty Whiteout' takes top honors in MnDot naming contest
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) - It's official! The newest MnDOT plow names are in. So who will be joining F. Salt Fitzgerald and Snowbi Wan Kenobi in clearing the state's roads during our next storm? The top 8 are Betty…
Update: North Dakota attorney general remembered as man of integrity
BISMARCK, N.D. - Hundreds of people gathered at the Bismarck Event Center to pay tribute to North Dakota’s longest-serving attorney general who died last week. Sixty-eight-year-old Wayne Stenehjem was found unresponsive at his home and died unexpectedly last Friday following…
South Dakota attorney general insists no wrongdoing during crash investigation
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg insists he did nothing wrong in using his position overseeing the state’s Division of Criminal Investigation to make inquiries about what out-of-state criminal investigators could find on his phone during the…
Pilot of small plane that crashed in Minnesota dies
HUTCHINSON, Minn. - One of two people injured in a small plane crash in McLeod County earlier this week has died. Authorities say Richard Jolkovsky died from injuries caused by a single-engine plane crash south of Hutchinson. The 61-year-old Avon man…
Pet Connection: Meet Yukon
We have a gorgeous young dog who is perfectly at home in a Fargo winter. So much so he dragged Homeward Animal Shelter's Heather Klefstad outside in sub-zero temperatures just to film his Pet…
Fargo judge to retire in April due to health issues
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) - A district judge in Fargo says he’s leaving the court. East Central District Judge Thomas Olson has given notice of his resignation, effective April 30. Olson cited health issues including his hospitalization last year for Covid-19. He…
ISIS leader killed during U.S. raid in Syria
ATMEH, Syria - President Biden says the leader of the Islamic State group has been killed in Syria during an operation by an elite U.S. military force. A U.S. official says that Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, one of the world's…
Family, Friends Welcome Detroit Lakes Area National Guard Troops Home
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - The Second Combined Arms Battalion, 136th Infantry Detroit Lakes Area National Guard troops have returned home after landing at Hector International Airport. Just under 100 troops from the Brainerd-based…
Valley City Man Sentenced For Attempter Murder, Other Charges
VALLEY CITY, N.D. -- A Valley City man charged with attempted murder, burglary and violating a protection order has been sentenced to just over six years in prison. Alex Mooridian was charged after he shot another man in the abdomen…
Reports: Vikings Targeting Rams O.C. O'Connell For Head Coach After Harbaugh Says No
MINNEAPOLIS -- Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh interviewed with the Minnesota Vikings for their head coach position and indicated after the meeting he will not take the job. In a report from ESPN's Adam…
Update: Person in custody following break-in and assault in Halstad
HALSTAD, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) - A suspect is in custody following an assault in Halstad, Minnesota. Authorities said late Wednesday afternoon, 32-year-old Jeremy Koste allegedly broke into an apartment and attacked a woman who suffered head injuries and was taken to…
Pat Benatar, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie among Rock Hall nominees
NEW YORK - Dolly Parton, Eminem, Lionel Richie, Duran Duran and A Tribe Called Quest are among this year’s first-time nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The Cleveland-based institution announced 17 artists and groups being…
Parents of student from Minnesota sue fraternity over hazing
COLUMBIA, Mo. - The parents of a University of Missouri student from Minnesota are suing a fraternity after their son suffered serious brain injuries during a pledge party. Authorities say Daniel Santulli's blood alcohol content was more than six times…
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