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Pet Connection: Meet Luke Skywhisker

FARGO -- He may not have quite as famous a life story as his namesake, but Luke Skywhisker of Cat's Cradle shelter in the metro has a similar mystery about who his original pet…

Update: Attic fire damages home in south Moorhead

UPDATE: MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Firefighters are on the scene of a house fire in south Moorhead Thursday morning. The fire at 2415 13th St. S. was reported by people working on the home at around 11:15 a.m. According to the…

Senate passes bill reining in homeowners’ associations

ST. PAUL (Minnesota Reformer) — A bipartisan bill limiting homeowners’ association fees, implementing new transparency and conflict-of-interest rules and establishing a path to dissolve some HOAs passed the Minnesota Senate Wednesday. The bill (SF1750) now heads to Gov. Tim Walz’s…

101 state employees take buyouts in North Dakota

BISMARCK (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota’s state workforce will shrink by 101 employees after a round of buyouts is completed, though some of the jobs will be refilled. The state initiated an early separation program in February in the face of…

Tribal law enforcement academy to be located in North Dakota

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Tribal police recruits in North Dakota will soon have an option for basic training through the Bureau of Indian Affairs that’s closer to home. Camp Grafton, a North Dakota National Guard base near…

SCHEELS Home & Hardware to close by the end of the year

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- SCHEELS announces that it will be closing SCHEELS Home & Hardware along 13th Avenue South in Fargo by the end of the year. It is the last remaining hardware store for the employee-owned company. In a…

Hoeven Declines to Issue Endorsement in Fargo Mayoral Race

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) - Senator John Hoeven took time, following the ribbon-cutting for Vorbeck Materials' new facility, to briefly discuss the Fargo mayoral race. His colleague in the U.S. Senate, Kevin Cramer, surprised many with his endorsement of candidate…

Public hearing set on Morton County wind farm

GLEN ULLIN, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The public will get a chance to comment on a Morton County wind farm and powerline project. The North Dakota Public Service Commission has set a public hearing for 10 a.m. May 18…

CNN founder Ted Turner, a pioneer of cable TV news, dies at 87

(CNN) - Ted Turner, the media maverick and philanthropist who founded CNN, a pioneering 24-hour network that revolutionized television news, died Wednesday, according to a news release from Turner Enterprises. He was 87. The Ohio-born Atlanta businessman, nicknamed “The Mouth…

Man dead after being hit by vehicle in West Fargo

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) - A 38-year-old West Fargo man is dead after a car struck him near the intersection of 32nd Avenue S. and 9th Street in West Fargo Wednesday morning. The crash happened around 2:45 a.m. The Highway…

Cass County Sheriff's Department releases annual report

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- The Cass County Sheriff's Office has released the department's Annual Report for 2025. It shows the calls for service have decreased by nearly 2,000 since 2024. Traffic citations and DUIs have also decreased year to year.…