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Fair Chance Job Fair Reaches Out to Those With Employment Difficulties

The idea is to get applicants in front of companies who are specifically expecting someone with their type of background.

June 5, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. – The North Dakota Job Service held a specialized event designed to help those who might have particular struggles in finding employment. It’s called the Fair Chance Job Fair, and it took place at the job service location in Fargo on 32nd Street. The fair was designed to assist people that may have possible barriers to employment, such…

Bismarck man pleads guilty to sexual assaulting 10-year-old girl, faces up to life in prison

May 23, 2025

KVRR Staff,

Isiah SimmsBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Bismarck man charged with multiple counts of gross sexual imposition of a victim under 15 is changing his plea to guilty. Police officers found Isiah Simms with a 10-year-old girl walking around the North Dakota State Capitol grounds on August 23rd, 2024. The girl’s family called police after she reported through Snapchat that she was…

Davies Choral Program Honored by State of North Dakota

The renowned Vivace group has yet another honor to add to their growing collection.

May 17, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. – Raise your voices in song for a local high school choir, as they’ve been recognized with an honor on the state level. The Davies High School Vivace group of Fargo has been selected as the Governor’s official state choral program for the 2025-26 school year. They were honored alongside the St. Mary’s Central High School Wind Orchestra…

Rep. Kasper Moved From Bismarck To PAM Rehabilitation Hospital in Fargo

May 12, 2025

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Representative Jim Kasper is back in Fargo and continuing to recover after experiencing a brain bleed during the legislative session. He has been in a Bismarck hospital since April 23. A statement from District 46 Republicans reveals that Kasper was moved last Thursday to PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital in south Fargo. According to Kasper’s wife, Sandy,…

Four Teens Involved In High Speed Chase, Injured After Crashing In Jamestown

May 11, 2025

TJ Nelson,

STUTSMAN CO., N.D. (KVRR) — Four teens are involved in a high speed chase with North Dakota Highway Patrol before getting into a crash in Jamestown. The trooper tried to stop the teens in Kidder County before 8 a.m. but they fled at speeds of over 100 miles per hour. The chase was called off when they drove into Jamestown….

Update on Condition of Rep. Kasper

Kasper has been a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives since 2001.

April 26, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. – We have an update on the condition of Representative Jim Kasper. As we reported, Kasper suffered a brain bleed on the morning of April 23rd. He was able to call an ambulance and was transported to CHI St. Alexius. While it was initially thought that Representative Kasper suffered a stroke, his medical team determined that no stroke…

Theft From Charity Trial For Faith and Charles Dixon Pushed Back to November

April 21, 2025

TJ Nelson,

Faith Shields-Dixon & Charles DixonFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The criminal case of a local activist and her husband is being pushed back again. The trial that was supposed to start this month for Faith and Charles Dixon is now scheduled for November. A hearing was held this afternoon by Zoom as attorneys ask for more detailed information about the charges…

With Three Weeks To Go, ND Legislature Takes Action on Mandate Resolution And Interstate Speeds

April 20, 2025

KVRR Staff,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — North Dakota lawmakers are heading into the final three weeks of the 80-day session which is scheduled to end on May 9. Among the latest action by lawmakers, the senate has voted down a resolution that related to mandated reporting requirements for public officials. It was a proposal prompted by the sex crime conviction of former…

One driver dead after going wrong way on I-94 in Barnes County

April 14, 2025

TJ Nelson,

BARNES COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — A 44-yearo-old Mandan man is dead after driving the wrong way down I-94 and crashing head-on into another vehicle. North Dakota Highway Patrol says the other driver, a 74-year-old man from Bismarck, has serious nonlife-threatening injuries. He was taken to a hospital in Valley City before being moved to Sanford in Fargo. The crash happened…

National Weather Service Presents Spring and Summer Outlook

March 25, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

(KVRR) — National Weather Service in Grand Forks presented its spring and summer outlook with concerns about drought conditions persisting through the next several months. The concerns come up after the cold winter months failed to produce much moisture in the form of snow. With the temperatures also being above normal in previous years, drought has increased throughout the state….