BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A West Fargo lawmaker wants to prohibit approval voting in North Dakota. Fargo is the only city with the voting method. A person can vote for as many candidates as they want and the candidate with the most votes wins. Republican State Representative Ben Koppelman, the bill’s sponsor, testified before the House Political Subdivisions Committee. He…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — City officials are deciding how to add more green spaces, bike lanes and better parking in downtown Fargo. “I think our challenge now is to meet the demands of how many people we have downtown and how we integrate that with the residents. I think, the next part of the focus will be, ‘Let’s look at…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney is expressing sympathies to the Netterville family and invited Shane’s brother to meet with leaders like North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley and Police Chief David Zibolski. Community activists, family and friends are pushing for body camera footage to be released to see how the 28-year-old Netterville lost his life. “Where is…
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 then a few more then a little lag. We’ve been open since 7 so we get about doing 200 an hour,” Cass County Election Inspector Ron…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- This is a huge impact, I mean this is first in the nation project, P3 major public works partnership that’s really going to be a model for the country,” said North Dakota Senator John Hoeven. “A new way of doing business right, with the public private partnership, “this is going to be the first “This is huge…
FARGO (KFGO) – Mayor Tim Mahoney says the Amazon distribution warehouse should open sometime next month or in October. Mahoney and City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn recently took a tour of what the company calls a Fulfillment Center. “It’s just the efficiency Amazon builds into their buildings, how they’re going to move things around, the amount of equipment and then what…
FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney now says he would like to see a statewide mask mandate. He has been largely supportive of the approach to the pandemic taken by Gov. Doug Burgum, who has left much of the policy making up to local leaders. But Mahoney says it would be difficult to enforce a mask mandate in Fargo…
FARGO, N.D. — The Ubuntu Racial Dialogues were inspired by Fargo’s protest following George Floyd’s death. Joseph Lewis, a recent MSUM graduate and the one who created the recurring event, says although protesting is a powerful way to have your voice heard, sitting down with one another and having a conversation is just as effective, if not more so. The…
FARGO, N.D.–The City of Fargo has been named the number one city in the United States to begin a career. Zippia, an occupational resource website, analyzed more than 200 cities and determined the rankings. Cities were ranked based on their median income, average rent price and typical unemployment rates. Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney said, “By working to continually improve our…
FARGO, N.D- “Fargo has to start seeing us as people, North Dakota has to start seeing us as people, the United States has to start seeing us as people.” It’s a simple request, but one that according to the movement, has yet to be achieved. That’s why they marched from Island Park to City Hall once again in a peaceful…
