FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — If you guessed Lit as the final act for Ribfest, you nailed it! Last week, three of the four acts for the annual bbq extravaganza were announced with a teaser picture of the final band. It was Lit. They’ll take the stage on the final night of Ribfest on Saturday, June 10. The other entertainers include…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Ribfest, which bills itself as the official kickoff to summer in the Red River Valley, announces its lineup of country and rock stars. The lip-smacking BBQ event begins Wednesday, June 7 with country group Parmalee. They’ll be followed on Thursday night by country star Jimmie Allen and rock group Fuel takes the stage on Friday. We…
The White HouseTHE WHITE HOUSE (KVRR/AP) — President Joe Biden signs legislation meant to lower the cost of shipping goods across oceans. It’s a move the White House says will help ease logistical costs for retailers that have remained high since the start of the pandemic and helped fuel record inflation. The Ocean Shipping Reform Act empowers the Federal Maritime…
MINNESOTA (FOX 9) – Record-setting gas prices have sent Minnesota politicians scrambling for something they can do to address voters’ concerns about inflation ahead of this fall’s midterm elections. Prices in the Twin Cities surged to a record $4.59 per gallon on Monday. Locally, the cost for a gallon of regular gas is up $1.61, or 62% from this time…
RAY, N.D. — North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified the trucker who died when his semi hauling fuel overturned on U.S. Highway 2, shutting a section down for ten hours on Monday. 67-year-old Richard Cantone of Minot died at the scene near Ray. Authorities say the semi was hauling two trailers with about 9,000 gallons of gasoline and 1,000 gallons…
MOWER COUNTY, Minn. — At least two students were hurt after a semi-truck crashes into a school in Lyle, Minnesota Tuesday. Chief Deputy Mark May with the Mower County Sheriff’s Office says just before 8:30 a.m., the semi rear-ended another car on Highway 218 and veered off the road. The semi then crashed into Lyle Public School, which is about…
CASS COUNTY, ND — A gas drive-off in Hillsboro leads to a high speed chase through two counties. A North Dakota Highway Patrol trooper attempted to stop the car on I-29 being driven by 36-year-old Thomas Hibpshman, Jr. of West Fargo. The chase began around 3:30 and hit speeds of 105 miles per hour through Traill and Cass Counties….
NATIONAL — Volkswagen is recalling nearly 300,000 vehicles in the U.S. after the discovery that a computer glitch that causes the cars to stall. The recall is for the “CC”, models 2009 to 2016 and the Passat sedan and wagon from 2006 to 2010. All of the models have four cylinder engines. Company officials say the fuel pump control…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Minnesota Senator Al Franken is getting back into comedy and he’s bringing retired late night talk show host David Letterman along for the ride. The two men have teamed up with the Emmy Award-winning series “Years of Living Dangerously” and Funny or Die to create a series of shorts in which they discuss everything from carbon emissions…
FARGO, N.D. — A melted cab is all that remains after fire breaks out in a Fargo gas station parking lot. Fire crews responded to the Stamart Travel Center on 12th Avenue North just before 10:30 last night. The cab of a semi was engulfed in flames and it took crews about 10 minutes to put the fire out. There…
