DILWORTH, MN (KVRR) – Minnesota state Senator Rob Kupec gathered local mayors and other officials for a news conference Sunday with the goal of gathering support for a bonding bill. The conference was held at the Dilworth Fire House as an example of what bonding bills can accomplish, as about half of the fire house’s $9 million price tag was…
MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – There was a sense of triumph in the air outside the building on Center Avenue in Moorhead on the morning of April 18. “This is a library of the twenty-first century,” said Moorhead Mayor Shelly Carlson. The Loop – a building so named for its indoor walking track, and so long in construction and development –…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – On February 5, city officials gathered in the commission chambers for a special informational meeting, watching presentations from various departments regarding how they use the funding from this soon-to-expire sales tax. They urged the commission to approve an extension to the tax, saying the consequences to infrastructure such as city roads and wastewater treatment could be…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Senior citizens in North Fargo are celebrating after one of their key community spaces was given a new lease on life. Broadway Station, operated by the Fargo Park District, looked almost certain to close in the near future, as its lease expires in August of this year. However, the local residents who regularly go to the…
Courtesy: FOX 9, ICE-involved shooting in Minneapolis 01/07/26WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Democrats are threatening to block funding for the Homeland Security Department when it expires in two weeks unless there are “dramatic changes” and “real accountability” for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other law enforcement agencies who are carrying out President Donald Trump’s campaign of federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota and across…
ST. PAUL, MN (KVRR) – More than 40 lawmakers from states as far away geographically as Rhode Island and Oregon gathered in St. Paul in a show of support for their Minnesota brethren, stressing that the need to change the situation in the state went beyond political lines. “This is not a partisan issue. This about the American people. This…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Indigenous students from throughout the Fargo and West Fargo school systems gathered this evening to celebrate the holidays and their shared culture. The annual Native American Education Winter Gathering took place at Discovery Middle School from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on December 17. Everyone was served a meal, and there were also activities like craft-making and…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The Moorhead Public School District is telling voters the money is needed now more than ever. “Over the last twenty years, since about 2005, is that the big portion of how we collect our revenue has not kept up with inflation. So, there’s about a $1,300 gap there, had our formula kept up with inflation. And…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – “I’m also thinking about everybody else who’s going to pay the cost – literally – if hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans or people in North Dakota lose their health insurance,” said Sen. Tina Smith (D) of Minnesota. Smith is part of the Democratic contingent currently trying to hash out an agreement with Republican legislators to get…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded about $31 million to airports across North Dakota. The largest chunk of that allocation – $13.4 million – will go towards the terminal expansion and other construction projects at Hector International Airport in Fargo. Next in terms of monetary value is $10.3 million to rehabilitate taxiways and runways, reconstruct…
