FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – An intersection in downtown Fargo is now shut down in anticipation of a mural being installed on the street itself. The closure began at 6 A.M. today at the intersection of 2nd Avenue and 5th Street North. The nonprofit group Folkways received an AARP grant to install the mural – a colorful, large-scale pattern that reflects…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Area Public Schools is awarded a $100,000 grant from the Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry’s Youth Skills Training program. This grant allows Moorhead to establish a program for students over 16 with work experience in five specific industries: advanced manufacturing, agriculture, automotive, healthcare and information technology. Superintendent Dr. Brandon Lunak says the program aligns…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — President Joe Biden has approved Gov. Doug Burgum’s request for a presidential major disaster declaration. It covers over $11.5 million in damage from the Christmas holiday ice storm. The disaster declaration was approved for 13 counties in southeast North Dakota from December 25-27, 2023. Burgum declared a statewide emergency on December 29 for infrastructure damage from…
CARRINGTON, N.D. (KVRR) – Cows and Company Creamery out of Carrington has been making cheese and gelato since the family immigrated from the Netherlands in 2008 where they milked 50 cows. They are now working with 15 hundred dairy cows and most of their milk is sent to Cass Clay creamery. With the milk that is left over they…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Child care in West Fargo is getting a much needed boost, thanks to a grant through the city. There is over $500,000 to give these centers much needed help to provide for these kids, which can be used on things like equipment and repairs. “I think that’s huge. Not only for our location here…
CAMPBELL, Minn. (KFGO) – A bomb threat led to a pair of drug arrests in Campbell south of Breckenridge Monday morning. The Wilkin County Sheriff’s Office says its dispatch center received a 911 text message reporting that someone was in danger, a bomb was involved and deputies should respond immediately. Deputies from Wilkin, Otter Tail, Traverse and Grant Counties went…
PIERRE, S.D. – An office in the South Dakota attorney general’s office to coordinate investigations into the disappearance and murder of Indigenous people will be started through a private donation from an organization connected to St. Joseph’s Indian School. Native American lawmakers who have been pushing for the funding in the state budget say they hoped the three-year grant of…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Schools and bus companies across Minnesota have been given $3.5 million in grant money to outfit school buses with stop-arm cameras. The Minnesota Legislature has awarded the grants to 32 schools and bus companies to purchase and install the cameras and buy supporting software programs. According to the state Department of Transportation, Minnesota was seeing more…
FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo police say nine speeding citations, two exhibition driving citations, one careless driving citation and equipment violation citations were issued during an grant-funded overtime detail. The detail centered on the 52nd Ave. S. and 25th St. S. area and focused on what the police department calls “quality of life issues.” Spokesperson Jessica Schindeldecker says police often receive…
WAUBUN, Minn. (KVRR) – Enbridge Energy, the Canadian company that owns the controversial Line 3 pipeline replacement project in northern Minnesota, has donated $366,000 to the Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Community Schools to subsidize internet access for low income families. Enbridge spokesperson Julie Kellner says the grant will provide “a combination of broadband and fiber infrastructure, and fund other services that will…
