FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A fire destroys a home in the Golden Ridge neighborhood in North Fargo. The fire started right after 5:00 Thursday night at 805 28th Street North. Crews came to the scene to find heavy smoke from inside the house. Police helped firefighters by blocking nearby roads. Fargo Fire Department Captain Mason Krueger says they took out…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) – Quick work by fire crews limits fire damage to a Fergus Falls home to only $3,000. Crews responded to the 1500 block of West Fir Avenue around 11:00 Wednesday morning. The Fergus Falls Fire Department says flames were coming out an open door when firefighters arrived. The flames were confined in five minutes. Crews say…
RURAL MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Two people jump out of a second story window to escape a house fire in rural Moorhead. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says they were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. “The building was pretty well fully engulfed and our focus became protecting the adjacent residents and propane tanks there,” Sabin-Elmwood Fire Department Assistant…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has passed a stopgap spending bill that avoids a short-term shutdown and funds the federal government through Feb. 18 after leaders defused a partisan standoff over federal vaccine mandates. The measure now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. Earlier in the day, congressional leaders announced they had finally reached an agreement…
AUDUBON, Minn. (KVRR) – The Audubon Fire Department is asking for your help for information on a house they say was purposely set on fire with people inside. It happened around eleven Tuesday night at 320 Eagle Street. Someone inside the home saw someone start it on fire and called 911. When crews arrived, they saw flames coming out of…
BISMARCK, N.D. — State lawmakers are back in Bismarck for the second half of the legislative session. North Dakota Public Radio’s Dave Thompson says the biggest item facing lawmakers is the multi-million dollar bonding bill, much of that for the FM Diversion Project. “As it stands right now, it’s $680 million for bonding, with virtually all of the money going…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — After months worth of mostly-virtual campaigning, Democratic candidate Heather Keeler won the first political race she has been in. “I am extremely humbled because it shows that the community has had my back through this,” said Keeler. “I am also really proud of my team knowing that I did not do this alone. I had a phenomenal…
ST. PAUL — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has signed another extension of the peacetime emergency in response to the ongoing pandemic and it survives a vote of the legislature. He has to call the legislature into special session each time so they can vote. Before the House voted to let Walz keep his emergency powers, the Senate voted 36-31 to…
FARGO, N.D. — Fargo City Commissioners vote unanimously to demolish a house next month in north Fargo that has fallen into ruin. The property is owned by Bison Turf owner, Pete Sabo, who owns other properties including one that was condemned in 2018. Sabo calls the house “solid” and told the commission that he would like to restore it after…
By Samone Blair WASHINGTON – For North Dakotans facing eviction or unemployment due to the coronavirus pandemic, a timeline on federal aid remains unclear. “Another day has come and gone in this once in a century national battle for our country,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said. “At the moment, the gap between our two parties in the negotiations is…
