FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fergus Falls has a new police chief. Justin Paul landed the job on Monday after being one of three finalists interviewed last week. He has a 27-year career in law enforcement and currently serves as a Captain in the Bettendorf, Iowa Police Department. Paul says Fergus Falls is “kind of like Goldilocks”: it’s just the…
The Blenders/FacebookFARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — This will be your last to catch a holiday show by “The Blenders”. The Fargo formed band says this December’s Holiday Soul Tour will be its last, although the band is not breaking up or quitting altogether. The members expect to perform from time to time with shows and private events. The band has performed…
Summit Carbon Solutions plans to build a 2,500-mile network of CO2 pipelines across the Midwest to capture carbon produced by ethanol plants and then sequester it underground in North Dakota. (Courtesy of Summit Carbon Solutions)PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The massive carbon capture pipeline in the Midwest was thrown into uncertainty Tuesday after South Dakota’s Public Utility Commission denied its route…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A new era in retail is about to begin in Fargo with the opening of Von Maur. The grand opening of the chains West Acres Mall location is set for Saturday, April 5 starting at 9:45 a.m. with a ribbon cutting. The first customers will be treated to roses and chocolates. As you shop, a live…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A second suspect is arrested for his role in the murder of Rahsaan Wilson last month in south Fargo. Police say 24-year-old Patrick Martin Jr. of Chicago was arrested on Tuesday for murder and conspiracy to commit robbery. Martin was already in Cass County Jail on unrelated charges. The first suspect, 30-year-old Steven Burrell of Fargo,…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is the federal agency charged with enforcing nursing home regulations. (Photo by Getty Images; logo courtesy of CMS)(Clark Kauffman – North Dakota Monitor) The state of Iowa, where nursing homes have compiled one of the nation’s worst records for staffing-level violations, has joined 19 other states in suing the Biden administration to block…
INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum endorsed Donald Trump ‘s comeback bid for the White House Sunday ahead of the Iowa caucuses, a month after he ended his own longshot campaign for the Republican nomination. Burgum appeared on stage with the former president at a rally in Indianola, where he heaped praise for Trump. “I’ve had an opportunity to have a front-row seat,” Burgum…
ALGONA, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa police officer died after being shot while trying to arrest a man who was later captured in Minnesota, officials said Thursday. Algona Police officer Kevin Cram was shot just before 8 p.m. Wednesday as he tried to serve an arrest warrant on 43-year-old Kyle Ricke, said Mitch Mortvedt, assistant director of the Iowa Division…
ST. PAUL (AP) — Minnesota regulators vote to proceed with an environmental review for part of a proposed pipeline to carry carbon dioxide from Midwest ethanol plants to a permanent underground storage site in North Dakota. Iowa-based Summit Carbon Solutions wants to build a $5.5 billion, 2,000-mile pipeline network across five states. Carbon dioxide from more than 30 ethanol plants…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — We’re getting a look at what voters in Iowa and New Hampshire are seeing on their screens starting this week. Gov. Doug Burgum has bought $3 million worth of ads in those states as he introduces himself as a Republican candidate for president. The ads are similar to the campaign announcement preview video that he released…
