MINNESOTA & NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) – Sleet Tuesday afternoon turned to heavy snow making for a hectic travel day. “What that’s creating is ice, snow and slush compacted roads. The roads are very dangerous right now. They’re slick,” North Dakota Highway Patrol Capt. Bryan Niewind said. Low visibility added to the dangerous conditions. “DOT is out plowing the roads, but…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Two men are arrested after a stolen vehicle crashes on Main Avenue in Fargo Thursday afternoon. Police say an officer saw what he believed to be a stolen vehicle. While trying to confirm that, the vehicle turned onto Main, lost control and crashed into the median. Five people in the car were uncooperative and backup…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum unveils a record $18.4 billion budget increasing state spending by more than three percent. It includes $3 billion in infrastructure funding, $170 million to address the state’s worker shortages and support for K-12 education and teachers’ salaries. It also gives $3 billion dollars for infrastructure projects Burgum says saves taxpayers 500…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The City of Fargo and a developer share their plans for the South Plaza Mall on University Drive. The apartment complex and retail space between 16th and 17th Avenues South will be named BLOC. It will have 127 studio, one and two bedroom apartments with indoor and lot parking. Duane’s House of Pizza, Great Wall and…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A West Fargo teen in her 10th year of getting food donations has gotten 5,000 pounds of food. Gowri Pillai saw a woman sitting on a bucket when she was four. She asked her parents if they could give her food and that’s when the drive started. Gowri’s birthday is December 23rd and gets food…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Supreme Court will delay the announcement regarding the state’s trigger law which would ban abortions in the state after hearing oral arguments on Tuesday. The Center for Reproductive Rights representing the Red River Women’s Clinic argues the state’s constitution protects abortion rights by guaranteeing the rights of life, liberty, safety and happiness. The…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Bismarck attorney Nathan Svihovec has been appointed by Governor Doug Burgum to lead North Dakota’s Department of Labor and Human Rights. He begins his role as commissioner on Thursday. Svihovec represented and advised employers and employees in protected categories before the Department of Labor and Human Rights, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, federal and state courts…
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – A Fargo home declared dangerous and city-ordered for demolition by December 30th, has been given a reprieve. The house, built in 1900, located at 812 7th Street North, is vacant, heavily damaged with squatter activity and taxes that had not been paid since 2019. The former owner is living in an assisted living center. Inspections Director…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – What should you do if you believe your child is the victim of sexual abuse? Counselors say reporting things to the police or the county is the first thing to do. Therapists say perpetrators are often someone close to children. “Someone that they know and trust which makes it even harder with this secret because they…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – It’s not just big stores and online retailers doing Cyber Monday deals. Downtown Fargo’s Unglued is offering free shipping and 40 percent off Unglued and artist series apparel with a code on its Facebook page. The business started doing more business online in 2020 out of necessity because of the pandemic. The past few days have…
