GRAFTON, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Department of Transportation has issued another no travel advisory for northeast North Dakota due to inclement weather. That advisory does include Walsh County. NDDoT and the North Dakota Highway Patrol have jointly closed I-29 from Grand Forks to Canada in both directions thanks to the blowing snow and zero visibility. Authorities say if…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/Newsdakota) North Dakota Association for the Disabled is hosting a fundraiser for a Fort Ransom, North Dakota family dealing with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease. Gary Myer, a civil engineering technician with North Dakota Department of Transportation, was diagnosed earlier this summer after months of unexplained symptoms. His wife, Abbi, teaches music at Litchville-Marion school and the couple…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — This week marks the unofficial start of summer travel and the start where traffic fatalities tend to rise. But according to the North Dakota Department of Transportation, those numbers have been at its lowest in over 24 years. “A large drop from one hundred and six fatalities the year before in 2023. Like I said, the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Vikings fans in North Dakota may soon be able to show their support for the team with custom license plates. The Vikings Foundation is working with the North Dakota Department of Transportation to make custom license plates similar to those available in Minnesota. However, they need at least fifty people to sign up for the plates, or…
An attendee of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL convention in Fargo on April 6, 2024, wears a hat from the North Dakota Native Vote organization. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)(North Dakota Monitor) The North Dakota Department of Transportation will visit four tribal nations in the next two weeks to provide non-driver photo identification cards that can be used for voting. The ID…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota Department of Transportation has been working since Tuesday to try and remove all of the snow from roads. Snow removal trucks have already pushed the majority of snow off the roads, but the blowers are doing the bulk of the work. Extra snow blowing crews were called in last night to help cut back…
NORTH DAKOTA/MINNESOTA (KVRR) — With large areas of highways and interstates closed, some truckers across the country have found themselves trapped in Fargo. The North Dakota Department Transportation closed I-29 from Canada to the South Dakota border because of low visibility and icy roads. I-94 from Bismarck to Fargo remains closed for the same reasons. Both interstates are impassable because…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Public Works are telling the public not to park on the street as blizzard-like conditions sweep through our area. They say plowing operations will be ongoing as the storm progresses west to east. As the snow keeps coming down, our region is getting some help from other branches of the North Dakota Department of Transportation….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Snow removal crews were in action on Sunday helping to clean-up from the aftermath from the winter storm. Many of them waited until the storm to pass to complete the bulk of their work. “We ended up being a little shorter on Saturday, just because we wanted the wind to get all the snow and get…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Heavy snowfall combined with high winds reduced visibility and caused difficulty for travelers. Snow covered roads and driveways forced people to bring out their shovels once again. “Snow is coming down and is kind of refilling as I am shoveling, but it is how it goes around here. But, I have been out here for around…
