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Lamoureuxs honored with Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Awards

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – A big honor for the Lamoureux twins of Grand Forks. They are now Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award recipients. Governor Doug Burgum presented the 45th and 46th Rough Rider Awards to Monique Lamoureux-Morando and Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson during a ceremony at the Ralph Engelstad Arena. The twins grew up in Grand Forks, played for the University…

USDA Authorizes Emergency Crop Insurance Procedures During Severe Drought

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Department of Agriculture has authorized emergency procedures and issued new flexibilities for crop insurance providers to help ensure quick and fair adjustments and payments to producers. It comes as they weather severe drought conditions. USDA is allowing insurance companies to accept delayed notices of loss in certain situations. They are also simplifying paperwork requirements for filing…

Teen dies after crash in Walsh County

WALSH COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – A 15-year-old boy from Pisek, North Dakota is dead after a crash Friday afternoon. The Highway Patrol says a car was on 58th Street Northeast four miles south of Pisek around 4:30 when the driver lost control, went into the ditch, struck a section line approach and rolled. The driver was ejected and pronounced dead…

Smoke fills West Fargo during garage fire

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fire crews are on scene of a fire in the 5300 block of 8th Street West in West Fargo. The initial call was for a vehicle on fire inside a garage attached to a house. It was reported after 8:00 Thursday night in an area near Legacy Elementary School. We’ll pass along more information when…

North Dakota sues Biden over oil, gas lease suspension

BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota has sued the Biden administration over its suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal land and water. President Joe Biden shut down oil and gas lease sales from the nation’s public lands and waters in his first days in office, citing worries about climate change. The lawsuit claims the move is unlawful and…

North Dakota gas price average hits $3.00

FARGO (KVRR) – For the first time in more than six years the average price for a gallon of regular gas in North Dakota has hit $3.00. AAA North Dakota says the $3.00 average is up 14 cents from a month ago and 90 cents from this time last year.  The price remains 14 cents below the national average of…