WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – To keep up with the growth of the city, the West Fargo Police Department is looking to expand its force. The department is looking to hire three new officers but with interest in working in law enforcement on the decline, it won’t be an easy task. In 2010, West Fargo Police responded to around 11,000…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Those with a local travel agency say demand for travel is picking up quickly. Tod Ganje with Travel Incorporated in Moorhead says flights are already filling up into next year. With vaccinated Americans potentially allowed back in Europe soon, Ganje says river cruises are in high demand. He also says people who are vaccinated against COVID-19…
NEW YORK – Two trade groups representing businesses in North Dakota filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Federal Reserve, asking the agency to lower its 10-year-old cap on “swipe” fee banks charge to process debit card transactions. The lawsuit, filed by the North Dakota Retail Association and the North Dakota Petroleum Marketers Association in U.S. District Court, argues that the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Leaders from the Northern Plains United Labor Council are speaking out about the fight for safer jobs on this Workers’ Memorial Day. Eighteen names accompanied by flowers sat side-by-side inside the Fargo-Moorhead Labor Temple Wednesday afternoon. They’re North Dakota workers who were killed on the job last year, two of which had contracted the coronavirus. “I’m…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The YMCA of Cass and Clay Counties is partnering with the USDA to help curb hunger in our region. As part of the Farmers to Families Food Box program, the YMCA is handing out over 2,600 family-sized food boxes. They are free and include fresh produce, dairy and meat products. The first distribution took place Tuesday…
DUNSEITH, N.D. (KVRR) – The family of a young Dunseith, North Dakota girl killed in a hit-and-run crash nearly two weeks ago is still coming to terms with the tragedy. Eight-year-old Jaylynn Belgarde was the light of her family’s life. “Her smile. Her smile says it all,” said Jaylynn’s cousin Paige Counts. Jaylynn was walking to the convenience store with…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo School Board votes to postpone a motion to end the district’s mask mandate on elementary playgrounds and outside physical education classes at middle and high schools to its May 11th meeting. The measure was brought up by Board Member David Paulson during the meeting which isn’t usually procedure. He wanted the change to take…
Daesha Heard NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) – An Airman who pleaded guilty in military court in the death of a fellow airman at Grand Forks Air Force Base has been sentenced and given a bad conduct discharge. Daesha Heard will serve 100 days in prison. She gave fellow Airman Carlos Torres the gun he used to shoot and kill Airman First…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – It’s a night showcasing and empowering women at the 48th annual Women of the Year Awards hosted by the YWCA Cass Clay. There are 39 women and Edward Jones Investments nominated in 13 categories. Winners include Agnes Harrington with Share House with the Lifetime Achievement Award, Holly Erickson with West Fargo Public Schools in the education…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Gov. Doug Burgum says North Dakota’s population hit a record high of 779,094 residents on April 1, 2020, and the state had the fourth-highest growth rate in the nation, growing by 15.8% from 2010 to 2020. “The record high 2020 Census count is great news for North Dakota and reaffirms what those of us who live…
