Ronald ThompsonWEST FARGO, N.D. – The West Fargo School Board unanimously accepts the resignation of a business education teacher being investigated by police. Ronald Thompson announced his intent to step down Tuesday after police served him a warrant. The board had to take action on his resignation to make it official. Thompson was a teacher at Sheyenne and West Fargo…
HORACE, N.D. — The two men at the center of a recall election in Horace, North Dakota are both running to keep their seats. David Fenelon and Bryan Schmidt were re-elected in June to the Horace Council. But a five-member citizens committee upset over rising special assessments in the fast-growing town gathered enough signatures for the recall election which will…
BISMARCK, N.D. – On January 8, the North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) Public Health Laboratory identified a software malfunction on a piece of laboratory equipment. The software malfunction was limited to one platform and affected a total of 641 positive COVID-19 results of 102,562 resulted on the machine between Nov. 7, 2020 and Jan. 8, 2021. The issue has been…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — A Sheyenne and West Fargo High School teacher has resigned after he was served a warrant from West Fargo Police. Ron Thompson resigned on February 2nd after meeting with the police department. By law, the School Board is required to take action on his release from contract. That will take place at the Board’s regularly scheduled…
By: Amanda Rooker WASHINGTON – The Senate will move forward with a vote on Energy Secretary nominee Jennifer Granholm. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee approved her nomination in a 13-4 vote. Senator John Hoeven, who sits on the committee, pressed Granholm to support North Dakota’s energy industry if confirmed. “We’ve got to keep building our energy resources. And…
FARGO, N.D. — With an unusually mild winter in our region, winterizing your vehicle may not be top of mind. If that’s the case, now is the time to get it ready. “The cold does not get along with vehicles very well,” Matt’s Automotive Service Center General Manager Vernon Newman says. As we head into this stretch of below freezing temperatures,…
By: Amanda Rooker WASHINGTON (KVRR) – Congress took new action on the Keystone XL Pipeline this week. Two new bills aim to revive the project’s construction. During his first day in office, President Joe Biden put a stop to the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline. At the Capitol, several North Dakota lawmakers say a presidential permit is not required and introduced…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo police say a man who forced his way into the Stepping Stones Resource Center and threatened staff with a gun is in custody. Eighteen-year-old Austin Ruddell turned himself in at the Fargo Police Dept. Thursday afternoon. Police say Ruddell forced his way into the business at 2909 South University Drive and threatened staff with a…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) – A legislative panel has endorsed a bill that would increase the speed limit from 75 mph to 80 mph on North Dakota’s two interstate highways. The bill also would require drivers to maintain a speed of at least 40 mph on them. The House Transportation Committee gave the measure a “do-pass” recommendation. The full House will…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — On any given day several months ago, the Bell Bank branch on Sheyenne Street would look and sound a lot different than it did Tuesday. “This is rare. I mean, you don’t find a bank that’s open and nobody’s in where dogs can come in here and train,” said West Fargo Police Sgt. Pete Nielsen. Since…
