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$25 million tax credits to North Dakota, South Dakota Xcel Energy customers

June 2, 2025

Alison Voorhees,

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KVRR) — Xcel Energy is moving forward with plans to deliver $25 million back to North Dakota and South Dakota customers on their bills. This is the first time customers will see savings from the federal tax credit on nuclear energy generation, which the company advocated for in recent law. Starting this month, the average residential customer in…

State of North Dakota Issues Loans for Local Drinking Water Projects

The largest of the recent loans went to Hillsboro, which is getting $8.6 million to revamp their infrastructure.

May 31, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. – Six drinking water projects around North Dakota have received loans from the state for various repairs and improvements. The Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program, jointly administered by the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality and the North Dakota Public Finance Authority, has awarded six loans since March. The biggest went to the city of Hillsboro….

University Drive Closure Begins Monday

The shutdown is occurring so crews can perform surface repairs.

May 31, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. – There’s a road closure coming up on Monday that commuters should take into consideration. Beginning at 9 a.m. on Monday, June 2, University Drive North will be closed to traffic between 40th Avenue North and 46th Avenue North. Northbound and southbound traffic will be detoured to 10th Street North. The road closure will allow for asphalt surface…

North Dakota DOT Reports Lowest Traffic Fatalities in 2024

May 27, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

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…

National Missing Children’s Day

President Ronald Reagan designated May 25 back in 1983 to maintain awareness about the plight of missing children in the United States.

May 25, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children coordinates with law enforcement on as many cases as possible to try and bring kids home safely. While many missing children do technically fall into one category, which is “endangered runaway,” thanks to the manipulation of online child predators, the word “runaway” doesn’t necessarily imply what you think…

AMVets Organize Motorcycle Safety Awareness Ride

The group left Fargo around noon, heading to Wahpeton before returning to Fargo in the early evening.

May 25, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo Veteran riders and their motorcycle-loving brethren set off on a group ride to bring attention to motorcycle safety. May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, so Chapter 7 of the AMVets Riders decided to organize an outing for that exact purpose. Signup began around 9 A.M., with the bikers setting off for Wahpeton a little after…

Elm Street Closure

We are still awaiting word from the city on the road's potential timeline for reopening.

May 24, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. – The City of Fargo has closed Elm Street in north Fargo due to the rising Red River. The street has been closed to traffic between Thirteenth Avenue North and Fifteenth Avenue North. During the closure, traffic is being detoured to Third Street North. The city says the closure is necessary due to high water causing safety concerns…

Man Crushed By Falling Vehicle in Rural Chaffee, ND Is Identified

May 22, 2025

TJ Nelson,

CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — The man who died in rural Chaffee, North Dakota after a vehicle fell on top of him has been identified as 68-year-old Andrew Grant of Fargo. First responders were called out to the residence just before 5 p.m. on Tuesday. Grant was pronounced dead at the scene. The initial investigation shows that the devices used…

Four more measles cases confirmed in North Dakota

May 22, 2025

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – The North Dakota Dept. of Health and Human Services says four additional cases of measles have been confirmed. Two of the cases are in Cass County, the other two are in Williams County. The department says the new cases are linked to contact with other known cases. The total statewide case count this year is 17. So…

Roers asks city of Fargo for property tax incentives for massive renovation plan

The firm would like some assistance in totally renovating the West 45h Business Center facility.

May 21, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The West 45th Business Center looks largely unused from the outsider’s eye. One company active in those buildings is Roers, a construction, development, and property management firm. They’ve got a bold vision for the space at the corner of 45th Street S. and 2nd Avenue S. As of now, Fargo doesn’t have provide property tax incentives…