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UND Hockey Treating Game One as Important Tone-Setter

North Dakota opens the season Friday against Alaska Anchorage

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Hockey season for the University of North Dakota begins on Friday. UND is making the trip up to Alaska to play Anchorage for the first time since the 2012-13 season. The Fighting Hawks have had the better of the Sea Wolves in recent history, going 6-0-1 in their last seven matchups. Even though it’s the first…

More North Dakotans Who Witnessed Las Vegas Shooting Speak Out

Mike Eslinger was with a group of friends and one is currently in the hospital and remains in critical condition

MINOT, ND — Last night, we told you about Andrew Gudmunson of Minot. The realtor was in Vegas with his girlfriend and two other Minot friends when he was shot and injured at the concert. They weren’t the only people from the “Magic City” at that concert. Mike Eslinger was with a group of friends and one is currently in…

BCBS of North Dakota Hoping to Help with Wellness in the Workplace

Anyone interested in creating a healthy workplace environment could attend the event, which had keynote speakers who each later held a workshop

FARGO, ND — Wellness programs in the workplace can have a significant impact on your productivity and your health. That’s why Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota hosted its eighth annual Worksite Wellness Summit. Anyone interested in creating a healthy workplace environment could attend the event, which had keynote speakers who each later held a workshop. Blue Cross Blue…

Grand Opening Set for Grand Forks’ Chick-fil-A

The line for the promotion opens at 6 a.m. on Wednesday, October 11

  GRAND FORKS, ND — The grand opening for North Dakota’s first Chick-fil-A is set. The doors will open at 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 12th at 3230 32nd Avenue South in Grand Forks. The franchise owner, Guy Wentink, will award a free year supply of Chick-fil-A to the first 100 adults in line that morning. The line for the…

High Risk Sex Offender on the Move in Fargo

He will continue to check in with the police department

FARGO, ND — A high risk sex offender continues to move around Fargo. Police say 45-year-old Donald Edwardson is considered homeless. But right now he is staying at 317 19th Street North to help renovate it. He will continue to check in with the police department. Edwardson was convicted of three sex crimes involving three teen girls in the 1990’s….

North Dakota Air National Guard Sends Equipment to U.S. Virgin Islands for Hurricane Relief

Twenty Airmen from the 119th Wing packed and loaded the gear onto six aircraft this past weekend

NORTH DAKOTA — The North Dakota Air National Guard has sent about 80 tons of equipment to the U.S. Virgin Islands to support hurricane relief efforts. Twenty Airmen from the 119th Wing packed and loaded the gear onto six aircraft this past weekend. The package consists of a temporary emergency shelter designed to house 150 people with a place to…

Taylor Lubungo Drills Home HS Play of the Week

Lubungo scored a deep goal against West Fargo for Fargo South

FARGO, N.D. — Fargo South’s Taylor Lubungo is the winner of the DJ Colter-Ken Kraft High School Play of the Week. Lubungo nailed a long goal that ricochet off the post and into the net. American Family Insurance Play of the Week brought to you by D.J. Colter and Ken Kraft. Follow them on Twitter @DJColterAgency. Categories: High School, KVRR Sports…

Children of Vietnam Vets say Agent Orange Impacts Generations

Veterans and their children shared their stories at a town hall meeting at Elks Lodge in Fargo

FARGO, ND — Tears were shed at a town hall meeting in Fargo about the life changing effects of Agent Orange. Many children of Vietnam veterans spoke about how exposure to the chemical impacts multiple generations. Families of survivors are still looking for answers more than four decades after the Vietnam War. “So it was straight Agent Orange that I…

Generous Donation will Help Minot’s Horstfest in Half a Million Ways

Chester Reiten was a founder of Hostfest and served as its president until his death in 2013

  MINOT, ND — This year’s Norsk Hostfest in Minot is getting a big boost after a generous donation from a family well known to the Scandinavian heritage festival. The children of Chester and Joy Reiten have donated half a million dollars to the Hostfest Heritage Foundation in honor of their parents. Chester Reiten was a founder of Hostfest and…

Phony Arrest Call Scams Valley City Woman Out of $7,000

Police say if you receive these types of calls, hang up and contact them or another family member for help

  VALLEY CITY, ND — Valley City Police want to warn the public about a scam in the area after at least two people have lost thousands of dollars. Police say the scammer is calling victims and saying they have arrested a family member and are demanding bond money in order to release the person. One woman was called twice,…