GRAND FORKS, N.D. — North Dakota Hockey is fresh off a sweep over Alaska last weekend and now prepares for a tough conference matchup with the Omaha Mavericks visiting the Ralph this weekend. The Mavs skate into Grand Forks with momentum after taking down number 15, St. Cloud State in overtime over the weekend bringing their record to 10-6-2. The…
NORTH DAKOTA, (KVRR) – North Dakota is getting some love in the season premiere of a PBS travel show. “Travels with Darley” is kicking off season 11 with an episode exploring the Bismarck area. In the episode, she explores sunflower fields and highlights the region’s art, food and history. Host Darley Newman says this is her second time visiting…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – The University of North Dakota was awarded a multi-million dollar contract from the U.S. Army to develop an innovative Contamination and Sanitation Inspection system. The contract came from the combat capabilities development command for $7.6 million. This will be a collaborative effort between multiple groups. The project aims to design and build handheld inspection scanners…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota has three big lottery winners to start the new year. A 200 thousand dollar Powerball with Power Play ticket was claimed by someone from Fordville. They chose to remain anonymous. The winner plans to put some of the winnings away for retirement and have some fun time with the grandchildren. The ticket was sold…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Gov. Doug Burgum says the Census Bureau estimates North Dakota’s population reached a record high of 783,926 people in July. Burgum says the estimate represents an increase of 4,665 residents from last year and is 4,847 residents more than the 2020 census. North Dakota was one of 42 states that saw their population estimates increase this…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota game and fish are warning outdoor enthusiasts to be aware of this year’s early ice conditions. With this year’s unusually warm winter, ice fishers are getting impatient to get on the ice. ND game and fish says there needs to be a minimum of 4 inches of ice for a group to walk on…
Hector International AirportFARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Commercial air travel in North Dakota continues to climb. The state saw over 101,000 passengers take to the skies in October, according to the state aeronautic commission. That was a seven percent increase over a year ago. The last time that North Dakota surpassed 100,000 passengers during October was in 2019. Fargo’s Hector International…
WELLS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Heimdal, North Dakota woman is dead after rolling her SUV near Harvey. North Dakota Highway Patrol is still trying to determine when the crash happened, it was either on Friday night or Saturday morning. The crash site was found about 14 miles northeast of Harvey just before 8 a.m. Saturday. They believe 68-year-old Schon…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – People in Grand Forks did not show up in droves to vote on a .75% sales tax extension during a special city election. Officials say they had around 3,000 people show up at Alerus Center to vote by 6 p.m. The polls closed at 7 and the effort easily passed after around 3,500 votes were…
BUFFALO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Buffalo, North Dakota man is about to turn 86 in December and he’s still an avid hunter. Harlan Bayman traveled to Medora last weekend and caught this mule deer. His family tells us he did it all on his own. Bayman has lived all over North Dakota including Drake, Hope, Fargo, and Enderlin. He says…
