GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — For the first time in its 46-year history, the all-women annual Air Race Classic will begin its takeoff from the Grand Forks International Airport. The competition across 12 states begins next Tuesday with 42 teams and 100 racers taking off from the Grand Forks airport and ending that Friday in Miami. At 8 a.m., more…
NEW TOWN, N.D. (AP) — A Native American tribe in North Dakota bought an idle pipeline from the energy company Enbridge to help deliver oil from wells on its reservation to the broader market. The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation announced the deal Friday but didn’t disclose how much it paid. The tribe said it expects the pipeline, which will…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Tifton, Georgia man pleads guilty in Federal Court in Fargo to conspiracy to transport illegal immigrants. 39-year-old Rodolfo Arzola-Carrillo was sentenced to one-and-a-half years in prison. He was arrested in November after he was found with a group of seven suspected illegal immigrants from Mexico, including 2 kids, in northeast North Dakota. The plan fell…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – United Way hosted the 2023 Eat United Food Truck Lunch in the Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Parking Lot. This is the 6th Eat United Event at this location attracting thousands of employees and community members over the years. This year you could see live music and many delicious food trucks throughout the lot. This…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Moorhead Parks and Recreation kicked off their 10th annual Moorhead Farmers Market. The market is an exciting summer spot for people of all ages. It is held every Tuesday through September 26th from 3:30-6:30 pm in the Hjemkomst Center’s parking lot. “So this is the first day of the farmers market, it’s our 10th season which is really…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Officials are urging North Dakotans who receive Medicaid renewal forms to complete and return them within 30 days, given that thousands of people who were still eligible were removed from the program last month. State Health and Human Services says about 13,000 Medicaid recipients in North Dakota were due for renewal at the end of May,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Six Dollar General stores in North Dakota that were hit with $2.5 million in fines for 32 violations are contesting those findings. A Department of Labor rep says the cases will be reviewed by the Independent Occupational Review Commission. The inspections in late 2022 in Casselton, Garrison, Hillsboro, Killdeer, Minot and Tioga found aisles, emergency exits…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Many road construction projects are ramping up and some are just starting, meaning there will be several roads closed this week. The 32nd Ave. reconstruction project continues with a new closure of the 25th St. intersection. Beginning today, lanes on 4th St. S will be reduced in width and shifted east between 2nd St. S and…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – Grand Forks Public Schools Summer Performing Arts Company is back once again on the stage, this time with over a thousand students signed up. SPA high school students will be putting on two musicals, Mamma Mia and The Little Mermaid. But it’s not just for the teens. The program has a wide age range, and…
NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) — Around $5 million in damages have hit North Dakota roads and public infrastructure due to spring flooding. Gov. Doug Burgum requested a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration, following an executive order he issued in April declaring a statewide flood emergency. He sent a letter to President Biden through the (FEMA) to request the major disaster from April…
