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Valley City 8th grader wins AAA contest to tour Belgium & the Netherlands

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR) – A Valley City girl wins an educational river cruise trip in Europe through AAA’s Discovery Crew Contest. Kylie Van Bruggen’s application included a picture from her mom’s classroom with the caption “Wooden shoe please send me to Europe?” She and her dad, Tyler, will join 59 other eighth graders overseas to set sail through Belgium…

Hoeven wants HHS Sec. Becerra to end Covid-19 vaccine & mask mandates

WASHINGTON (KVRR) – North Dakota Senator John Hoeven calls Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra pressuring him to end Covid-19 mandates saying they’re hurting rural hospitals and care facilities. The Biden administration plans to end its public health emergency in May. Hoeven also wants the federal government to end the Covid-19 vaccine mandates for federal employees and contractors and…

Sheyenne, N.D. bar shooting suspect caught

UPDATE – A man wanted for the deadly shooting of a man at a Sheyenne, North Dakota bar has been caught. Nicholas Poitra was spotted by a farmer in Eddy County around noon. The farmer held him at gunpoint until law enforcement arrived and Poitra was taken to Lake Region Law Enforcement Center in Devils Lake.   EDDY CO., N.D….

North Dakota airports start 2023 strong

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) — North Dakota’s eight commercial airports boarded over 90,000 passengers in January, an increase of 24 percent over from last January and 1.5 percent higher than 2019. According to the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission, 2019 is used as a baseline to guage when airline boardings have reached a full recovery to pre-pandemic levels. In January of 2019,…

WBB: Fighting Hawks Soar to Victory over Roos.

FIGHTING HAWKS WIN 5TH GAME IN A ROW AS THEY DOMINATE THE HARDWOOD VS THE ROOS.

GRAND FORKS, ND– Claire Orth’s 16 points leads the Fighting Hawks to a senior day win over the Roos. Categories: College, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Fighting Hawks Women’s Basketball, north dakota, NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS BASKETBALL, UND Fighting Hawks, UND Women’s Basketball

Girl Scouts sell cookies to take a trip to Chicago

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Girl Scouts get entrepreneurial at the 13th Avenue Culver’s. They’re selling cookies to take a train trip to Chicago. GoGo Rental donated an ice house so they could keep warm. Hannah, Nora, Ava and Hillary hope to have a fun weekend on the trip and see the aquarium. The girls are learning many things trying to…

Sen. Cramer Pays Up With Bison Burgers and Brats in FCS Loss to SDSU

Sen. John Hoeven, Sen. John Thune, Sen. Kevin Cramer and Sen. Mike RoundsWASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Senators from North Dakota and South Dakota are enjoying some locally made products after a friendly wager on the FCS championship game. Since the NDSU Bison lost to the SDSU Jackrabbits, Sen. Kevin Cramer upheld his end of the bet with bison burgers and…

Fargo’s Project RAI calls ‘anti-gay’ & ‘anti-transgender’ bills in ND legislature based in sensationalism

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A Fargo organization working with LGBTQ children, adults and schools say “anti-gay” and “anti-transgender” bills introduced in the North Dakota Legislature are not based in research, data or statistics. Project RAI says the proposals are based in sensationalism to engage fear and moral panic. The Fargo Human Rights Commission approved a motion in opposition to what…