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Honduran man arrested after Jamestown stabbing

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) – A person is hospitalized and another is in custody after Jamestown police say he stabbed the other man at an apartment on the city’s north side. Police responded at 12:45 Friday morning to the 1000 block of 16th Street Northeast where they found a man with multiple stab wounds to the abdomen. He was rushed by…

Your input is needed to improve Hector International Airport’s terminal

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Airport Authority wants your feedback to help to guide the Hector International Airport’s terminal renovation and expansion project. There will be an online presentation December 20th at 8:00 AM. It will show concepts and will allow for audience participation through polls. Architectural and engineering firm Mead and Hunt will use the information and work with…

Northern Cass named a finalist for Yass Prize

  HUNTER, N.D. (KVRR) – The Northern Cass School District is named one of the country’s most innovative and effective education providers in the competition for the one million dollar Yass Prize. The district is one of the nine finalists and received a 500 thousand dollar STOP Award. Northern Cass was congratulated for creating a blended learning model the Yass…

Heavy snow leads to traffic headaches

MINNESOTA & NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) – Sleet Tuesday afternoon turned to heavy snow making for a hectic travel day. “What that’s creating is ice, snow and slush compacted roads. The roads are very dangerous right now. They’re slick,” North Dakota Highway Patrol Capt. Bryan Niewind said. Low visibility added to the dangerous conditions. “DOT is out plowing the roads, but…

Union Workers Approve New 4-Year Deal With Doosan-Bobcat in Gwinner

GWINNER, N.D. (KFGO) — Union workers at the Doosan-Bobcat plant in Gwinner, North Dakota have approved a new contract. United Steelworkers Union Local 560 representative Tom Ricker says they’ll see a pay increase of 18% over the length of the four-year deal. The company also agreed to contribute more toward monthly health insurance premiums and made vacation-time improvements. The agreement…

Arrests made after stolen vehicle crashes

  FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Two men are arrested after a stolen vehicle crashes on Main Avenue in Fargo Thursday afternoon. Police say an officer saw what he believed to be a stolen vehicle. While trying to confirm that, the vehicle turned onto Main, lost control and crashed into the median. Five people in the car were uncooperative and backup…

Fargo South students make fleece blankets to support veterans

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo South High Schoolers are helping our veterans by offering some warmth. Students are assembling fleece blankets to be sent to veterans across the F-M area. It’s a statewide campaign. A member of the school’s executive board says Fargo South students plan to donate 13 tie blankets as they look to break last year’s record. “Blankets…

Burgum proposes record high ND budget

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum unveils a record $18.4 billion budget increasing state spending by more than three percent. It includes $3 billion in infrastructure funding, $170 million to address the state’s worker shortages and support for K-12 education and teachers’ salaries. It also gives $3 billion dollars for infrastructure projects Burgum says saves taxpayers 500…