BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota mourns the loss of 30 year old National Guard Sergeant Cody Cox of West Fargo. The Guard says he passed away of natural causes on Sunday. Cox enlisted in 2011 as a Lan Manager with the Fargo based 426th Signal Company. He was promoted to staff sergeant in April 22 and was assigned as…
STAMFORD, Conn. (KVRR) – World Wrestling Entertainment cancels its Sunday Stunner event October 2 at Ralph Engelstad Arena. Refunds are available through the original point of purchase. Ticketmaster says that will happen “once funds are received from the event organizer which is usually completed within 30 days.” The business says if tickets were transferred to you, the refund will go…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargodome officials say alcohol sales were 25 percent of revenue from Saturday’s North Dakota State football game against Drake on Saturday. It was the first time alcohol was sold at a Bison football game at the dome. General Manager Rob Sobolik says, based on preliminary numbers, booze sales equaled $32,500 in sales. He says he’s pleased…
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KFGO) – A former teacher and coach at Valley City High School has been charged in Barnes County with two felony counts involving victims under 15-years-old. Court records show Davy Zinke has been charged with one count of luring minors by computer and one count of attempted solicitation of a minor. According to court documents the incident…
MINNESOTA & NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) – On this Labor Day, what are some local labor laws and how do they impact us? Minnesota’s minimum wage law is unique because it goes up each year with inflation. Wages rise 2.5 percent from this year in The Land of 10,000 Lakes. This year, someone with a minimum wage job from a large…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A Downtown Fargo skateboard shop was the victim of a burglary. A window at This Skate Shop on the 600 block of 1st Avenue North was smashed. The business says on Instagram it happened at 7:00 Monday morning. Two longboards were taken. The business says only a few people in the area have these models. They…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A 2021 study from WalletHub finds North Dakota is the hardest working state in the nation. The study determined six direct work factors like average workweek hours and the employment rate as well as four indirect factors including commute time and average leisure time spent per day. Using a points system, a score closer to 100…
CRARY, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Highway Patrol releases the identity of a woman killed Sunday night in a rollover in Ramsey County. She is 29-year-old Bridget Fahey of Lakota, North Dakota. Fahey rolled her SUV on Highway 2, two miles southeast of Crary, and was thrown. She was pronounced dead at the scene. A young girl in the vehicle…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A partnership between North Dakota State University, Emerging Prairie and the Agricultural Research Service will serve to enhance agriculture research by the Grand Farm Initiative. Backed by North Dakota Senator John Hoeven, the Agricultural Research Service wants to strengthen rural economies and diversify farm income. “Nobody does agriculture better than North Dakota. We’re number one in…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Scientists from North Dakota State University, University of North Dakota and several schools across the country are teaming up to develop artificial intelligence technology that could help predict diabetes using what looks like a wristwatch. NDSU Science professors were granted just under $1.5 million from the National Science Foundation for research in areas like sensor development,…
