FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Twelve Fargo City Commission candidates shared their vision of the city’s future at a candidate forum. Topics included keeping the city safe, improving mental health resources for police officers and tax incentives for businesses. A majority of the candidates are for tax breaks for small businesses. They argue big corporations like FedEx were given them despite…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/AP) — WBI Energy leaders say they won’t pursue plans to build a natural gas pipeline from western North Dakota’s oil patch to the eastern part of the state. The unit of Bismarck-based MDU Resources Group says the project is not viable due to regulatory uncertainty, limited in-state demand and rising construction, labor and land-acquisition costs. North Dakota’s…
CAVALIER CO., N.D. (KVRR) — Work continues in Cavalier County, North Dakota to stabilize erosion on the Bourbanis Dam. Members of the National Guard are continuing to use two Black Hawk helicopters to place one-ton sandbags to help fortify the dam. Emergency managers say erosion stabilized overnight in the area that was sandbagged on Tuesday. They say the remaining Tongue…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Red River Valley Bomb Squad investigates a suspicious package found outside the Islamic Society of Fargo-Moorhead finding it’s just a backpack. Police were called to the mosque on the 600 block of 28th Street South around 12:15 Wednesday afternoon. A 911 caller said a male was showing suspicious behavior, dropped a backpack and left. Fargo…
BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota has been prepared for years to outlaw abortions if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns its 1973 ruling legalizing the procedure nationwide. A 2007 state law makes it a felony to perform an abortion unless necessary to prevent the woman’s death or in cases of rape or incest. North Dakota is one of about a dozen…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Everyone at Fargo’s Hector International Airport was beaming with patriotism as the Honor Flight of North Dakota, Minnesota is welcomed back from Washington, DC. The airport was filled with red, white and blue as our local heroes touched back down in Fargo around 7:00 Monday night after a weekend after seeing memorials built by their sacrifice…
PEMBINA CO., N.D. (KVRR) — Neche in Pembina County has become an island with the Pembina River cresting at 21.7 feet and holding steady. The town of about 380 has limited access due to roadway flooding. The community is building a ring deck around the city. At Pembina, water is touching I-29, but at this time is not over the…
LAS VEGAS: The bison sent another player to the NFL today. The AFC Champion, Cincinnati Bengals needed to add more protection for joe burrow; Forever bison Cordell Volson will be his new bodyguard. The Bengals selected Volson with the 31st pick of the 4th round, the 136th overall pick. At 6 foot 6 and 315 pound, the Bengals got…
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR) – With more rain on the forecast for this weekend, Valley City is preparing for another flood warning but they might feel more prepared this time. With some areas of Valley City underwater, the Army Corps of Engineers is helping the city monitor the Sheyenne River’s water levels from the Baldhill Dam, making sure the city…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Union leaders, members and workers honor the 18 people killed on the job in North Dakota last year and those killed while working in Minnesota. Carnations are placed in remembrance of those killed on the job in 2021. Workers Memorial Day is recognized on April 28th, the day the Occupational Safety and Health Act went into…
