BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – The wife of North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says he died of a heart attack and associated effects last week. The 68-year-old Republican was found unresponsive in his Bismarck home and died several hours later. Beth Stenehjem thanked responding police officers, firefighters, paramedics, emergency room personnel and doctors at Sanford Health. Categories: Local News, North…
Minot AFB B-52MINOT, N.D. – A new analysis pegs the local economic impact of the Minot Air Force Base at nearly $607 million in the past fiscal year. The 2021 fiscal year economic impact is lower than fiscal year 2020, when the base contributed $622 million to the local area. The analysis says annual construction, services and other expenditures were…
BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota’s Health Department is offering a cash incentive for people who obtain a temporary certification to work in a nursing home in the state. The goal of the “emergency recruit program” is to help curb staffing shortages during the coronavirus pandemic. The program offers sign-on bonuses of $2,000 for up to 100 people who get a…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A district judge in Fargo says he’s leaving the court. East Central District Judge Thomas Olson has given notice of his resignation, effective April 30. Olson cited health issues including his hospitalization last year for Covid-19. He was appointed by Gov. Jack Dalrymple in 2014 and elected in 2016. Olson graduated from the William Mitchell College of…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – As expected, Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney is officially running for another term. Mahoney says he wants a better structure for students who want to learn trades and give job opportunities not far from where they grew up. According to Mahoney around 70 to 80 percent of students who go to college in the community find a…
NORTH DAKOTA – (KVRR) – Interstate 29 is closed from Grand Forks to the Canadian border due to zero zero visibility, blowing snow and icy road conditions according to the North Dakota Department of Transportation. Manitoba Highway 75 from the U.S. border to Winnipeg is also closed due to poor conditions. There is also no travel advised on many highways…
Courtesy: Dustin For Mayor of Fargo Facebook pageFARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – A fourth candidate is in the race for Fargo mayor. Dustin Elliott says he works in the loan department of a Fargo bank. The 35-year-old is a political newcomer. He says he believes there should be more transparency of the investigation into the police department. “I think there needs…
Midwest Motor ExpressBISMARCK, N.D. – A Bismarck freight company with a rich history dating back to 1918 has been sold for $150 million. Midwest Motor Express has been purchased by Knight-Swift, a publicly traded carrier listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Midwest will continue to operate from its headquarters in Bismarck, and its sister company, Midnite Express, will do…
BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota is getting a record $46.4 million from the federal government to help low-income residents cover heating costs this winter, which is more than twice what the state gets in a typical year. The Biden administration is distributing an additional $4.5 billion nationwide for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program and cold-weather states are receiving…
ROCKLAKE. N.D. – The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a man was killed when he was struck by an SUV on a highway in Towner County. Sixty-five-year-old Charles Huovinen was slouched in a lane of traffic on Highway 281 near Rocklake when he was hit about 7:30 p.m. Sunday. The driver of the SUV is a 41-year-old woman from Cando….
