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No injuries from North Fargo fire, $25,000 in damage

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — No one is hurt following a north Fargo kitchen fire that caused $25,000 in damage. Crews were called out around 4:15 Tuesday afternoon and found heavy black smoke filling the house. Dispatch told them, the caller went outside with four children but one went back in to try put the fire out. Firefighters were able to…

Man dies in motorcycle crash in North Fargo

UPDATE – Police say the driver of a motorcycle that rear-ended a semi died. His name will be released tomorrow so police can notify his family.   FARGO, N.D. – 12th Avenue North from 41st to 43rd Streets North are closed as police investigate a motorcycle crash. Fargo Police says the road is expected to be closed for the next…

Police Looking for Minnesota Mother Who Took Off with Her Five Children

She is under court order to not contact her children, but picked them up Saturday night in Rose Creek, Minnesota

MOWER COUNTY, Minn. — The Mower County Sheriff’s Office says 39-year-old Izetta Cooley took off with her five children who range in ages from 10 to 17. She is under court order to not contact her children, but picked them up Saturday night in Rose Creek, Minnesota. They are believed to be traveling in a black 2007 Suzuki X-L-7 with…

Department of Public Instruction Travels State Wide to Hear about School Safety Concerns

Behavioral health has been noted from the youngest students to the oldest in North Dakota.

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota’s Superintendent of Public Instruction and other state officials are traveling from city to city to hear the public’s school safety concerns. KVRR’s Jessie Cohen tells us about the forum held at Fargo South where parents, teachers, legislators and event students voiced their opinions. The state wants to know what your biggest concerns are about school…

Group Trying to Change ND Constitution Has Enough Signatures to Get on Ballot

Group trying to bar non-U.S. citizens from voting in North Dakota

NORTH DAKOTA — A group wanting to change the North Dakota Constitution to bar non-U.S. citizens from voting says it has enough signatures to get on the ballot. Bismarck State Senate candidate Gary Emineth submitted more than 35,000 signatures to the secretary of state’s office for review. The amendment’s supporters needed almost 27,000 to put the measure in the hands…

Housework Believed To Be Cause of Moorhead Fire

MOORHEAD, Minn. – Crews have put out a fire at 815 13th Avenue North in Moorhead believed to be started by work on the home. Firefighters got the call at 3:50 PM Monday and smoke was seen coming from the roof. The Moorhead Fire Department says two homeowners were fixing their roof which sparked the flames in the garage. “Crews…

ND Department of Health Touches on Rules of Medical Marijuana Ads

North Dakota Department of Health staff say rules were drafted for their medical marijuana program, effective April 1st of 2018

FARGO, N.D. — Medical marijuana is coming to more states, including North Dakota, but a new study says ads could lead to teens using it for other reasons. North Dakota Department of Health staff say rules were drafted for their medical marijuana program, effective April 1st of 2018. They were aware of potential concerns and risks due to advertising and…

Who Will Be the Next Endorsed Republican Candidate?

Cass County Republicans held an open forum just ahead of the State Convention this upcoming weekend

FARGO, N.D. — Cass County Republicans held an open forum just ahead of the State Convention this upcoming weekend. Three of the candidates running for Congress spoke about why they want to be the endorsed Republican candidate. State Senators Kelly Armstrong and Tom Campbell and Paul Schaffner spoke to people in the community and answered questions about controversial issues being…

Roxana Saberi Working for CBS News as London Correspondent

She wrote and published a book on her experience in Iran in 2010

FARGO, N.D. — A Concordia College graduate, former Miss North Dakota and former prisoner of Iran is now working for CBS News as a London-based correspondent. Roxana Saberi graduated from Fargo North in 1994 and from Concordia College in 1997. She was also crowned Miss North Dakota in ’97 and worked for a local news station before joining several major…