PEMBINA

Motorcycle crashes claim the lives of two male riders in separate incidents in North Dakota

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Two young men are dead in separate motorcycle crashes on Saturday. A 25-year-old man from Cavalier, North Dakota died when he rolled his motorcycle on southbound I-29, about 3 and a half miles south of Pembina. That crash happened around 4:30 Saturday afternoon. The rider was not wearing a helmet. Earlier in the day, around 11:30,…

U.S. Border Patrol Grand Forks Border Patrol agents make arrests in illegal crossing

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Pembina agents responded to an illegal crossing at the border and made arrests on Saturday, February 8. The U.S. Border Patrol Grand Forks Sector says a Small Unmanned Aerial System from Operation Stonegarden partners allowed agents to quickly locate and apprehend the illegal aliens and seize $16,000 of cash found on one of them. The…

Border Between U.S. and Canada is Secure, but Officials Stress Vigilance

They say all the tools are there to maintain safety.

PEMBINA, ND (KVRR) – Officials on both sides of this US – Canada border say it is very secure at present, but they’re keen to take proactive steps to keep it that way. To that end – two new black hawk helicopters acquired by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police took to the skies on January 17th. In a news release,…

Man suffers life-threatening injuries in motorcycle vs. minivan crash near Devils Lake

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – A motorcycle rider suffered life-threatening injuries in a crash in northern North Dakota Friday. The highway patrol says 56-year-old Earl Miller of Webster, North Dakota was riding his motorcycle south on Highway 20 south of Devils Lake. 47-year-old Jeffrey Bridell of Pembina was the driver of a minivan stopped at a stop sign and waiting…

Motor Coach Industries To Remain In Operation in Pembina

PEMBINA, N.D. (KVRR) — Winnipeg-based bus manufacturer NFI Group changes course and decides to keep its bus assembly plant in Pembina in operation. Back in May, the company had announced plans to close the Motor Coach Industries plant by June 2025 as part of a larger cost-cutting plan. But the company informed Gov. Doug Burgum this week that due to…

Majority of River Points Have Already Crested In Red River Valley

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — National Weather Service in Grand Forks says all river points have crested, except for the far northern Red River. Drayton and Pembina crests are expected late this week into early next week. They are both in moderate flood stage. The weather service says the melting of any lingering snowpack and upcoming precipitation may prolong high river…

Olafson Claims Nearly 300 Mailers Didn’t Get Delivered on Time in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A candidate for North Dakota Senate says hundreds of mailers were were not delivered until two days after the election. Republican Curtis Olafson lost his bid for Fargo’s new District 10 senate seat by 38 votes. He says the nearly 300 targeted mailers could have been the difference in the election. Olafson says the mailers were…

Congressional delegation in North Dakota joins fight to save union jobs at Motor Coach

The company plans to close the Pembina plant by the end of the year and dozens of jobs will be lost

PEMBINA, N.D. (KVRR) — Members of congress in North Dakota are asking Motor Coach to reconsider its decision to close its Pembina plant. About 175 members of IAM Local W384 were told they will be out of a job by the end of the year. Senators Kevin Cramer and John Hoeven, along with Representative Kelly Armstrong, say these workers produce…

Emerson Port of Entry blockade continues

EMERSON, Manitoba (KVRR) – Protesters continued to maintain a border blockade at the Emerson Port of Entry, just north of Pembina, N.D. Friday. Winnipeg Alternative Media reported that the number of participants appeared to be down because a winter storm was moving through the area.  The protesters were sheltering from the storm in RV’s and campers. The demonstrators are opposed to…