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Cass County Electric expects full restoration of power Thursday

Beltrami County Electric sends other co-op crews home as they get down to just four accounts without power

June 26, 2025

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — One of the power companies working non-stop to restore power after last Friday’s storms has a promising update. Cass County Electric says as of this morning, just 48 accounts remain without power. They say line crews and field technicians are in the field and continuing restoration work. They are also on track to complete full restoration…

Valley City crews still working to restore power

June 22, 2025

TJ Nelson,

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR/FACEBOOK) — update on the power outage in Valley City as of Sunday morning: Our crews continue to be out working tirelessly to restore power house by house. We understand the frustration and truly appreciate your continued patience. Please know we’re doing everything we can to get everyone back on as quickly and safely as possible. Categories:…

President Biden Approves Disaster Declaration for Christmas Ice Storm in N.D.

February 21, 2024

TJ Nelson,

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — President Joe Biden has approved Gov. Doug Burgum’s request for a presidential major disaster declaration. It covers over $11.5 million in damage from the Christmas holiday ice storm. The disaster declaration was approved for 13 counties in southeast North Dakota from December 25-27, 2023. Burgum declared a statewide emergency on December 29 for infrastructure damage from…

Cass County Electric Making Progress, Power Restored to 400 More Members

Around 675 Members Still Without Power

January 2, 2024

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR:8:45pm Update) — Cass County Electric is providing its members with an update as crews continue to work to restore power after the Christmas ice storm. Power was restored to around 300 members on Monday and another 100 on Tuesday but there are still 570 members without power. The majority of outages remain around the Valley City, Fingal,…

Cass County Electric Still Working To Restore Power to Around 1,000 Members

January 1, 2024

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Cass County Electric is still working to restore power to all of its members after the Christmas Day ice storm. As of Monday morning they had just under 1,000 members without power. The majority of them are in the Valley City service area which still has more than 500 customers without power and just as many…

Otter Tail Power Company fixing outages

November 9, 2022

Site Staff,

NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) – Otter Tail Power Company crews are working to restore outages. The business says customers in Amenia, Buffalo, Casselton, Ellendale and Mapleton are in the dark. Crews are working to remove ice from power lines. Categories: Local News, North Dakota News Tags: ND, north dakota, OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY, OUTAGE, power

Presidential Disaster Declaration Issued For ND Storms In April-May

July 14, 2022

TJ Nelson,

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — A presidential disaster declaration has been approved for North Dakota. It covers areas impacted by the severe winter storms and flooding between April 22 and May 25. The repeated storms resulted in significant damages and power outages across a large swath of the state. The declaration means federal funding is available to state, tribal and eligible…

Moorhead warns public of potential electricity outages

Moorhead Public Service is warning customers about potential electric service interruptions throughout the summer.

June 21, 2022

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – As temperatures get hotter, the City of Moorhead is asking the public to reduce energy usage in their homes to maintain stability of the electric grid. “This is just a long-term planning communication effort just to get the information out there. Nothing is really going on. Currently, Southwest Power Pool has a resource advisory which is…

Thousands of People Lose Power After Storms Roll Through

June 20, 2022

TJ Nelson,

Power Lines Down Near Sabin, MN / June 20, 2022FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Cass County Electric crews are busy restoring power to hundreds of households after the storms passed through. As of 8:00 Monday night, around 1,500 outages were reported from Valley City to Fargo and South to Colfax. Xcel Energy crews are working to restore power to hundreds of…

Gov. Walz To Survey Storm Damage In Western Minnesota on Wednesday

May 17, 2022

TJ Nelson,

ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Gov. Tim Walz is headed to western Minnesota on Wednesday to tour storm damage. The storms on Thursday night brought strong winds that damaged buildings, knocked down trees and took out power for thousands of people. A man was killed when the strong winds blew a grain bin over in Blomkest, south of Willmar. Walz will…