South Dakota

Air Quality Concerns Locally As Wildfires Burn Out of Control in Parts of Canada

ALBERTA, CANADA (KVRR/FOX) — Firefighters in Alberta, Canada are dealing with out-of-control fires as a result of abnormally hot and dry weather. The wildfires have been going on for weeks and more than 10,000 people have been forced to leave their homes. There’s extensive property damage to both homes and businesses in the region. There is also a growing concern…

Fire department building catches fire in South Dakota

Courtesy, KWATLAKE NORDEN, S.D. (KVRR-KWAT) –  A fire on Wednesday morning heavily damaged a building that houses a fire department in east central South Dakota. The Hamlin County Sheriff’s Office says the fire was at the public safety building in Lake Norden, which included space for Lake Norden’s fire and police departments and ambulance service. Fire departments from Lake Norden,…

UPDATE: I-29 Closed from G.F. to Watertown, I-94 Closed Fargo to Bismarck

19th Avenue North in Fargo Closed at 5:30 pm

FARGO, N.D (KVRR) — (UPDATE 9:30PM TUESDAY) North Dakota Highway Patrol and North Dakota DOT have now closed Interstate 29 from Grand Forks to the South Dakota border. The interstate is also closed in South Dakota from the border to Watertown. They earlier closed a section of Interstate 94 from Fargo to Bismarck. Highway 2 is closed from Grand Forks…

North Dakota Speed Limit Bill Zooms to Approval: 80 MPH On Interstates

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVVR/KFGO) — A bill raising the speed limit on North Dakota’s interstates from 75 to 80 heads to Gov. Burgum’s desk. The senate passed the bill by a vote of 25-21 on Wednesday. Last month, the house passed it 65-29. The bill includes speed limit exceptions in city limits. Neighboring states South Dakota and Montana both have 80…

Interstate 29 From N.D. Line to Watertown, S.D. Closing at 7PM

South Dakota DOTS.D. DOT:  Interstate 29 (both northbound and southbound) will be closed from Watertown (exit 177) to the North Dakota state line at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Accumulating snow is causing hazardous travel throughout northeastern South Dakota. High snowfall rates will continue to create difficult travel conditions with snow-packed roads and low visibility this evening and…

Former MN Governors Speak Out Against Sanford Controlling U of M Medical Center

Fmr. Gov. Mark Dayton (D-MN) & Fmr. Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-MN)ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Two former Minnesota governors join forces and speak out against South Dakota-based Sanford Health getting control of the University of Minnesota Medical School in the Fairview Health merger. Democrat Mark Dayton and Republican Tim Pawlenty voiced their concerns in front of the Senate Committee on Health…

Study: North Dakota sees third largest increase of vehicle thefts

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Over the last decade, North Dakota has seen the third largest increase in vehicle thefts across the country. It’s an 88 percent jump according to a study from QuoteWizard using FBI crime reports. An analyst says pickups are by far the most commonly stolen vehicle across the nation. He adds the most common stolen vehicles in…

Sen. Cramer Pays Up With Bison Burgers and Brats in FCS Loss to SDSU

Sen. John Hoeven, Sen. John Thune, Sen. Kevin Cramer and Sen. Mike RoundsWASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Senators from North Dakota and South Dakota are enjoying some locally made products after a friendly wager on the FCS championship game. Since the NDSU Bison lost to the SDSU Jackrabbits, Sen. Kevin Cramer upheld his end of the bet with bison burgers and…