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16th annual Rumble on the Red returns to Fargodome

The largest high school sanctioned wrestling tournament in the nation is back as wrestling fans pour in from near and far.

December 29, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The 16th annual Rumble on the Red is underway at the Fargodome. “We really enjoy it here. There’s so many people, so many teams that we see year after year…the kids that we see growing up through this process has been really fun,” says Leonard Bollinger, a Bismarck Century fan. Around 1,500 high school wrestlers across…

North Dakota Hits New Population Record, But State Remains in 47th Place

December 22, 2022

TJ Nelson,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota is still ranked 47th in population in the U.S. but it has attained a new record population estimate: 779,261 people. An increase of around 4,000 people from 2021. The state is just ahead of Alaska and behind South Dakota. Gov. Doug Burgum welcoming the latest estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. The all-time high…

$2 Million In Illegal Fentanyl and Fentanyl Laced Pills Seized in Roberts County

November 28, 2022

TJ Nelson,

Roberts County Sheriff’s Office/FacebookROBERTS CO., S.D. (KVRR) — A Roberts County deputy makes the largest fentanyl seizure in South Dakota history. All of these drugs were confiscated during a traffic stop on Saturday by the deputy and a Sisseton-Wahpeton Tribal Police officer. The estimated street value is $2 million. The seizure includes more than 16 pounds of fentanyl and fentanyl…

Leonard Peltier “Walk For Justice” gets from Minneapolis to Washington, DC

November 14, 2022

Site Staff,

WASHINGTON (KVRR) – Supporters of a Native man serving two life sentences for the murders of two FBI agents in South Dakota hold a Leonard Peltier Walk to Justice. It began in Minneapolis in August and activists made it to Washington, DC Saturday after an 1,103 mile journey. A rally was held Monday afternoon. Peltier admits to being involved in…

Fundraisers And Special Event Planned After Single-Mother Dies in Crash Monday

November 10, 2022

TJ Nelson,

Josephine Jacobawi/StretchLab Fargo (Facebook)FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — The loss of a Fargo woman in a crash Monday in Milbank, South Dakota has resulted in two fundraisers and a special event planned at StretchLab in Fargo. 28-year-old Josephine Jacobawi was a flexologist at the fitness center and a single mother. She leaves behind a five year old daughter, Delilah, who was…

Donors Tied To Medical Marijuana Companies And Out of State Groups Back Legal Pot Bills

November 2, 2022

KVRR Staff,

(AP) — Donors associated with companies holding medical marijuana licenses are providing most of the funding for ballot measures that would legalize recreational marijuana in several states. An analysis of campaign finance data by The Associated Press shows that marijuana legalization campaigns have raised about $23 million in North Dakota, South Dakota, Arkansas, Maryland and Missouri. Entities associated with the…

Feds: Theft of frozen beef in Nebraska uncovers crime ring In ND, SD, MN & Other States

October 26, 2022

KVRR Staff,

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Federal authorities say an investigation into the theft this summer of several semitrailers loaded with frozen beef from Nebraska has led to arrests and uncovered a multimillion-dollar theft ring targeting meatpacking plants in six Midwestern states. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security reported Tuesday that the discovery of the Miami-based theft ring began in June when…

Burgum, Noem Against Forcing COVID-19 Vaccines in Schools

October 23, 2022

TJ Nelson,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Doug Burgum is making it clear that North Dakota schools will not make it mandatory to get the COVID-19 vaccine to attend school. At the end of the week, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices added the vaccine to the 2023 childhood and adult immunization schedules. The CDC also made it clear that whether…

North Dakota teams up with neighboring states as an option for international travelers

September 28, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Fargo-Moorhead Convention and Visitors Bureau sent an ambassador to Frankfurt, Germany to pitch visitors to stop by the F-M region and surrounding states. In multiple meetings with international travel agents, Charley Johnson, the President and CEO of the F-M CVB, says agents are starting to book trips for their clients for the summer of 2023….

North Dakota ranked hardest working state in U.S.

September 1, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A 2021 study from WalletHub finds North Dakota is the hardest working state in the nation. The study determined six direct work factors like average workweek hours and the employment rate as well as four indirect factors including commute time and average leisure time spent per day. Using a points system, a score closer to 100…