Thai Orchid/FacebookWEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A popular YouTube star is featuring Thai Orchid of West Fargo in one of his upcoming videos. The 4th generation restaurant posting on social media that Joel Hanson picked Thai Orchid as one of only two stops he is reviewing on his trip to North Dakota. Hanson is a food influencer and Canada’s number…
FARGO (KVRR) – The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has filed a lawsuit against several social media platforms, claiming the companies’ products are creating a “youth mental health crisis.” The 158-page complaint was filed in California Superior Court in Los Angeles County. Meta Platforms, Facebook, Instagram, Snap, TikTok, ByteDance, Google, Alphabet and YouTube are the defendants. “Recognizing the power of engaging…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Stetson Lawrence ranked among the top 25 bull riders globally until a second major injury derailed his career. He was one of the few Native American professional riders. The life of the Chippewa Sioux rodeo star who grew up near Williston, North Dakota is featured in a new documentary called “Another Eight Seconds”. “I take it…
ROLLA, N.D. (KVRR) — A grassroots animal rescue from Rolla, North Dakota is getting flagged by Facebook for seemingly innocent comments. Turtle Mountain Animal Rescue is a non-profit animal shelter operated by volunteers. Facebook is threatening to ban their page by flagging comments and marking them inappropriate. None of the comments use any vulgar language. In fact, some of the…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Department of Health announcing it is turning off all comment sections on its social media sites starting Tuesday to curtail the spread of misinformation. The department made the announcement on its social media pages including Facebook. The department will turn off comments and replies on all posts and not be specific to any particular…
(AP) – YouTube is wiping vaccine misinformation and conspiracy theories from its popular video-sharing platform. The ban on vaccine misinformation, announced in a blog post on Wednesday, comes as countries around the world continue to offer free immunizations for COVID-19 to a somewhat hesitant public. Public health officials have struggled to push back against a steady current of online misinformation…
FARGO (KVRR) – A North Dakota-based nonprofit that focuses on helping injured farm workers is taking the extra step to help even more family farmers, including those affected by COVID-19. Farm Rescue is helping dedicate their time through service work by lending a helping hand to Midwest farm families. “With Farm Rescue we like to say we’re a hand up,…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — Sometimes during tough times, it’s the little things that can make someone smile. That’s what one local teacher is hoping. Derek Hutchinson is a fourth grade teacher at Eastwood Elementary School in West Fargo. He switched the words of “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X to fit the current situation where schools are closed and…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn.–A YouTube stunt that involved jumping a personal watercraft over a Minnesota road has amassed hundreds of thousands of views and a couple of citations. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has issued two citations-the equivalent of traffic tickets-to the rider. Conservation Officer Jacob Swedberg says Jake Sherbrooke was cited for careless operation of a personal watercraft and…
ROLLAG, Minn. (KFGO) – The Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources is investigating a YouTube stunt which involved jumping a personal watercraft over a gravel road in Clay County. DNR Conservation Officer Bill Landmark says the participants set up a ramp at the water’s edge to catapult the jet ski over the road. A small group of onlookers gathered while the…
