Alex Bertsch

Fargo

Multimedia Journalist at KVRR-TV (Fargo, ND)

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North Dakota tribes push for more autonomy amid federal cuts

2 days ago | kvrr.com | Alex Bertsch

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota tribal leaders highlighted uncertainty in federal funding, frustrations with the state Legislature and future economic development projects Wednesday during the state’s seventh annual Government-to-Government Conference. The annual event brings leaders of the five tribal nations that share geography with North Dakota together with state officials to share updates, network and discuss common problems facing their communities.
Food Connection: Organic farmers facing uncertainty after funding cuts

3 days ago | kvrr.com | Alex Bertsch

HALSTAD, MINN. (KVRR) – Local organic farmers and distributors are facing new pressures as tariffs and funding cuts have led to growing uncertainty. Hugh’s Gardens, LLC in Halstad, Minnesota has been washing, storing, and marketing organic potatoes from Red River Valley farmers since the late 80’s. They work with many distributors, as well as food banks and public school systems to provide local produce, but with recent funding cuts and freezes at USDA, it’s become harder to guarantee sales.
Union leader says popularity of local labor unions is growing

2 weeks ago | kvrr.com | Alex Bertsch

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — With the union movement growing across the country, local labor leaders are looking to get people in our community involved in organizing. They’re holding a Union Town Hall Thursday night at the Labor Temple in Fargo to hear the concerns of the workers that they represent. It’s an important part of their union, and one that has only become more critical amid growing union representation.
Police investigating suspicious death in Bemidji, Minnesota

2 weeks ago | kvrr.com | Alex Bertsch

BEMIDJI, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) – Police are investigating a suspicious death after a man was found dead in an apartment unit in Bemidji.. The call came in on Monday at 1300 America Avenue. Officers found the dead man along with a woman and child in the apartment unit. Bemidji Ambulance Service treated the woman and child before taking them to Sanford Medical Center in Bemidji. The apartment was also evacuated at the same time after a caller reported a possible gas leak.
Fix It Forward Celebrates 10 Years of Helping Those in Need

3 weeks ago | kvrr.com | Alex Bertsch

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A mission that started with a Chrysler minivan ten years ago, is being celebrated today for the work they’ve done to help those in need get cars in our community. Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting honoring the work that Fix It Forward Ministries has done in helping people in need get around in the metro.
EMS workers in Detroit Lakes vote to unionize

4 weeks ago | kvrr.com | Alex Bertsch

Detroit Lakes, MINN. (KVRR) — It’s a new day for emergency medical workers and their patients in Lakes Country. That’s after the emergency medical staff at Essentia in Detroit Lakes voted to form a union. St. Mary’s Essentia Health Medical Service Staff is joining forces with AFSCME Council 65. They’re the folks you’ll see if you have a medical emergency in the Detroit Lakes area. EMT Logyn Saewart says the vote was an overwhelming majority to join.
Fargo Fire extinguishes structure fire in North Fargo

1 month ago | kvrr.com | Alex Bertsch

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Firefighters were called out to a structure fire early this morning in North Fargo. The fire started outside a trailers at 245 Circle Dr. N, near the water treatmant plant. on Broadway North. When Fargo Fire Department arrived on scene, the fire had begun to damage the siding and insulation of the trailer, however it was able to be extinguished quickly.
U of M Crookston celebrating half a century of bedding plant sale

1 month ago | kvrr.com | Alex Bertsch

CROOKSTON, MINN. (KVRR) – It’s an annual sign of spring in Crookston, and it’s been growing for 50 years. The University of Minnesota Crookston’s Bedding Plant Sale kicked off once again Wednesday, with a massive selection of flowers, vegetables, and other plants on offer for your garden this year. They saw big crowds on opening day, made all the more rewarding by the work the students had put into growing these plants throughout the year.
SWAT assists Fargo Police after man allegedly barricades himself in apartment with 2 children

1 month ago | kvrr.com | Alex Bertsch

FARGO, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) — A 33-year-old man is in the Cass County jail this morning after a stand off with Red River Valley Swat. Fargo Police say officers were called to the 2600 block of 14th Street S. late Tuesday night on a report of a domestic disturbance. A woman says the man threatened her before she left the building. Santiago Rosendez allegedly barricaded himself in the south Fargo apartment with two children.
Crime on the decline in West Fargo

1 month ago | kvrr.com | Alex Bertsch

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Crime is on the decline in West Fargo as the police department releases their annual report. The 2024 annual report from the West Fargo Police department showed a 6% overall decrease in crime, with a 16% decrease in crimes against persons. There was also an 18% decrease in crimes against property, numbers that the police department say show their continued success in meeting the needs of the growing community.