MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Hundreds of Concordia College students walked the stage to get their diplomas. Nearly 380 undergraduate and graduate students attended graduation. The spring commencement was held inside of the Memorial Auditorium. This year’s commencement speaker was Dr. Steinar Bryn, a senior advisor at the Nansen Center for Peace and Dialogue in Norway. This graduation was the first…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — League of Women Voters of the Red River Valley hold a candidate forum for a chance to meet and talk with the people running for West Fargo City Commission. There are two open seats to fill on the commission. Mandy George and Mark Simmons are leaving. Five people are in the running. The candidates are…
VERGAS, Minn. (KVRR) — A young boy nearly drowned this morning in Otter Tail County. The sheriff’s office says a one-and-a-half-year-old boy had disappeared from his mom outside their home near Vergas. When the 30-year-old woman found the boy, he was face down in water on their property and not breathing. Authorities say the water was roughly 4.5 feet deep….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Emergency crews respond to a crash in this rainy weather along I-29 in Fargo. It appears a van and semi were involved in the incident earlier this evening. The semi with an Amazon trailer was jackknifed off the northbound lane of the interstate right before the 13th Avenue South exit. North Dakota Highway Patrol responding along…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Concordia College in Moorhead announces it is starting work on a $2.8 million outdoor facilities revitalization project. The new track and turf project allows the college to host Cobber track meets, as well as, Oak Grove track and field events. Work is already underway inside the Jake Christiansen Stadium. The project also includes the installation of…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Zandbroz Variety will close its door this summer for good after 33 years in business. The owners of the book and gift store say they plan to close in June. In a post to Facebook, Greg and Renee say it’s time to begin a new chapter. They called out the support from customers who helped them,…
DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR) — Dilworth has chosen a new police chief. The city council voted Monday night to offer the position to Acting Police Chief Hunter Rawson. Last month, the council offered the spot to Milwaukee Police Lieutenant Justin Carloni but he declined the offer. The process to find a new chief cost the city $25,000 to do a nationwide…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — To celebrate 75 years in business, the Historic Moorhead Dairy Queen wants to raise $75,000. It’s part of their Miracle Maker event that starts this week and runs through July 25th. The money raised will go towards the Children’s Hospital at Sanford. The store’s owners are challenging 75 people to purchase bundles of 100 small blizzard…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Police are asking for help locating the person or people responsible for damaging four windows at American Federal Bank on Center Avenue. According to surveillance, this vehicle drove by around midnight Monday, seconds before the damage happened. Police say the damage was caused by a small projectile, such as a BB or pellet gun. The…
WRIGHT COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR/FOX 9) — An armed man was shot by a deputy outside the Montrose Dollar General, west of the Twin Cities. The Wright County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to the store to arrest the man on a warrant. Deputies attempted to arrest him, but say he resisted and showed his gun. The sheriff’s office says less…
