Author: Aaron Walling

Firefighters respond to chimney fire

1245 9th Street North, Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) –A man out walking his dog notices fire coming from the roof of a house in the 12 hundred block of 9th street north in Fargo. He called 911 and notified the people living inside. Fargo firefighters responding a little after 8 o’clock Saturday night. They found the source of the fire on the second floor inside…

Figure skaters perform at downtown showcase

"It was a great opportunity for the public to come and see skating and for the girls to kind of show off a little bit,"

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — An ice skating exhibition taking place at the downtown Broadway skating rink to let figure skaters showcase their skills. After putting in hard work, the competitive skaters weren’t able to compete due to pandemic restrictions. The exhibition let them demonstrate everything they learned throughout the season. The figure skaters also took the opportunity to thank the…

Frostival ice sculptors compete for people’s choice

"The theme for the frostival this year which was the 'snow must go on', we went for that, we like to tie in some local favorites you can't go wrong with a bison."

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Another frostival event is getting people out of isolation and heading outdoors for more winter time fun. The “Snow Must Go On” snow sculpture competition took place at the Viking Ship park and had five master sculptures competing for a people’s choice award. The sculptures took over a week to complete and varied in shape, sizes and…

Fargodome opens its doors for first major public event since pandemic closure

The Red River Valley Boat show helps prepare guests for smooth sailing

FARGO, N.D. — It has returned. North Dakota’s 29th largest annual Red River Valley Boat Show is back at the Fargodome. After closing its venue doors to events amid the pandemic, the Fargodome is helping prepare guests to set sail as it welcomes them back for a three day boat and marine products show. “Being the first event back at…

Local Businesses compete in team building exercises during Frostival

"What's really great about it is that they kind of see their coworkers in a new light and they see a different strength they might bring to the table."

FARGO, N.D. — A team building event is getting co-workers out of the office and straight to the outdoors for winter activities. The Frozen Business Showdown brought local business employees from all over the metro together to compete in a series of events to promote physical fitness and a friendly competition. The Frostival event had teams battle for points in…

New Johnson & Johnson vaccine makes strides against COVID-19

The new vaccine will require one dosage compared to the two dose Moderna and Pfizer vaccinations.

FARGO, N.D. — A one shot COVID-19 vaccine will soon join the others providing protection against the virus. “This is a one dose vaccination so that’s very exciting because even though we can produce 200 million doses of the other mRNA vaccines we are only still immunizing a hundred million people so if we are able to produce a hundred…

Proposed bill in ND would eliminate bonds for misdemeanors

"Our number one concern for our community is public safety we want to make sure that our citizens are safe that our businesses are safe."

BISMARCK, N.D. — A proposed bill would allow for a cite and release method for people faced with misdemeanor charges in North Dakota. “What this bill would do is it would allow officers to cite and release the person on their own recognizance which we can already do so we can either do it on scene or that person can…

Salvation Army comes in shy of 2020 Red Kettle campaign goal

As a result, of the pandemic, the red kettles were down $60,000 from the previous year

FARGO, N.D. — The Salvation Army wraps up last year’s Red Kettle campaign as they announce the results of their largest fundraiser of the year. With implications of the pandemic, the Salvation Army says they anticipated many more people in need of help in 2020 compared to previous years. As a result, the red kettles were down $60,000 from the…

Pet rescue sees an increase in abandoned ‘pandemic pets’

"Now that's some people are going back to work... a lot of those animals are coming in and being returned."

WEST FARGO, N.D. –They are called pandemic pets. Rescues in the area are seeing an influx in abandoned animals. As pandemic restrictions are lifted throughout the metro, many people may be returning back to school or even work and that raises some concerns amongst new pet parents. As people were quarantined throughout the start of the pandemic, many sought to…

People confused as shelter in place alert in Fargo is sent to people across metro

The Fargo Police Department intended the alert to only cover a three block radius in South Fargo, but the alert sent out by Red River Dispatch reached far more people outside of that area.

FARGO, N.D. — After a man barricaded himself inside his vehicle early Saturday morning in South Fargo, a shelter in place alert went out to people throughout the Cass and Clay counties. The Fargo Police Department intended the alert to only cover a three block radius in South Fargo, but the alert sent out by Red River Dispatch reached far…