FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A groundbreaking ceremony was held Tuesday for a facility that will help cancer patients from out of town have a place to stay. The Peltier Lodge will be located just across the street from the Roger Maris Cancer Center in north Fargo. It is named after a family from Arthur, North Dakota, who made a lead…
WEST FARGO, N.D. – Road construction in a West Fargo neighborhood left some residents without access to their driveways on Friday, June 13. The Westwynd Mill and Overlay Project is in the area near 8th St W and Westwynd Drive. Crews will be resurfacing roads as well as conducting spot replacement of curbs and gutters in the area. According to…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Those worried about Christian nationalism have an opportunity to hear about the issue. The event is happening at Trinity Lutheran Church in Moorhead, and it started when members of their congregation expressed concerns about Christian Nationalism. Jerry Gale is the founder of the Minnesota chapter of Christians Against Christian Nationalism and will be speaking at the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Great Plains Food Bank had their second day of their annual Packathon on Wednesday. Employees from sixteen area businesses came to the food bank to help pack beans and noodles into one pound bags to help stock area food pantries. The volunteers have a friendly competition going to see who can pack the most pounds….
FARGO, N.D (KVRR) — Burger lovers have reason to rejoice. For the third year in a row, downtown restaurants are battling it out in the Burger Royale. For the month of June, hungry customers with an adventurous spirit are invited to to try specialty burgers and judge which is best. Some of the burgers use waffles or croissants as buns,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Kevin Cramer has introduced a bill to address a shortage of mental health providers in our nation’s schools. It’s called the Mental Health Excellence in Schools Act. It would create a program giving schools that sign up for the program money to fund some of the cost of attendance for students studying to become school psychologists,…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Volunteers with River Keepers Fargo-Moorhead were busy planting trees for future generations to enjoy along the Red River Thursday. Around 60 volunteers arrived on the picturesque day to plant about 350 trees including Accolade Elm, Northern Acclaim Honey Locust, Hackberry, Bur Oak, and Kentucky Coffeetree. Many of the tree species can be found in southern Minnesota….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Vikings fans in North Dakota may soon be able to show their support for the team with custom license plates. The Vikings Foundation is working with the North Dakota Department of Transportation to make custom license plates similar to those available in Minnesota. However, they need at least fifty people to sign up for the plates, or…
An aerial view of the construction site for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. Picture courtesy of Mercer Mass Timber.MEDORA, N.D. (KVRR) — Construction on the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library has finished phase one. According to Mercer Mass Timber, the library is the largest user of mass timber in North Dakota. It’s meant to honor Theodore Roosevelt’s legacy of nature conservation….
Construction on the I-94 bridge is expected to last until October.FARGO — Commuters who take Interstate-94 into Fargo and Moorhead are dealing with significant traffic delays due to construction on the Red River Bridge. Crews are replacing the bridge’s deck overlay, rebuilding the concrete approach slabs and doing other structural repairs. Lane closures for the project began last week and…
