Author: Gabriel Ostler

City Of Horace Continues To Face Backlash Regarding Special Assessments
Community, Local News, North Dakota News

Battle Between City of Horace, Homeowners Continues

Flames were seemingly reignited by a Facebook post in a local community group earlier this week.
Gabriel Ostler,

HORACE, N.D. (KVRR) – Disputes between homeowners and the city of Horace continue to erupt over special assessments that the homeowners say unfairly raise their mortgage prices. Back in April, a group of 15 banded together to sue the city over the issue. That case is still being litigated as of writing. Some involved with that particular case have worked…

Monarch Tagging
Community, Education, Local News, North Dakota News

Children, Families Congregate in Urban Plains Park to Help with Butterfly Tagging

Local scientists get valuable data, and the catchers get to personally release the butterflies back in the wild to make their migratory journey.
Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Kids and families interested in science got the opportunity to help local researchers track butterflies all the way across the southern border. Fargo Park District helped host the second annual Monarch Butterfly Tagging event at Urban Plains Park. Audubon Great Plains, NDSU, and United Prairie Foundation co-sponsored the event. Participants were given nets, taught how to…

Turtle Mountain Animal Rescue
Business, Community, Entertainment, Local News, North Dakota News

Mission Mechanical Celebrates Ten Years in Business with Music Festival

Mission Tribute Fest brought a stacked lineup of tribute bands to the stage, while also raising money for an animal rescue.
Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A huge lineup of tribute bands took to the stage at UP District Festival Field on Saturday. They were performing at the Mission Tribute Fest, a concert organized by Mission Mechanical in coordination with Jade Presents. Mission Mechanical is celebrating 10 years in business, during which they’ve seen massive growth with the company. They’re also giving…

Food Truck Festival
Business, Local News, North Dakota News

Fifth Annual Food Truck Festival in the Books

Fargo Elks say they're already gearing up for the sixth.
Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Even a little rain couldn’t put a damper on the conclusion of the fifth annual Food Truck Fest at Fargo Elks. The event got rolling on Friday and was an immediate success, with Elks management saying that the trucks all agreed to stay open later than advertised because they were selling so well. The good times…

Kids' Day, Red River Market
Community, Local News, North Dakota News

Kids’ Day Returns to Red River Market

Essentia has been sponsoring this day at the market for the past three years.
Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – This weekend’s installment of the Red River Market was a special one for the kiddos. Saturday was Kids’ Day. There were a good deal of kid-specific activities, plus Essentia doctors on hand to meet with the kids and give advice to parents. Folkways staff say that this is crucial for getting kids more comfortable with physicians…

Honor Flight Fundraiser
Community, Local News, North Dakota News

Fargo AMVETS Hosts Fundraiser for Honor Flight

The main entertainment was multiple Elvis impersonators taking the stage outside.
Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – People gathered at Fargo AMVETS all day Saturday to try and raise as much money as possible for the Honor Flight. It was a jam-packed day of entertainment. There were burgers and brats, as well as impersonators of Elvis, Patsy Cline, and Conway Twitty. Money was raised for the Honor Flight through silent auction items and…

Benefit For Family Of Brooklyn Hansen
Community, Local News, North Dakota News

West Fargo Rallies Around Family of Brooklyn Hansen

The benefit, held at the Silver Dollar Bar & Flying Pig Grill from 4 to 7 P.M. on August 17, was packed from the moment it began.
Gabriel Ostler,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The parking lot was already full and the inside of the Silver Dollar Bar and Flying Pig Grill in West Fargo was already packed just minutes after the benefit for the family of Brooklyn Hansen began on August 17th. “The West Fargo community has always been amazing at pulling together for people that we care…

Moorhead Murder-Suicide
Crime, Local News, Minnesota News, Moorhead

Two Dead After Fatal Shooting in Moorhead

UPDATE: The incident has been classified as a murder-suicide.
Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – Two people are dead after an overnight shooting in Moorhead. The Moorhead Police Department says that just before 4 in the morning on August 16, they responded to reports of a shooting at an apartment building in the 1100 block of 2 Avenue South. Officers arrived and located two adult victims, a 53- and 21-year-old, both…

Crash
Local News, North Dakota News

Hatton Woman Seriously Injured After Crashing into Semi-Truck

Authorities say the woman was not wearing her seatbelt.
Gabriel Ostler,

GRAND FORKS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – A woman from Hatton is currently in Altru Hospital in Grand Forks after crashing her Nissan Juke into a semi-truck. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says that at just before 8 A.M. on August 15, the Nissan Juke was traveling eastbound on ND Highway 15 near mile marker 122. The Nissan driver was following…

Walker Tabias 081125
Crime, Local News, North Dakota News

Suspect in Assault Case Now Charged with Manslaughter

The victim in the attack died at the hospital after several days in critical condition.
Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Tabias Walker, the man accused of assaulting a man in downtown Fargo on August 3, is now also being charged with manslaughter and aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon. Walker was already facing an aggravated assault charge. Court documents say that Walker allegedly assaulted 55-year-old John Pilcher. Pilcher was taken to the hospital, where he was…

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