Author: Gabriel Ostler

Party for the Planet
Education, Local News, North Dakota News

Red River Zoo Celebrates Earth Day

Zoos affiliated with the AZA all celebrate Party for the Planet in their own ways.
Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Earth Day is meant to raise awareness for environmental concerns and celebrate our one and only planet – and there are perhaps no organizations more invested in that cause than zoos. The AZA, or the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, puts on “Party for the Planet” every year. It’s the largest combined Earth Day celebration in…

High School Girls Flag Football
High School, Local News, North Dakota News

High School Girls’ Flag Football Season Gets Underway

The eight-week schedule allows for six regular season sessions, playoffs, and even the chance to go to state championships.
Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The newest high school sports program in the Fargo-Moorhead area saw its grand kickoff on April 26. The Fargo Park District has organized a girls’ flag football league, sponsored by the Minnesota Vikings. The eight-week season has six regular-season games, a week of playoffs, and even the opportunity to compete for a state championship. Fargo Park…

Roel Rivera
Crime, Local News, Minnesota News, Moorhead

Moorhead Man Arrested, Charged with Attempted Murder

The Moorhead Police Department says 40-year-old Roel Rivera purposefully struck a man with his car, leaving that man in critical condition.
Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, MN – A suspect is in custody following a late-night person versus vehicle collision that resulted in critical injuries for the victim. The Moorhead Police Department says the incident occurred just before midnight on April 24. Officers responded to a call of a person being struck by a vehicle. The department says that while investigating, they learned that the…

West Fargo City Commission Town Hall
Local News, North Dakota News, Politics / Elections

West Fargo Hosts Town Hall for City Commission Candidates

Four individuals are vying to fill two spots.
Gabriel Ostler,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The run-up to local elections continues, as candidates seek to engage with the public in hopes of winning coveted city commission seats. The city of West Fargo held a town hall meeting on April 23 at the West Fargo Fire Department for candidates for their city commission vacancies. Four people are vying for two open…

Coalition Forms To Promote Sales Tax Extension
Business, Local News, North Dakota News, Politics / Elections

Coalition Forms to Promote Renewal of Sales Tax

The Fargo Forward Coalition says their main goal is to educate voters regarding how exactly their lives would change for the worse if they were to let this tax lapse.
Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo Forward Coalition may technically be a new organization, but the enthusiasm its co-chairs have for the penny infrastructure sales tax in the city is not. “In 2006, I was one of the almost 70% of Fargo voters who voted ‘yes’ on the infrastructure sales tax idea,” said co-chair Deborah Frederickson. The group, comprised of…

Flock
Local News, North Dakota News

Challenges to License Plate Readers Arise in Other U.S. States

The Minnesota State Senate is considering a bill that would heavily restrict the sharing and retention of data garnered from automatic license plate readers. In Virginia, two individuals are suing the city of Norfolk regarding its ALPR network.
Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Following legislative challenges in states like Minnesota, other places in the United States are pushing back on data collection from automated license plate readers. In Norfolk, Virginia, two individuals have filed a lawsuit against the city and the Norfolk Chief of Police regarding their usage of license plate readers. The suit claims that Norfolk’s network of…

North Dakota State Legislature Prepares For Effects Of Term Limits
Local News, North Dakota News, Politics / Elections

Survey Conducted to Help North Dakota State Legislature Prepare for Term Limit Impacts

The consultants pulled data and anecdotal evidence from a variety of sources, including other states in the U.S. with similar term limits.
Gabriel Ostler,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – The ballot measure that enacted term limits in North Dakota capped tenure in the North Dakota House and Senate at eight years each and limited the governor of the state to two terms in office. Those lawmakers then hired Garty Consulting, LLC, to study the impact of those limits as they prepare for the first legislators…

First Mayoral Debate Of 2026 In Fargo Introduces Candidates To Public
Local News, North Dakota News, Politics / Elections

First Mayoral Debate in 2026 Gives Audience Look at Candidates

The city of Fargo is certain to have a new mayor for the first time in over a decade as Dr. Tim Mahoney has reached his term limit.
Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Swaths of prospective voters packed the Fargo Theatre on the evening of April 21st to see the mayoral contenders in action. Four come with connections to Fargo city government – three current commissioners and the Chair of the Human Rights Commission – and one has served in the North Dakota State Legislature since 2012. All sought…

Celebrating Women in Music
Entertainment, Local News, Minnesota News, Moorhead

Concert Celebrates Women in Local Music Scene

"Celebrating Women in Music" featured everything from Alanis Morissette tribute material to a student band from MSUM.
Gabriel Ostler,

DILWORTH, MN (KVRR) – A special concert held this weekend shined the spotlight on women in the Fargo-Moorhead music scene. “Celebrating Women in Music” took place at the TAK Music Venue in Dilworth. Longtime organizer of the event Deb Jenkins recently stepped aside, leading Kari Marie to take up the mantle. She says that there were times, coming up in…

Minnesota Bonding Bill
Minnesota News, Moorhead, Politics / Elections

State Legislators, Local Leaders Call for Bonding Bill to be Passed in 2026

Numerous Minnesota mayors cited desperately important infrastructure projects as the primary reason they needed this legislation to pass.
Gabriel Ostler,

DILWORTH, MN (KVRR) – Minnesota state Senator Rob Kupec gathered local mayors and other officials for a news conference Sunday with the goal of gathering support for a bonding bill. The conference was held at the Dilworth Fire House as an example of what bonding bills can accomplish, as about half of the fire house’s $9 million price tag was…

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