Author: Jim Monk

Willie Nelson is returning to the Bluestem Amphitheater

FARGO (KVRR) – One year after quickly selling out two back-to-back performances in Moorhead, Willie Nelson is coming back to the Bluestem Amphitheater. Jade Presents says the country music superstar will perform on Monday, May 20th and Tuesday, May 21st. Tickets go on sale Friday, January 19 at 10:00 a.m. A special online only presale is set for Thursday, January…

Goo Goo Dolls to perform at Red River Valley Fair

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Goo Goo Dolls are coming to the Red River Valley Fair. The all-ages performance is set for Friday, June 28. The Goo Goo Dolls formed in New York in 1986. The band has sold over 15 million records and earned four GRAMMY® Award nominations. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10:00 a.m. at www.redrivervalleyfair.com….

Barakat donated guns to Cass County Sheriff in 2016

Mohamad BarakatFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The man who shot and killed a Fargo police officer and injured two other officers and a civilian last July submitted four guns to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office in 2016. A report obtained from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office shows Mohamed Barakat told a deputy that he had recently purchased four guns in an attempt…

Charge filed against Bismarck lawmaker in office lease deal with Stenehjem’s office

Jason DockterBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A state representative from Bismarck has been charged with a misdemeanor in an office-lease deal with the attorney general’s office, an agreement reached before the death of Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem in Jan. of 2022. Republican Jason Dockter was charged Dec. 21 with “Speculating or wagering on official action or information” in Burleigh County District…

Plane makes emergency landing in Fargo after cockpit smoke

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Firefighters stood by briefly at Hector International Airport in Fargo Friday morning after an inbound aircraft declared an emergency. The plane had just left the airport. Shortly before 8 a.m., the air traffic control tower notified the Hector Field Fire Department that a FedEx Cessna Caravan 208 reported smoke in the cabin. The plane was approximately 2…