FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Local middle schools in Fargo are getting a boost to their sports programs thanks to Tony the Tiger. Kellogg’s partnered with Cash Wise for its “Mission Tiger” to help give money to local schools. Twelve schools across the state of North Dakota received money including three in Fargo. $12,000 dollars in total was presented to the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — People in Fargo are about to see some changes in their water bills. The city is set to roll out new water meters. The upgraded meters will start being installed in North Fargo next month. Areas in central and southern Fargo will see changes in the next two years, with the upgrades set to be completed…
LITTLETON, CO (KVRR/FOX9) — Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane, who was convicted for his role in George Floyd’s murder in 2020, is released from prison. Lane has completed his state and federal sentences. It was just his fourth day on the job when he held down Floyd’s legs while former officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck. A federal…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — A White Earth, Minnesota Man is sentenced to nearly 25 Years in prison for child porn. According to court documents, 34-year-old Ryan Thompson, also known as “Ryan Townsend”, took pornographic images with a minor in December 2020. The 13-year-old victim used her school-issued laptop to message the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. She told them Thompson began sleeping…
WEST FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – The City of West Fargo has a new finance director. Willy Galindo will take over the role late next month. He will be responsible for the city’s accounting, treasury, utility billing, budgeting, payroll, and investments. Galindo comes from Palmdale, California where he has been the city’s senior financial analyst since 2017, and helped manage a half-billion…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — It’s the 30th anniversary of the Larry Sing Memorial ALS Golf Classic in Moorhead and to support people and families facing ALS. Their mission has provided individuals with ALS devices that give them the ability to speak as well as working to discover treatment, a cure for ALS, research and advocacy. The event at Moorhead Country…
BROWNS VALLEY, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A juvenile is in custody in Moorhead for a deadly stabbing in Browns Valley. Traverse County Sheriff Trevor Wright says deputies and Browns Valley Ambulance were called to Valley View Apartments early last Friday morning for a call of an unresponsive person. 17-year-old Andre Kampeska of Browns Valley was taken to the hospital in nearby…
Phil Donahue (AP)(AP) – Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre that made household names of Oprah Winfrey, Montel Williams, Ellen DeGeneres and many others, has died. He was 88. NBC’s “Today” show, citing family members, said Donahue died Sunday after a long illness. Dubbed “the king of daytime talk,” Donahue was the first to…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Florida woman is facing charges for her role in scamming someone in Fergus Falls out of $20,000. 22-year-old Nadia Islam was arrested when she went to the home to pick up cash. The victim called police on August 14 saying their computer froze and they called Microsoft. A return caller told the victim they…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO/FOX) — A Fergus Falls woman was arrested and faces second-degree assault and other charges after investigators say she tried to run over her boyfriend Saturday afternoon while they were on the way to couples therapy. Authorities say the two reportedly had been fighting all day and the victim asked 30-year-old Veronica Gast to take him back to…
