FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Salvation Army once again teamed up with Josef’s School of Hair, Skin and Body to provide free haircuts for K thru 12 students. Last year, 180 students got free haircuts in the FM Metro. They were also able to receive a temporary tattoo, face paint and a variety of snacks to take home. This event…
MOORHEAD (KFGO) – The Moorhead Area Public Schools’ Board is putting a capital projects levy on the Nov. 5 ballot. If passed, the levy would generate around $4.3 million annually over 10 years to address technology, facility, curriculum, and transportation needs across the district. According to Moorhead Area Public Schools, needs include things like staff training and development, maintenance projects…
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a news conference for the Biden-Harris campaign discussing the Project 2025 plan during the third day of the 2024 Republican National Convention near the Fiserv Forum, Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Joe Lamberti)WASHINGTON (AP) — In some corners of the Democratic Party, last week felt like déjà vu. The party’s vice-presidential nominee’s…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, one of the progressive House members known as the “Squad” and a sharp critic of how Israel has conducted the war in Gaza, is trying to avoid the fate of two of her closest allies when Minnesota holds its primary elections Tuesday. Omar is defending her Minneapolis-area 5th District seat against a…
BECKER, CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — The suspect in a fatal shooting near Frazee, Minnesota Saturday is claiming self-defense. 31-year-old Willis McDonald told deputies that he was visiting a woman he had met days before when 31-year-old Arlan Bergstrom Jr. broke his car window and began punching him. McDonald says he reached for his handgun and shot him as he continued…
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Minnesota House candidate and his wife face charges after authorities found hundreds of stolen signs in their backyard in Alexandria. Judd Hoff faces one count of aiding and abetting felony theft and receiving stolen property. His wife, Wendy Hoff, faces one count of felony theft. The signs are worth thousands of dollars and some had…
WEST FARGO (KFGO) – The Red River Valley Fair is reporting a drop in attendance and a massive financial loss after this year’s fair. General Manager Cody Cashman says this year’s fair was a net loss. “This year’s fair was not a record year. It was an absolute disaster financially for the fair. We’ve never seen anything like it.” Cashman…
FRAZEE, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – One man is dead and another man in jail after a deadly shooting in Becker County. Becker County Sheriff’s Office responded around 1:20 a.m. Saturday to a call that a man had been shot at a trailer home just off Highway 10 about 4 miles northwest of Frazee. First responders attempted to save the victim’s life,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Blues Fest starts today with thirteen bands playing over the course of the next two days. “We’ve got a great line-up, we’ve got Pablo Cruise who’s going to be out tonight at nine o’clock. The North Mississippi Allstars are going to be closing the show out starting tomorrow night.” Shinn has worked at Blues Fest…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Peanut Butter of all kinds and sizes can be dropped off at KFGO’s station until next Thursday, August 15. The drive was created by KFGO’s team JJ Gordon and Amy Iler from It Takes Two. The idea came to light from a conversation they had about the typical family household decision on peanut butter saying that…
