Author: KVRR Staff

Spirit Room celebrating its 25th anniversary

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – If you enjoy music, dancing, or any other arts, the Spirit Room in downtown Fargo is the spot for you. It offers a few dancing and painting classes for visitors to attend. “It is exciting to have been here for twenty-five years and it has been interesting because of all the people that we have met…

Winter-time fun for skiers and sledders at Edgewood

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo Park District is offering skiers and sledders a chance to get some good winter exercise at Edgewood Public Golf Course. Visitors have the option to rent snowshoes and cross-country skis from the Edgewood Chalet. The Chalet is open from 4 to 8 on the weekdays and from 12 to 8 on the weekends. Ski rentals…

Police in Stillwater, Minnesota kill gunman after shootings at apartment

STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating after police said a gunman shot and wounded several people at an apartment building in Stillwater and opened fire on responding police officers before they killed him. Police were dispatched to the Curve Crest Villas around 2:30 p.m. Saturday for what was initially described as an unknown medical…

Gov. Walz to transfer power during anesthesia for colonoscopy

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will temporarily transfer power to Lt. Gov Peggy Flanagan on Monday while he’s under general anesthesia for a colonoscopy, his office said Sunday. The 58-year-old governor sent a letter Sunday to House Speaker Melissa Hortman and Senate President Bobby Joe Champion informing them of his plan, as per state law. The…

Fargo crews having trouble finding places to put snow

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — As the dig out continues from this week’s storm, Fargo crews have shifted their focus on removing the snow from downtown. “We’ll be hauling snow out of the downtown area. So, we just ask that residents and visitors follow the parking restrictions downtown. Here, tonight we will be working on the avenues pulling the snow out…

Emerald Ash Borer Confirmed in Clay County, 1st Case in Northwestern MN

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO) — Clay County is the 39th county in Minnesota with a confirmed case of Emerald Ash Borer after a Moorhead city forester found evidence of the disease while pruning trees. It is the first in northwestern Minnesota. Emerald Ash Borer larvae kill ash trees by tunneling under the bark and feeding on the part of the tree…

Minnesota moves to crack down on catalytic converter thefts

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Senate voted Thursday to make it harder for thieves to sell stolen catalytic converters, a crime that has skyrocketed across the country in recent years. Thefts of the pollution control devices from cars and trucks more than quadrupled from 3,389 in 2019 to 14,433 in 2020, and jumped dramatically again in 2021 to over 52,000,…

Jamestown Man Shot In Arm Is Arrested, Shooter Also Faces Charges

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A man shot in the arm by a woman early Wednesday morning in Jamestown has been arrested. Police took 65-year-old Jeffery Nokleby into custody this morning for aggravated assault, domestic. He is awaiting formal charges from the Stutsman County State’s Attorney. Terryl Getz of Jamestown was previously arrested for the shooting and is facing a felony…