FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- Christkindlmarkt is back and better than ever. It has an outdoor winter wonderland with twinkling trees and smores by the fire, to an indoor market full packed with local artisan crafts and small businesses, and even live performances from local choir groups to bigger bands. Lesleyanne Buegel, Folkways programs manager, described the event as “Yeah Christkindlmarkt is…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A holiday tradition is expanding this season in the metro. Christkindlmarkt is moving to two weekends this year. You can join in the fun Friday, Saturday and Sunday both this weekend and next. The market is modeled after traditional European Christmas markets. There’s food, music, shopping and activities both indoors and outdoors at the Fargo…
I spent all of October raising money for the American Cancer Society’s Men Wear Pink Campaign. We ended up raising $4,782 for cancer programs right here in our region thanks to your generosity. I heard so many stories from breast cancer survivors, and people with loved ones who faced the disease. It was a humbling experience. We celebrated a fundraising…
We are welcoming a brand new shelter to the Pet Connection ranks this morning. TLC-ND Animal Rescue in Devils Lake, North Dakota. They are sharing a very special boy with us for their first Pet Connection segment. B.B. is a cat who has spent his entire life with the shelter. All 6 years of it. It’s way past time…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – Just three days before showtime, the Alerus Center announces that a Jonas Brothers concert set for Friday night is called off. They wrote on social media that the show will be rescheduled some time in 2024. Their website still lists shows in Winnipeg on Thursday and St. Paul on Sunday are still happening. The Jonas…
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) – Authorities say a driver likely fell asleep behind the wheel before a crash in Douglas County, Minnesota. That driver, 37-year-old Shane Hoemberg of Sauk Centre, called 911 after the crash. The Sheriff’s Office says he was driving on County Road 82 Southeast when he crossed over into the oncoming lane, went into a ditch and…
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) – People passing by pull an elderly couple out of a burning car after a crash in Douglas County, Minnesota. The Sheriff’s Office says a car drove off the road and hit a large pine tree on County Road 4 near Little Mary Circle Southwest. There were two people in the car, 92-year-old John Plusa and…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – Fire departments from 6 communities battled a fire at the Farmers Elevator, just southeast of downtown Fergus Falls Sunday night. A large grain dryer was engulfed in flames and threatened a wooden elevator. The fire, at 406 East Junius Avenue, was reported around 6:30 p.m. The fire could be seen by responding firefighters and police…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- North Dakota State University hosted a ceremony to honor Veterans. The ceremony was complete with a flag-raising, and the playing of taps by members of the NDSU ROTC. It’s a practice that’s been going on for several years. Jim Stoddard, assistant director of veterans educational training, said, “It is a long-standing tradition of course to have a…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — NDSU is introducing a new program to help lower their students’ tuition payments and fees for the 2024-2025 school year. Called the NDSU tuition award program, it will help north dakota and minnesota students if eligible. Pell-eligible students with family income levels of $80,000 or less will have base tuition and student fees fully covered, if…
