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Fargo And Cass County Hope To Fill 400,000 Sandbags By Friday To Prepare For Spring Flooding

  Sandbag Central is up and running. Volunteers started filling bags at 7 a.m. Tuesday morning. The City of Fargo and Cass County want to fill 400,000 sandbags by this Friday. That’s 100,000 per day. They’re running operations out of the Fargo Solid Waste Division at 2301 8th Avenue North in Fargo. They need 200 volunteers per shift to run…

Hektner’s Dunk Wins High School Play of the Week

Davies Boys Basketball Wins Play of the Week

FARGO, N.D. — This week’s winner of the DJ Colter High School Play of the Week is Davies Boys Basketball’s Owen Hektner. Hektner elevated for a big slam in the opening round of the EDC Tournament on to the eventual win over Fargo North. Congrats to Hektner and Davies Boys Basketball for taking home the win for the second week…

North Dakota Voters Prepare for presidential caucus

Fourteen Democratic delegates are up for grabs

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota supporters of both Democratic presidential candidates say they’re optimistic about Tuesday’s caucuses. “We certainly have energized and committed voters who are supporting Sen. Sanders and those who are supporting Vice President Biden,” says North Dakota Democratic-NPL Chairwoman Kylie Oversen. Voting begins at 11 a.m. and will go until 7 p.m. There are 14 polling locations…

Healthy blood donors needed among Coronavirus concerns

Those at Vitalant say there's been a drastic decline in donors

FARGO, N.D. — Staff at Vitalant in Fargo say the need for blood donations is more urgent amid coronavirus concerns. They say there’s been a decline in donors coming in and a 30 percent increase in no-shows. The CDC says it’s highly unlikely COVID-19 can be transmitted through blood transfusions. Those at Vitalant say it’s imperative that healthy people donate…

Big Draft: Angela

Angela is a veteran of eight years as a Big Sister

The draft is coming up. No, not the NFL draft. The Big Draft with Big Brothers Big Sisters. Meet the latest Big to declare for The Big Draft, Angela! She’s a veteran of eight years as a Big Sister. Her top stat is that she makes sure memories last. She has completed two full photo albums documenting every outing with…

International Women’s Day Event Celebrates Human Rights and Gender Equality

Although the day has occurred internationally for over 100 years, Fargo is celebrating it for the first time

FARGO, N.D. — International Women’s Day holds a special place in Nyamal Dei’s heart. “I celebrate this event since I was a child in Africa, and I always know I want to put an event together like this one,” she says. For the first time, she’s hosting a get-together at the Dakota Medical Foundation for women of all backgrounds and…

Fargo fire damages unattached garage

Damage is estimated at $45,000

FARGO, N.D. — Fargo firefighters responded to a fire of an unattached garage at 800 17th St. S. at noon. Loss from the fire is estimated at $45,000. Crews quickly extinguished the fire and confirmed there was no one inside the garage. They say the fire did not extend to other buildings around it, so the fire damage was limited…

Pelican Rapids Girls Basketball Advances to State Tournament

Vikings go undefeated into State Tournament

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Pelican Rapids goes into the State Tournament in exciting fashion after a buzzer beater win over Fergus Falls, 43-41 at Concordia College in Moorhead. The Vikings will look to maintain their undefeated season next week at Target Center. Categories: High School, KVRR Sports Extra, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Pelican Rapids Basketball, Pelican Rapids Girls Basketball, Pelican Rapids…

NDSU Women’s Basketball Embracing Seed in Summit League Tournament

Bison go in as six seed

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State women’s basketball heads to the Summit League Tournament for the first time under head coach Jory Collins looking to make a splash as the six seed. That’s because NDSU had their most wins in conference since the 2014-15 season. If there was any indication based off what happened last year in the conference tournament…

Coach of the Week: Sheyenne Boys Basketball Coach Tom Kirchoffner

Sheyenne Boys Basketball Coach is the KVRR Coach of the Week

FARGO, N.D. — On Thursday, Sheyenne Boys Basketball beat Shanley to advance to the EDC Championship against Davies. With a win on Saturday, the Mustangs would get the number one seed in State after missing out on the Tournament last season. KVRR’s Nick Couzin and Jackson Roberts had a chance to catch up with head coach Tom Kirchoffner to talk…