POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Fire crews from Crookston, Fisher and East Grand Forks respond to a house fire in rural Fisher on Wednesday. When Polk County Sheriff’s deputies arrived, the garage was fully engulfed. Crews were able to stop the fire from spreading fully into the house, which has limited damage. The garage is a complete loss. It is…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Street crews will be busy hauling all of that new snow out of Downtown Fargo starting tonight and into the morning Thursday. People in the area are being asked to remove their vehicles from downtown streets. They will focus on the north/south streets first. This includes all streets between 2nd Avenue South and 7th Avenue North…
Thomas Dambo/YouTubeDETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) — A troll invasion is about to take place in our region. Detroit Lakes will play host to international recycling artist Thomas Dambo and his crew for up to six weeks in May and June. Dambo is based in Copenhagen, Denmark. “It’s the big project that I’m doing in ’24 and it is in Detroit…
FARGO (KVRR) – Two iconic 1980’s rock bands will hit the stage for back-to-back performances in Grand Forks Saturday. Journey and Toto will be at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. It’s all part of Journey’s 50th Anniversary Freedom Tour. In an interview with KVRR Local News, Toto lead vocalist Joe Williams says the tour has been a huge success for…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The man behind the country hit “There Was This Girl” is coming to Red River Valley Fair. Riley Green will be joined by special guest Josh Ross on the grandstand stage on Sunday, July 14. Green might be best known for his hit “I Wish Grandpas Never Died”. Tickets will go on sale starting Friday…
ROGERS, N.D. (KVRR) — A Republican lawmaker from Rogers, North Dakota, north of Valley City, has resigned his seat. In a statement, Representative Cole Christensen says the next chapter in his life is taking him to a new state, with new opportunities and adventures. He is moving to Missouri where his wife, Mazzie Boyd Christensen, is a Republican serving in…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Fargo Public Schools is calling off classes and activities on Tuesday due to the forecasted winter st0rm. The day of instruction will be made up on Friday, April 19. An email from the district says they are concerned about their ability to get learners to and from school safely. The West Fargo Sports Arena will…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A contract has been awarded to build a ring levee to protect the people of Oxbow, Hickson and Bakke from flood waters. It’s part of the larger $3.2 billion FM Flood Diversion project. The $12.8 million contract for the levee was awarded to Hendrickson Transportation of Hamburg, Iowa. It will protect the towns from the risk…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — BlackHawk is kicking off Ribfest this summer in Fargo. They will take the stage in the Fargodome parking lot on Wednesday, June 5. They’ll be followed by American Idol winner Chayce Beckham on the 6th. EVE 6 on the 7th and Steven Adler of Guns N’ Roses on Saturday, June 8. The music is just another…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Doug Burgum testifies in the trial over North Dakota’s claim that the federal government owes the state $38 million in damages from the Dakota Access Pipeline protests. He said “Instead of evicting protesters from federal lands, the U.S. government enabled and encouraged protesters to use Corps land as a home base to launch their often…
