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MSUM deans face off with their ladles in annual chili competition

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Chili, chili, and more chili. These chilis aren’t your typical chili from a can, but a recipe from home. “It’s the taste of nature. It’s all vegetables, it’s all plant-based, then it’s just – I think tasty,” said Lee Vigilant, Interim Dean of the College of Education and Human Services “It’s really sweet with the sweet…

Cass Clay Creamery donates more than 24,000 cartons of milk to local food bank

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — In their battle to fight food insecurity, Cass Clay Creamery once again teamed up with Hornbacher’s to donate milk to Great Plains Food Bank. Cass Clay Creamery donated over 24,000 “Giving Cow” cartons of milk. In North Dakota, 77,000 people face hunger, and over 25,000 of whom are children. As one of the most requested items…

Ghoul Morning: The Art of Halloween — on You

FARGO — It’s October First and Halloween season is kicking into high gear for the metro’s artists and creative people. And at Hannah Montgomery’s tattoo studio in downtown Fargo, things get pretty busy this time of year. Montgomery specializes in photorealistic images, often with a dark and seasonally appropriate theme for the Halloween season. She works with her clients for…

Walsh County Commission selects Elevatus Architecture to construct new jail

GRAFTON, N.D. (KVRR) — It was a three-to-two motion for Elevatus Architecture of Fort Wayne, Indiana, to be the main firm handling construction on the new Walsh County Jail. Months after voters in Walsh County rejected plans for a new jail and sheriff’s office, the county is moving ahead with building using a sales tax increase that was approved by…

North Dakota Attorney General reveals investigation into unlawful images started months ago

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Over the last week, several students at Fargo Davies High School have been under investigation by North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley, the BCI, and other law enforcement agencies for sharing unlawful images. And Wrigley shares that these images weren’t the beginning. “Back in April of 2025, a resource officer with the West Fargo middle school,…

NDSU launches Peltier Institute for Advancement in Agricultural Technology

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — On Monday, North Dakota State University launched the start of the Peltier Institute for Advancement in Agricultural Technology. The institute is being put together with a donation of $15 million from the Peltier family. “It was only natural that our family give a gift in honor of innovation, technology, teaching. So we wanted to reward all…

The Bell in the Lake, the Norwegian Diaspora in the U.S.

MOORHEAD — It’s the 200th anniversary of the first organized Norwegian immigration to the United States. And just in time, the region’s libraries are bringing us a celebrated Norwegian author to talk about his first novel set among the Norwegian diaspora here in our part of the U.S. Lars Mytting is the author of “The Bell in the Lake.” It’s…

Cheney Middle School principal says students are following the cellphone rule

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — “They put it away without argument for the most part. Not that we haven’t had the occasional students who wanted to argue it. Most of the time, it’s because there’s something going on at home or they want to be able to communicate with a parent which is understandable,” said Amber Rudolph, Principal at Cheney…

GiGi’s Playhouse celebrates ten years with family fun event

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — GiGi’s Playhouse celebrated its ten-year anniversary on Sunday with a high-energy, family-fun event. Families a part of GiGi’s Playhouse teamed up to walk or run through the annual GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge. From both a 5k Fun Run to the 1-Mile Inspirational Walk. Festivities also included bounce houses, vendors, face painting, and more. While the event celebrated…