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Community Gathers to Celebrate Life of Isadora Wengel

Isadora's family wanted to make it clear that the event was a celebration of life, not a funeral, because they refuse to have a formal funeral until they have remains to properly bury.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Members of law enforcement and volunteers from the public are still searching for the remains of Isadora Wengel, but on the evening of March 14, many took a break to congregate at the Avalon Events Center and share their sorrow at her absence. “I don’t think she ever realized how many people cared about her,” said…

Celtic Festival Returns to Hjemkomst Center

The celebration of culture isn't just limited to the Irish - it covers the historical Celts who hailed from locations like Cornwall and the Isle of Man.

MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – The parade wasn’t the only culturally significant event happening in the area this weekend. The City of Moorhead also hosted their 22nd Annual Celtic Festival at the Hjemkomst Center. This celebrated all Celts – including those historically from Scotland, Wales, and Cornwall, not just Ireland. It was $5 admission for adults to experience a world of…

Dilworth Police Department Hosts Health & Safety Fair

Organizers said they wanted to make sure all members of the community, especially adults, had access to the health and safety resources they needed.

DILWORTH, MN (KVRR) – Over in Dilworth – local authorities gathered as many health and safety organizations as they could into the DGF Elementary School Gym for a special informational day. They called it the Dilworth Health & Safety Fair, and it featured everything from AARP informing adults how they could save money in retirement to informational lectures about how…

29th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade Brings Runners, Floats, and Fun to City Streets

Organizers had been coordinating with the National Weather Service to make sure the parade dodged any precipitation.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Amidst threatening storms and slightly cloudy skies, the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Fargo-Moorhead seemed to find the perfect pocket of weather to entertain the community. The festivities technically started at 10:30 A.M., when over 300 runners set out for 5k and 10k races that started on the parade route. Then the parade itself began…

It’s Pi(e) Day!

The most notable celebration came at Inspire Innovation Lab in Moorhead.

MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – St. Patrick’s Day and similar celebrations may have commanded a lot of attention on Saturday, but that’s not all that was happening. It was March 14 – 3.14 – and that means it was also Pi Day. The annual celebration of the irrational number that is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter was…

Ohio Woman Killed in T-bone Crash Near Mandan

The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the woman lost control of her vehicle due to icy road conditions and crossed over onto the opposite side of I-94, where she was struck and killed.

MORTON COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – Authorities say a 21-year-old woman from Ohio is dead after losing control of her vehicle on icy roads, leading to a T-bone crash with a pickup truck. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the incident occurred just after 6:30 A.M. on March 14. The woman was traveling eastbound on I-94 near mile post 139 when…

GoFundMe Created for Angela Lipps raises nearly $20,000

The 50-year-old grandmother from Tennessee says she's trying to put her life back together after being jailed for 6 months for a crime she did not commit.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A GoFundMe account set up on behalf of Angela Lipps, the grandmother from Tennessee who was charged in a bank fraud case and held in custody for months, has reached nearly $20,000. Lipps was arrested on July 14, 2025, in Tennessee, and was eventually transferred to the Cass County Jail. She was released on Christmas Eve…

ACLU says police need to put in more work to their investigations instead of just relying on artificial intelligence

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Angela Lipps, a Tennessee resident, was arrested in a bank fraud investigation in Fargo and spent nearly six months in jail. When the case was dismissed and she was released, F5 Project CEO Adam Martin says Lipps had no ID, winter clothing, or a phone. With the help of Martin, she was able to get some…

Rev. Shay Craig to be ordained and consecrated the twelfth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota will be ordaining the first woman bishop in the region. The Very Rev. Shay Craig will be ordained and consecrated at Gethsemane Cathedral on March 14th. Several bishops, priests, deacons, and lay persons from across the country and Canada will gather for the celebration. Craig was elected to the position…

Mice on Ice is Pretty Nice

FARGO — It’s pretty nice, to be on ice. Especially when it’s with some familiar childhood film characters come to life, like Minnie Mouse, Mickey, and all their Disney friends. Disney on Ice is back in the metro this weekend, and it’s taking over the Fargodome. The show features spectacular ice skating performances, combined with aerial dance, puppetry, pyrotechnics, and…