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Option agreement for DG Fuels Plant land approved by Moorhead City Council

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead is moving forward with the process of bringing a $5 billion low-carbon aviation fuel production facility to town. DG Fuels is going through the red-tape including dealing with the Department of Energy and seeking site control. An option agreement will allow them to continue the application process. Last night, council members voted unanimously to approve…

“Hazel”: From the Prairie to the Silver Screen

BISMARCK, N.D. — She’s one of the best-known heroines of the North Dakota prairie. And now, a teenager who died saving her younger sisters from a sudden blizzard in 1920 is the subject of a new feature film produced right here in North Dakota. Its writer and director shot the entirety of it near Bismarck. He says while much of…

Former CVB employee returns to Fargo after nearly 30 years as its CEO

FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – A former employee of what was known as the Convention and Visitors Bureau has been hired to replace Charley Johnson as Chief Executive Officer of Visit Fargo-Moorhead. Shirley Hughes will succeed Johnson, who’s retiring next week after heading the agency the past 13 years. Hughes has worked in marketing, organizational growth and brand development in travel,…

Fix-it-Forward Anticipates Opening of Fifth Location

The new spot on University Drive is set to open at 7:30 A.M. on Tuesday, September 3.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fix-it-Forward is set to open a new location on University Drive, and they’re all geared up to help serve another section of the Fargo-Moorhead community. The spot at 3471 S. University will open at 7:30 A.M. on Tuesday, September 2. The location was previously a consulting service, and a lot of the existing office space has…

White Earth Nation Hosts Official Grand Opening of Waabigwan Mashkiki

The dispensary has technically been open for about three months, but White Earth wanted to specially mark the occasion with festivities.

MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – While it has technically been open for about three months, patrons and ownership alike were still excited to hold a grand opening ceremony for White Earth’s marijuana dispensary in Moorhead. It is the tribe’s first location outside the reservation; in the old JL Beers building along Highway 10. White Earth Reservation Business Committee members were in…

Four people in Minnesota linked to nationwide Salmonella outbreak tied to Country Eggs

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Nearly 100 people are sick from a Salmonella outbreak linked to recalled eggs from Country Eggs. On Wednesday, the company recalled its Large Brown Cage Free “Sunshine Yolks” eggs. 95 people in 14 states have gotten sick from the same strain of Salmonella. There are four cases in Minnesota. 18 people have been hospitalized and no…

Fargo seeks to annex land near Harwood where proposed AI data center may go

The planned data center near Harwood, North Dakota. (Courtesy of Applied Digital)FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The City of Fargo has taken action to annex land near Harwood where the $3 billion Applied Digital artificial intelligence data plant may go. During the Aug. 4 city commission meeting, commissioners voted unanimously to begin the annexation process, without any mention of the AI data…