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Ghoul Morning: Starting Spooky Season

FARGO — Do you think decorating your house now for Halloween is entirely too early? You may want to think again, because the contest to win the title of best home haunt in the Farg-Moorhead area is back this year. The competition, called “Best Decorated House of the FM Area” launches today Tuesday, September 16th, and submissions have to be…

Permit process to resume on Kwik Trip location planned off of 52nd Avenue South in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Public documents reveal that a permit has been resubmitted for a new Kwik Trip location a few blocks from Walmart on 52nd Avenue South. The documents reveal the permit was abandoned in the system and they are looking to begin the review process again from where it left off. Kwik Trip is expanding into the area…

Harwood Looks at Ellendale as Example of Applied Digital AI Data Center

Residents of both cities have expressed objections to the tech company's inroads; but while Ellendale's mayor says the facilities have reversed population loss, Harwood is growing on its own, leaving many to wonder if it will really benefit the community.

ELLENDALE, N.D. (KVRR) – Ellendale Mayor Don Flaherty has lived in the city for almost three decades. He says he saw the harmful effects of population loss firsthand. So, when tech company Applied Digital began buying up land for blockchain facilities and data centers – he welcomed them with open arms. “With this happening, I can honestly see that Ellendale…

Minot-based ‘Rocky’s’ to take over former Taco John’s in south Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Minot fast food restaurant is coming to Fargo. Rocky’s Burgers, Franks and Fries will replace the former Taco John’s along 32nd Avenue South. Work is currently being done on the building. There will be new plumbing, electrical, siding and signage. Rocky’s has a long list of ground steak burgers, loaded hot dogs, grilled chicken sandwichs…

Pet Connection: Meet Goggles

FARGO — Goggles is the most gratifying kind of kitten — the type of cat that, the instant you pick him up to cuddle him, he starts to purr. This little bundle of fun and snuggles is only four months old, and came in to Homeward Animal Shelter by way of the pound. By then, he had picked up the…

Minnesota signs marijuana agreement with Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe

ST. PAUL (KVRR/KFGO) — Gov. Tim Walz has signed a second tribal-state cannabis compact, this time with the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. The first agreement was signed with White Earth Nation which now operates a marijuana dispensary on Highway 10 in Moorhead. The agreement outlines cooperation under state law between the tribal nation and locally licensed businesses in the…

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…