Business

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…

“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…