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Trump says he’s not planning to extend a pause on global tariffs beyond July 9

Trump also said a group of wealthy investors will make an offer to buy TikTok

FILE – President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he is not planning to extend a 90-day pause on tariffs on most nations beyond July 9, when the negotiating period he set would expire, and his administration will notify countries…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Bobbi and Wayne

This week’s Pet Connection is a couple of bonded cuties who come as a package deal, so prepare to fall in love not once, but twice. The spicy young lady is named Bobbi, and she and her brother Wayne come to us from Natural Pet Center courtesy of Cat’s Cradle Rescue here in town, and in an unusual and welcome…

LIVE: Night Bazaar — Renaissance

FARGO — If you feel like you’re juggling work, home, family, kids — but somehow keep dropping the ball on community — now’s the time to change that. Because tonight in downtown, it’s the return of the Night Bazaar “Renaissance,” and everyone’s invited. Starting at five, come gather in Broadway Square for an evening of live entertainment from local performers,…

Corwin Subaru makes generous blanket donation to Sanford Pediatric Oncology

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Corwin Subaru is known for selling cars but now the focus is turning to blankets. The Fargo dealership donates 80 custom blankets to Sanford Pediatric Oncology. Earlier, they were dropped off at Sanford Broadway Medical Center in downtown Fargo. For the past ten years, Subaru and their retailers have partnered with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society….

Former Hornbacher’s president Dean Hornbacher dead at age 79

FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – The former president of Hornbacher’s in Fargo-Moorhead has died. Dean Hornbacher died on Saturday at Sanford Fargo Hospice House at age 79. His father, Ted Hornbacher opened the first store in 1951 under the name Ted’s Supervalu in Moorhead. Dean Hornbacher went to work for the family business full-time in 1967. The name was changed to…

Duane’s House of Pizza location on University Drive demolished

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Just like its beloved pies, Duane’s House of Pizza in south Fargo is pretty much flat. The pizza joint that’s stood in its University Drive location since 1975 is now demolished to make way for a new development. It’s part of the overall South Plaza shopping center demolition, which makes way for a mixed-use project. The…

LIVE: World Refugee Day

The metro’s refugee and New American aid organizations are bracing themselves for a world refugee day tomorrow filled with uncertainty. That’s after the main organizers, the Immigrant Development Center, had its budget and staff cut by fifty percent. Other area nonprofits are stepping in to help fill the gap. They say it’s especially important to hold the annual celebration this…

Former U.S. Secret Service Agent Evy Poumpouras will headline FMWF Chamber’s 2025 Women Connect Celebration

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — FMWF Chamber’s 2025 Women Connect Celebration announces this year’s speaker and it’s a former U.S. Secret Service agent. Evy Poumpouras will share her stories at the event set for Tuesday, September 30 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Sanford Health Athletic Complex. In a news release, the Chamber says Poumpouras protected four U.S. presidents, cracked…

Crews respond to gas leak outside Grand Forks International Airport

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Grand Forks Fire Department responds to a gas line that was hit outside Grand Forks International Airport. It happened around 9 a.m. at 2806 Airport Drive. Airport Fire personnel started to evacuate the buildings adjacent to the leak. Xcel Energy was able to quickly stop the leak. After no signs of gas, airport operations returned…