NATIONAL — Outdoor gear companies Cabela’s and Bass Pro Shops are getting the green light to merge. Cabela’s shareholders voted yes on the deal and will be paid $61 a share. The entire merger is worth about $4.2 billion. Combined, the company will have 177 locations nationwide. Amazon is in the midst of its annual Prime Day, which is…
BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. — Family and friends came together to mourn the loss of the pilot killed in a plane crash near Moorhead last week. The funeral for Mark Yaggie took place at St. Mary’s Catholic Church followed by the interment at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Breckenridge. Yaggie passed away July 2nd when he attempted to land at the Moorhead…
ST. ANTHONY, Minn. — The city of St. Anthony has officially parted ways with police officer Jeronimo Yanez. The city and Yanez signed a separation agreement. Terms of the deal weren’t released. Yanez was acquitted of manslaughter last month in the fatal shooting of Phildano Castile in July 2016. Castile had a permit for the weapon. Yanez testified in…
FARGO, ND — A water main replacement project will begin Thursday in north Fargo. Drivers will find roads closed around the area of 4th avenue and 3rd street north. The road is deteriorating and utilities are breaking. All work should be finished by early November, weather permitting. Work on the 32nd Avenue South project has shifted near Love’s Travel…
GRIGGS COUNTY, ND — The tax commissioner is considering action after the Griggs County Commission failed to produce 2016 real estate sales records. Counties are required to provide the records to ensure that property values result in fair and equitable taxation. Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger held a hearing in Cooperstown on Friday. He said it was the first time a…
WEST FARGO, ND — Hundreds of people from across the country are setting up the annual six day long Red River Valley Fair which kicks off tomorrow. There are a few new attractions and deals to look out for this season. KVRR’s Nick Broadway joins us live from the fairgrounds in West Fargo with more. Categories: Business, Community, Local News,…
CASS COUNTY, ND — Law enforcement is cracking down on drunk driving this week. Troopers will be conducting alcohol saturation patrols in Fargo, West Fargo and across Cass County through Sunday. It is a big week in the county with the fair, downtown street fair and horse racing this weekend. So far this year, 17 people have died in…
Festival season is at its peak here in the Red River Valley, with the Downtown Street Fair and the Red River Valley Fair kicking off over the next few days and county fairs in the works as far as the eye can see. But in Wayne, Nebraska, a spectacle that started almost 40 years ago as a children’s art festival…
FARGO, N.D. — The Red River Market is back up in action selling locally produced foods for the summer season. Hundreds of shoppers filled the block of Broadway and Fourth Avenue North for a taste of the farm. “I love it. I’m so glad it’s back. It feels like we had to wait a long time, but third year it’s…
FARGO, N.D. — The Red River Zoo’s Zoomobile took a trip to a downtown brewery. Flatland Brewery joined the zoo for an afternoon of outdoor fun. Every hour, staff members gave lessons about their animals and conservation. One dollar from every beer order and 50 cents from every Spicy Pie pizza slice was donated to help save endangered animals. “It’s…
