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John’s Repair to Close May 31 After Fight with City

John BultmanFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — After a long battle with the City of Fargo John Bultman, owner of John’s Repair, will be shutting his doors at the end of the month. Bultman has been running John’s repair for more than 40 years. Bultman says he has dealt with harassment from the city and conditions of the new agreement included so many…

Thousands rummage through items for sale in West Fargo

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Check out the 29th annual gigantic West Fargo Rummage Sale at Veterans Memorial Arena. Thousands came to buy and browse from furniture to toys and from clothes to video games and DVDs. Around 250 vendors sold it all along with some unique antiques. “It’s kind of funny because we had a late spring. Everybody’s kind…

Gov. Burgum signs $500 million tax relief bill

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum signs a bill into law providing more than $500 million in savings for state and property taxpayers over the next two years. The bill compresses five income tax brackets down to three. Taxes on the lowest bracket would be eliminated. That includes single filers under $45,000 a year and married couples…

LIVE: Renew Your Sense of Wonder at the Plains Art Gala

No wonder we're excited for spring.

You might be wondering when spring festival and party season starts. Well, wonder no longer, because the Spring Art Gala at the Plains Art Museum is coming up May 6th. The theme for 2023 is “Wonderland.” The three levels of the museum are taken up with different themes of wonder, including a Wonderland of Wine, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and…

LIVE: Swim Season Safety

Jump on in and refresh yourself. And your memory.

Believe it or not, pool and lake season is almost here. And you have a very short time frame left to make sure your family hits the water brushed up on their swim safety rules. May is National Water Safety Month. Swim instructors from Foss Swim School say national statistics show drowning is the single leading cause of death from…

Hundreds across F-M region support local at small business expo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — “We have 57 local businesses here who are showcasing what they do. That is one of the wonderful things here. We have different things like food, drinks, shopping, massages. You name it, we got it,” says Indira Kovaci, the Director of Love Your Local. Hundreds across Fargo and Moorhead toured local businesses and tried out some…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Jasper

A sweet survivor with a story to tell and a lot of love to give.

Jasper’s story is one he almost didn’t live to tell on Pet Connection. Homeward Animal Shelter’s Heather Klefstad says he came in as a stray, and severely underweight — only about six pounds on his full-grown, 13-year-old frame. Homeward workers also realized his back legs weren’t coordinating when he walked, and worked with the veterinarian to find out what the…

Some local record shops worried about rising prices of vinyl records

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A small business owner in Moorhead addresses a growing number of complaints about the rising cost of vinyl records. Brady Bredell, the owner of Mother’s, says while record companies continue to raise prices for distributors, profits of local record shops are shrinking. “Universal, Sony and Warner are the three big companies that control 70% of the…

LIVE: Roger Maris All-Star Week Returns

We've got stars in our eyes and summer sports on the brain with a great cause behind it all.

FARGO — It sure doesn’t look much like baseball season out there this April 19th. But that’s not stopping the son of one of Fargo’s most revered baseball greats from getting us all in the winning spirit this morning. Roger Maris Jr. is in town to get his father’s hometown geared up to win in the fight against cancer ahead…