CROOKSTON, Minn. – The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency released its draft Environmental Assessment Worksheet for the planned Epitome Energy soybean processing facility in Crookston. Epitome Energy is planning a new soybean crush and extraction facility that would process up to 42 million bushels of soybeans per year. The facility will produce up to 450 million pounds of crude oil, just…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The F-M community and others across the country come to downtown Fargo for the 11th annual TEDx Talk Conference. Every year, there’s a theme at TEDxFargo. In 2019, it was about moving forward. This year, it’s about going beyond ways to explore boundaries to look forward to what’s possible. Twelve speakers from all walks of…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — It’s the second Scheels Arena Food Truck and Flea Market Festival of the summer and the F-M community treated themselves to goodies and sunshine. This is the first year Scheels Arena is hosting this festival and organizers say they plan to bring it back every month of the summer season. One of the more popular…
MINNESOTA (FOX 9) – Employers hoping for an influx of summer workers in Minnesota have yet to see them, according to new data reporting that for the third month in a row Minnesota has the lowest unemployment rate ever recorded – falling to 1.8% in June. “It’s a great time to be a job-seeker and a hard time to be a business…
Agricultural producers in our region are under pressure like maybe ever before. It’s due in part to the food scarcity around the globe that’s leading to hunger here at home, and worldwide. And next week, farming leaders are gathering in Fargo to figure out how to handle it. Some of the same issues the average person is facing are hitting…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Months after the process began and even city council approval in Grand Forks, Sen. Kevin Cramer has gone from skeptical earlier this year to opposed to the Fufeng group’s purchase of land for a corn milling plant. Appearing on Fox & Friends, Cramer highlighted what he calls national security concerns about the land purchase by the…
It’s a critical time for a lot of families in the region. Kids are going back to school next month, and for the first time since Covid-19 struck, school lunches won’t be free. That’s putting pressure on families already strapped by inflation and the rising cost of everything, including groceries. Fortunately, Lunch Aid is on it. They’re adding a new…
CANNON FALLS, Minn. (Fox 9) – Since the day you could legally get stoned in Minnesota, Zach Rohr’s small edibles business has been riding its own high. “Our phone literally rang from July 1 to the end of the July fourth weekend. It just wouldn’t stop,” said Minny Grown CEO Zach Rohr. “People really want this product.” Within hours of…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – After decades of planning and five years of construction, the new underpass in Moorhead will open to traffic on Friday. We spoke to city officials and one business owner hoping for a return to normal in the area. The ribbon is cut on the new $51 million railroad underpass at Main and 20th and 21st Streets…
Laurie’s / FacebookFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A store that has offered sophisticated fashions for women for 40 years is closing in Fargo. In a social media post, Kristi Larkin says she is closing Laurie’s at the end of August. The stores current location is along 45th Street South. Larkin says the store will offer some great savings and celebrate countless…
