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LIVE: Blizzard in the Studio for Miracle Treat Day

It'll be a miracle if we don't get brain freeze from all this ice cream.

It’s still warm outside. But we had a blizzard in the studio this morning. Several of them, actually. It’s Miracle Treat Day, and we wanted to do our part to put the word out that ice cream before 9 a.m. is actually a good thing. On one day of the year, in July, we actually look forward to a blizzard….

Massive Indoor Waterpark Coming to Fargo in 2024

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A massive indoor waterpark is slated to make a splash in Fargo in 2024. EPIC Companies has released its early plans for “The Wave by Epic”, a 40,000 square-foot family friendly facility. It will include a lazy river, thrilling slides, kids splash pad and an activity pool along with a seven-story, 125 room hotel and parking…

LIVE: Fargo Japan Festival

Make Fargo nice with the land of the rising sun this weekend.

It all started as just a Facebook group. But this weekend, a group of local folks is reaching out across the Pacific to bring the beauty of Japan right here to downtown Fargo. It’s the first Fargo Japan Festival, and it’s hitting the region Sunday. It began on social media with a group of local people looking to learn the…

Fargo City Commission may change noise ordinances downtown

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo City Commission moves ahead with looking into changing noise ordinances for food carts and trucks and street performers downtown. The proposal includes increasing decibels from 50 to 80 and limiting that to 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. It would also no longer issue permits for use in public right of way unless its part…

Glyndon celebrates history with community

It featured a parade, a car show and all types of activities for all ages

GLYNDON, Minn. (KVRR) — Glyndon, Minnesota celebrates their history with their traditional Glyndon Days celebration. People that live in Glyndon Minnesota say they are a proud community, a tight nit and supportive unit. Some say It’s a quiet town, but they know how to celebrate their history. “We’ve had a lot of events going on this week, today we have…

MPCA reviews proposed Crookston soybean plant

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…

Speakers take the stage to share ideas at TEDxFargo

One of the speakers included North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum

  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…

Food Truck & Flea Market Festival is a hit among F-M community

It was a nice escape from the workplace where people enjoyed tacos, sandwiches and ice cream

  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…