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St. Andrew Lutheran Church hosts Cross Walk

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Many across the globe celebrate Good Friday with various demonstrations. In Fargo, St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church took part in a Cross Walk across the city as a meditative and prayerful experience. The walk is done in silence to contemplate Jesus Christ’s sacrifice. “It helps us kind of understand more what he did for us and recognize…

LIVE: Garden Tours Return to the Metro

Plus, a peek at where things are already in full swing in our local gardening world.

  FARGO — There’s still several feet of snow on the ground, but gardeners are already getting into high gear. And KVRR was lucky enough to get a peek behind the scenes at Baker Garden and Gift’s big production facility on the city’s south side. They’re prepping pots and plugs ahead of plant shoppers looking to score the best and…

Governor Walz will be in Moorhead on Friday

His focus is affordable child care and flood mitigation efforts

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Governor Walz will be in Moorhead tomorrow on a multi-purpose trip. In the morning, he’s hosting a roundtable discussion on his plan to make child care more afforable and accessible for people in Minnesota. Later in the day, Walz will join Mayor Shelly Carlson and Senator Rob Kupec among others to tour the city’s flood mitigation…

Street Crews Are Working Hard To Clear Snow

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — All during the big spring snowstorm, crews have been out working to clear the roads. As this winter brought more snow then usual, crews have been working overtime. Although, they did not need to bring on additional crew members, they have been working through the night and will continue through tonight. Overnight crews worked to clear…

Volunteers Needed To Fill Sandbags Starting Tuesday

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — In preparation for this spring’s flood, people in our region are getting ready to protect their homes. The Sandbag Cass operation will begin Tuesday at the Cass County Highway Department in West Fargo near the Red River Valley Fairgrounds. They are officially calling for volunteers to assist with filling sandbags for flood fighting throughout the county….

City, county and federal authorities gather to prepare for expected spring flooding in the Red River Valley

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) —  Sen. John Hoeven received an update on the latest forecast from the National Weather Service and discussed disaster and first responder preparations being made in the region. This includes sandbagging operations which are set to begin later this week. The meeting took place this morning and participants included Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney, West Fargo Mayor Bernie…

El Zagal Shrine Circus puts on a show at Fargodome

Acrobats, motorcycles, tigers and elephants oh my!

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The El Zagal Shrine Circus is back in action at the Fargodome. This year, it’s the Circus Spectacular which features six shows across three days here in Fargo. Organizers say they are grateful to be back to a more normal routine after the COVID-19 pandemic kept entertainers away from the stage. They say giving the community…

LIVE: 3rd Annual Able Games

From adversity, ability.

They’re young athletes who are no strangers to adversity, and the severe weather Friday morning made for a little bit more. The Third Annual Able Games kicked off at 9:30, but Friday’s freezing drizzle made it hard for some of the buses carrying players to roll from schools in the southern valley. Fargo native and professional football player Connor McGovern…

United Way Holds Annual Community Celebration

United Way of Cass-Clay announces the results of its 2022 Campaign, award winners and the list of this year’s Top 25 Engaged Workplaces and the Top 50 Generous Workplaces. This is hosted annually to thank the countless companies, volunteers, donors, and sponsors who make their campaign a success. Awards were given out including the rising star award, the humble hero…

Senate committee to hold hearing on rail safety bill

Minnesota Senate Transportation Committee has a hearing Friday on a rail safety bill. The author of the bill, Senator Rob Kupec of Moorhead, stresses that it’s focused mainly on training for how to handle a situation in which a railroad accident occurs. That includes the training on what could happen, how to respond, and handling post-response of any train incident….