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Training exercise planned for August 16, 17 & 18 in Fargo

It will take place at Northview Church in south Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) —  The Fargo Fire Department and The Fargo Police Department, along with Cass County Sheriff’s Office, West Fargo Fire Department, Red River Regional Dispatch Center, Sanford Ambulance, Simulation In Motion – North Dakota (SIM-ND), Fargo Emergency Management and West Fargo Emergency Management will conduct training exercises on Wednesday, August 16, Thursday, August 17 and Friday, August 18….

From food to new competitions, the Food Truck Festival has it all

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The 10th annual Fargo Food Truck Festival returns with new competitions, trucks and fun. “We do the deep-fried cookie dough factory. We do chocolate chip, snickerdoodle, and Oreos and put some soft serve ice cream on top.” For the second year in a row the festival is being held at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds, which gives…

LIVE: Building Rainbow Bouquets For Pride Week

Let your pride flower.

FARGO — Pride Week is in full bloom in the F-M metro area, and the Jasper Hotel in downtown Fargo is taking that quite literally. The big Pride Parade is on Sunday afternoon in Moorhead, instead of Fargo, for the first time ever. When all the glitter-throwing, music and revelry at the parade wraps up, you’re invited to come on…

LIVE: Food Truck Festival Opens

Time to fuel up at one of the last chances of the season for fair and festival food.

FARGO — From corndogs to mini doughnuts, the Fargo Food Truck Festival has it all. For the second year in a row the festival is at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds, which gives the festival extra space for all of that tasty food. Throughout the weekend you can enjoy around twenty vendors. Some of the food trucks are returning and…

Pet Connection: Meet Jethro

A painful past won't stop him from sharing his sweetness with the right family.

This week’s pet comes to us from the Humane Society of the Lakes in Detroit Lakes, and he’s had some significant suffering in his life. The coonhound mix came in from animal control with a couple of other dogs, and Jethro had a noticeable limp. Rescue workers took him to the vet, where they discovered the 11-year-old coonhound mix had…

LIVE: F5 Project’s Back the Blue Fundraiser

For some of us, the shooting hit too close to home. So they're stepping up to help.

FARGO — They were once on the wrong side of the law. Now, they’re raising money to protect some of the metro’s lawmen — the ones who sacrificed themselves to save their city from an apparent mass shooting attack on July 14th. The F5 Project is a Fargo-based nonprofit that helps get jobs,. homes, and healthy transitions into regular life…

Exploring history at Aber Days at Fort Abercrombie

ABERCROMBIE, N.D. (KVRR) — A community celebration featuring Civil War reenactments, blacksmiths, rodeos and more. “We have a parade. Fire Department has a pretty good rodeo. We have a street dance. It’s just a good time to get the community together. Just celebrate, get to visit. It’s a good time to visit with the neighbors so we have Aber Days….

In Valley City the Wiffle Ball World Series is No Joke

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR) – It’s America’s pastime. From the perfectly manicured fields. To the smell of hamburgers and hot dogs. And of course, hearing the crack of the…plastic?! “When we were probably 20 years old, we said you know we need to go settle some of these younger rivalries, and let’s do a little tournament. Get our buddies back…