MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) –As celebrations for the Fourth of July holiday weekend kick off, officials want you to stay safe in your travels. “With a lot of summer left, we have had a number of crashes generally resulting from people driving too fast, impaired driving, distracted driving, and just people getting killed or seriously injured from not wearing their seatbelts,”…
Vietnam Veterans of America run in 2019WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Vietnam Veterans of America is welcoming runners to start of their July fourth with a run. On Friday morning, Fargo Chapter 491 will host its annual 5K/10K run at Bonanzaville. This is video from one the past runs. Registration and packet pick-up will begin at 7 AM, with the…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Moorhead saw its second “Safe City Nights” celebration of the summer. The series is coordinated by Moorhead Police Athletics and Activities League, who help to bring in all the public agencies in the city. The department says that for the first Safe City Nights event at Robert Asp Elementary, they beat their attendance projection by over…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — As the Fourth of July weekend approaches, there is a much higher chance of fireworks-related injuries. Already this year, a 33-year-old man in Iowa was killed while shooting off fireworks. In 2024, nearly 15,000 people in the U.S. were treated for fireworks-related injuries in the E.R Adults between the ages of 25 to 44 were reported…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A year and a half in the making, the city of Moorhead has brought together a friendship proclamation between the city of Moorhead and Zakho, more than 6,000 miles away. “When you have something that’s more intentional in a way that writes it on a piece of paper that we’re both signing it, both of the…
ABERCROMBIE, N.D. (KVRR) — The Dakota Resource Council held a press conference with concerned people and water quality advocates over the proposed Abercrombie Dairy. They are worried about possible groundwater contamination. The farm by Riverview is proposed to have a 12,500-head dairy cattle operation on top of the Wahpeton Buried Valley Aquifer. Advocates presented evidence of states like Iowa having…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The storms that destroyed tens of millions of bushels of grain storage and several family homes have brought many in the state together. And nearly a week after his visit, Governor Kelly Armstrong announced a Grain Storage and Facility Rebuilder Program. “The program will enable producers to start ordering temporary or permanent grain storage solutions as…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Park District is giving people the opportunity to visit the city’s public pools free of charge. Each All-Access Splash Day will have free pool entry from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. There will also be free hot dogs and Pepsi each afternoon session, starting at noon. Tuesday was…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — What started as a taste of Mexican culture in West Fargo has turned dark. As Tacos Reynosa announced on social media they have been shut down by West Fargo inspectors due to an unsafe roof and an inoperable kitchen. “There’s not a measure we could’ve done to prevent the breakers from tripping all the time….
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) – A key federal food assistance program is gaining a bigger presence at the nation’s farmers’ markets. North Dakota is among the states trying to let SNAP recipients know which locations accept the aid, giving them another option to buy healthy foods. Keith Knudson of the North Dakota Farmers Market and Growers Association says this is another…
