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Feed Our Own Backyard provides nearly 10,000 pounds of corn/potatoes to Great Plains Food Bank

Feed Our Own Backyard harvest. Sept., 2025. Courtesy Great Plains Food BankFARGO (KVRR) — Three organizations are teaming up to fight hunger in our area. For the last two years, Farm in the Dell of the Red River Valley, CNH, and the Great Plains Food Bank work together on a program called Feed Our Own Backyard. During the 2024 growing…

Service Held for Unclaimed Marine

Rickey Allen Boyd died about a year ago and no family members or friends came forth to claim his remains.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Many military veterans and other members of the Fargo-Moorhead community braved the cold on December 3 to honor a Marine who would have otherwise gone unclaimed. According to the Fargo Memorial Honor Guard, the recently deceased Rickey Allen Boyd passed on without any known family or friends to take possession of his remains. The Guard then…

First responders will host annual toy drive across North Dakota

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — First Responders across the state are getting ready for this year’s Holiday Food and Toy Drive. The North Dakota Highway Patrol, along with other First Responders in the area, will be taking charge. They will be accepting donations at Walmart locations in Bismarck, Devils Lake, Fargo, Jamestown, Mandan, and Williston. Last year, over 3,300 toys were…

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz under scrutiny for state fraud allegations

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is facing scrutiny after an estimated $1 billion of fraud has occurred during his time in office. The spotlight on Minnesota on a national level has grown after more than seventy people were indicted in the Feeding Our Future fraud case. Many government officials, including President Donald Trump, have called out Walz…

“Stuff the Bus” Starts

FARGO — It’s been on a roll helping families fleeing domestic violence right here in our metro area for the past 16 years. But this year, the “Stuff the Bus” campaign is stepping on the gas, because the need is greater. KFGO and its sister stations put on the event, along with MATBUS and the Red River Children’s Advocacy Clinic….

Preparations ongoing for Concordia’s 99th Christmas Concert

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Thousands of people will be making their way to this year’s 99th Concordia Christmas Concert. With this year’s theme, “Welcome All Wonders.” “The Welcome All Wonders is really about all of those things we celebrate on a yearly basis. All of those elements that go into making a Christmas concert happen. And today and this year,…

Santa Village Returns to Rheault Farm

The holiday wonderland draws hundreds of families every Christmas season.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – One of the metro’s most charming Christmas attractions is back open for business. Santa Village at Rheault Farm returned for its opening day this Saturday, November 29. The annual event, put on by the Fargo Park District, gives families the chance to decorate cookies, take horse-drawn carriage rides, and, of course, speak with Saint Nick himself….

UPDATE: 88-year-old man dead after McLean County crash identified as North Dakota entertainer

The North Dakota Highway Patrol is determining whether or not to press charges against the driver of the other vehicle.

Gordy “Crazy Fingers” Lindquist / YouTubeMCLEAN CO., N.D. (KVRR 8PM 11/30/25 UPDATE) — Family members have identified the victim of a fatal crash on Friday afternoon as 88-year-old Gordy Lindquist. He was known affectionately as “Crazy Fingers” for his piano playing skills and was a mainstay at the annual Norsk Hostfest celebration in Minot. According to social media posts, Lindquist…