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LIVE: Winter Warriors

Weather making you a little nuts? Get into a sport where crazy comes in handy.

We’ve hit the doldrums of winter, a time when day after day of below-zero temps, cloudy skies, deep snow and early sunsets can leave you feeling fairly stir-crazy. Put it to good use. The Winter Warriors games are coming to Frostival for the first time this winter, and all that stored-up silliness and pent-up athletic energy is just what you…

Moorhead City Hall Holds Meeting To Tackle Turkey Population

The point of the meeting is to hear feedback from the community with the help of the Minnesota DNR and city officials.

MOORHEAD, Minn. — People packed into the Moorhead City Hall to voice their opinions on what they should do about the increasing turkey population. The point of the meeting is to hear feedback from the community with the help of the Minnesota DNR and city officials. “Our role here is to be technical advisers on turkey management and other types…

LIVE: More than Double Last Year’s Flu Cases

A strange flu season is sweeping its way across the state.

Flu shots kids didn’t get may be part of the reason we’re struggling under what epidemiologists say is one of the strangest flu seasons they’ve seen in our region. That’s after new numbers show the state received reports of almost two thousand confirmed flu cases so far this year. At 1,989 at last count, compared to 750 this time last…

Waseca Police Officer and Suspect Are Shot

WASECA, MINN. – A police officer and a suspect have been shot and wounded in southern Minnesota. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says the officer was taken by air to a Twin Cities hospital following the shooting Monday night in Waseca. The suspect was transported by ambulance to the same hospital. There’s no immediate word on their conditions. The…

Prairie Roots Co-Op Is Closing Its Doors After Two Years

The organization let the public know through their social medias.

FARGO, N.D.- Since the store opened three years ago, Prairie Roots Co-op already faced some challenges. “One of the initial issues from our performer from the consultants that we were involved with. They predicted a sales volume twice what the actual sales volume was during the first year,” says State Sen. Tim Mathern, Board Member of Prairie Roots. The store…

United Way of Cass-Clay Is Moving Locations

The organization has been in this same location since 1998.

CASS & CLAY COUNTIES- The organization want’s to be able to help more people in the community by allowing for more resources and volunteers. They say this project will have no impact on the current grants they are making to any of their current non-profit partners. United Way will not be using any of the dollars that were raised through…

Prairie Roots Co-op Will Close

FARGO, N.D. – The Prairie Roots Food Cooperative in downtown Fargo is closing at the end of the week, a result of high expenses and competition from big box stores. The first full retail natural organic fair trade grocery store in Fargo opened in June of 2017 with lots of fanfare. However, Board member Tim Mathern says from the beginning,…

Missing Moorhead Woman Found Safe

MOORHEAD, MN — Moorhead Police tell KVRR that a missing woman has been found and is safe. Friends of Dakota Rhodes posted several notices on social media regarding her disappearance Sunday night. A missing persons report was filed late on Sunday. Police say they have no more information beyond that Rhodes is located and safe. Categories: Community, Local News, Moorhead…

Fargo-Moorhead Gay Men’s Chorus Hosts Spring Kickoff

The group of singers caught up together for a potluck and some practice

FARGO, N.D. — The Fargo-Moorhead Gay Men’s Chorus hosted its 2020 spring kickoff. The group of singers caught up for the first time since their holiday concert with a potluck and some practice. The group went over plans for future concerts coming up this year, as well as, taking the time to allow more members to join their crew. The…

Moorhead Whale Of The Wash Has Wall Collapse Inside Wash

Peterson who has been working in the car wash industry for countless years saw something unexpected happen.

MOORHEAD, Minn. — It was a normal Sunday at the 32nd Avenue South Moorhead Whale Of A Wash for Toby Peterson. “I was in the equipment room on the other side of the next wall over sorting out quarters and tokens to put back into the machine.” Peterson who has been working in the car wash industry for countless years…