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Protecting the Wear and Tear on Your Car From Low Temperatures

recommendations from experts include using a block heater, putting more air in tires, keeping up on maintenance

FARGO, N.D. — It’s not just ourselves, kids and pets we need to take care of in the cold. Just because your vehicle starts up when now doesn’t mean it will as temperatures continue to drop this week. It’s the very reason Fix It Forward owner Matt Carlson says more drivers should be checking their car batteries this week when…

Salvation Army Offers Shelter For Those Escaping the Cold this Week

The chapel will be open from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.

FARGO, N.D. — The Salvation Army is opening up its chapel to anyone who needs some shelter from the cold this week. The chapel will be open from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Major Jerry O’Neil says the Salvation Army always tries to be available for those who need some help within our community. The non-profit also serves breakfast from 8-9…

Select Students Put Their Knowledge to the Test at Park Christian Spelling Bee

20 Park Christian School students competed in this year's spelling bee

MOORHEAD, Minn. – Students at Park Christian School are putting their spelling knowledge to the test by competing in the school’s 2019 spelling bee. The students took a preliminary test in order to be eligible for the spelling bee. After narrowing the list down, 20 fourth through eighth graders participated in the competition. A faculty member at the school says…

Sen. Cramer & Hoeven Co-Sponsor “Savanna’s Act”

The legislation, introduced by former US Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, passed the senate last year but never came up for a vote in the house.

WASHINGTON, DC (KFGO) – Senator Kevin Cramer says he’s now a co-author of a bill known as “Savanna’s Act,” designed to improve investigations into the disappearances and murders of Native American women. The legislation, introduced by former US Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, passed the senate last year but never came up for a vote in the house after a retiring house…

Minnesota Debates Legalizing Recreational Marijuana

The bills were introduced in the Senate on Monday by Edina Democrat Melisa Franzen and in the House by Golden Valley Democrat Mike Freiberg.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Lawmakers have unveiled legislation that would legalize recreational marijuana in Minnesota, hoping to start what they acknowledge is likely to be a long and contentious discussion. The bills were introduced in the Senate on Monday by Edina Democrat Melisa Franzen and in the House by Golden Valley Democrat Mike Freiberg. They said their proposal focuses on…

Cyclists Battle Elements at B-B-BRRR Winter Classic Race

Great Bikes has put on the race for eight years

FARGO, N.D. — Below zero temperatures aren’t stopping some cyclists from getting out into the elements to join in on the BRRR Winter Classic Bike Race. KVRR’s Danielle Church tells us why riders look forward to the six–mile–race every year. These riders are having their Rocky moment. Battling an uphill climb, frigid temperatures and even harsher winds. “I’m guessing this race…

Travel Alerts Issued; Drifting Snow and White Out Conditions Affecting Drivers

A travel alert has been issued for North Central, Northeast and Southeastern North Dakota

FARGO, N.D. — The Blizzard warning is creating some ugly road conditions for drivers. A travel alert has been issued for North Central, Northeast and Southeastern North Dakota. That includes the Fargo/Moorhead area, Devils Lake, Grand Forks, Jamestown, Valley City and Wahpeton. Roads are partially covered with blowing snow in west central Minnesota, but in the North West, they are…

The 7 Big Faces of the Bison at Scheels; Meet and Greet with New Staff and Championship Trophies

The sporting goods store offers this meet and greet every year

FARGO, N.D. — Football season may be on pause for now, but the new Bison Football coaching staff are getting fans excited for the upcoming season. They greeted people at Scheels on 45th and brought their seven championship trophies along for photos. The sporting goods store offers this meet and greet every year. They feel it helps make bison nation…

Honor Flight of ND, MN Continues Fundraising Efforts With Pasta Feed

They also had a bake sale and silent auction

MOORHEAD, Minn. — It’s all the carbs you can eat and helping those who have served our country in the process. The Honor Flight of North Dakota and Minnesota held their annual pasta feed, silent auction and bake sale fundraiser. It costs about $150,000 for the group to take more than 90 veterans on a trip to our nation’s capital. In…

Grand Forks Resident Displaced from Apartment After Bathroom Fire

When fire crews arrived on scene they observed a slight haze of smoke coming from one of the apartment windows on the third floor.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — At approximately 12:45 p.m. today, January 26, 2019, the Grand Forks Fire Department responded to a report of a fire in an apartment building located at 921 32nd Ave S. The fire was reported to be located in a bathroom in one of the apartments. When fire crews arrived on scene they observed a slight haze…