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Class of 2022 Wraps of Welcome Week with Some Bison Traditions to Kick off the School Year

The class lined up so their bodies formed the letters NDSU while a picture was taken from the top of a building

FARGO, N.D. — Welcome week celebrations are wrapping up at NDSU and the class of 2022 took their signature NDSU picture. The class lined up so their bodies formed the letters NDSU while a picture was taken from the top of a building. For the last time as a class, students heard from the student body president and vice president…

Salvation Army Continues to Support Family Who Moved from Texas to Fargo

Kids and their parents are lining up outside of Josef's to check in with the Salvation Army to get a free clean cut to start off the year

FARGO, N.D. — Getting your kids ready for school can get expensive and for many families in the metro, they can’t afford all the preparations. KVRR’s Jessie Cohen tells us why one woman is grateful for a partnership that’s provided free haircuts to her four children. “You never know what could happen from one day to another. We lost our…

Moorhead Youth Hockey Breaks Ground for Phase Two of Renovation

The arena will help to accommodate the over 50 teams in the Moorhead Youth Hockey Association

MOORHEAD– Moorhead Youth Hockey is skating into phase two of the Cullen Hockey Center Renovation. The arena will help to accommodate the over 50 teams in the Moorhead Youth Hockey Association. Phase one, which began in April, included a renovation and expansion of the two ice rinks, ice power plant, roof, and HVAC systems. Phase two will provide a third…

Sanford, Good Samaritan Merger Given Final Approval

Sanford bills itself as one of the largest health systems in the nation, with 44 hospitals and nearly 300 clinics in nine states and four countries.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The senior care provider Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society will become part of Dakotas-based Sanford Health sooner than expected. The society membership and the health network board approved a merger in June. The merger has now received regulatory approval, and the Argus Leader reports the two nonprofits will join effective Nov. 1. The earlier goal had…

Jamestown Man Severs Hand In Meat Grinder

They applied a tourniquet to the arm of the 69-year-old man, and an ambulance crew took him to a hospital.

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP) – Jamestown police say a man severed his hand while operating a meat grinder in his garage. Officers were called to the home Friday afternoon. They applied a tourniquet to the arm of the 69-year-old man, and an ambulance crew took him to a hospital. KQDJ radio reports that officers put the severed hand in a special…

LIVE: Solar Probe Event at the Library

Watch the sun through special telescopes that you can check out and take home!

NASA scientists are in the midst of making history with the launch of the Parker Probe. The probe will get closer to the sun than any man-made object in history, and now, there’s a way you and your family can experience it firsthand. Head on over to the Fargo public library for a presentation on the solar probe by an…

Train – Pedestrian Fatal In Detroit Lakes

Police were called to the railroad crossing at Willow Street at 12:16 a.m., Monday August 20.

DETROIT LAKES, MN — Detroit Lakes Police say a pedestrian was struck and killed by a train early Monday morning. Police were called to the railroad crossing at Willow Street at 12:16 a.m., Monday August 20. They found an injured man next to the railroad tracks. Officers and paramedics attempted CPR and other lifesaving efforts. The injured man was taken…

New On-Demand Restaurant Services Kicks off Grand Opening in Fargo

Those with the company say there are a ton of restaurants that don't deliver but are community favorites

FARGO, N.D. — Have you ever wanted food from a nearby restaurant but you’re too lazy, tired, or busy to get it? Now there is an answer. The on–demand restaurant delivery service called “Bite Squad” is now in Fargo and its first weekend in business has been a success. Those with the company say there are a ton of restaurants…

Savanna Greywind One Year Later: Looking Back on the Tragedy that Changed the Community

One year later, we look back on the ups and downs and shed light on missing and murdered indigenous women.

FARGO, N.D. — One year ago, the Fargo Police department asked for your help in finding missing 22 year old Savanna Greywind. One year later, we look back on the tragedy that many say changed the community and shed light on missing and murdered indigenous women. KVRR’s Jessie Cohen takes us through the ups and downs, the searches and the…

Emergency Food Pantry Joins Forces with Star Wars Characters for “Galactic Food Drive”

The donations will help fuel the Food Pantry's supply for fall

FARGO, N.D. — Throughout the Emergency Food Pantry, people saw racks of canned foods, large bins for donations, and on this day, storm troopers. “It’s a hobby, it’s something that we do for fun. And it’s just really enjoyable, I mean, who doesn’t like seeing somebody’s face light up when they see their favorite characters from a movie?,” said Merritt Hosley,…