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Dozens Line Up in Detroit Lakes to Protest Trump’s Policy of Family Separation

More than sixty people showed up for the protest at Veterans Memorial Park

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — Chants like “love, not hate makes America great” were some ways that dozens of protesters from Detroit Lakes hoped would strike a chord with people driving by. “We’re watching children crying, we’re watching children feel scared, they don’t speak the language, and as we watch this, we say, ‘no, this is not right,” said Sally Suby of…

Vigil Being Held July 2nd for Moorhead Girl Who Drowned at Buffalo State Park

The family has set up a Memorial Account with Wells Fargo Bank and GoFundMe called the Grace Elizabeth Bettie Memorial Account

MINNESOTA, Minn. — The family of Grace Bettie will be holding a candlelight vigil near the swimming area at the Buffalo River State Park on Monday. They are inviting the public to honor Grace’s memory at 6 pm, July 2nd. Candles will also be provided for anyone attending by the family. The family has set up a Memorial Account with…

GoFundMe Created for 22-Year-Old Crash Victim

It was set up to help the 22-year-olds family pay for medical expenses

FARGO, N.D. — After a crash with a van of a North Dakota basketball team and two twenty year old’s, family and friends have started a go fund me page. Cameron Bolton, the passenger in the car, is in critical condition and the page says he is fighting for his life. It was set up to help the 22-year-olds family…

New Traffic Routes for 25th Street South Concrete Pavement Repair Project

Monday begins some new construction around Fargo that you may want to be aware of on your daily commute

FARGO, N.D. — Monday begins some new construction around Fargo that you may want to be aware of on your daily commute. Crews will begin phase three of the 25th Street South concrete pavement repair project. Work will move to the west side of 25th Street S between 12th Avenue South to 9th Avenue South and motorists will be carried…

In Wake of Recent Drownings, Lifeguards Tell Parents to Keep an Eye on their Kids

Local lifeguards recommend younger swimmers go in the water with a life jacket

WEST FARGO, N.D. — After two children drowned in the past week, lifeguards across the metro are warning parents to keep a watchful eye over their children when they are near water. Lifeguards at the Hulbert Aquatic Center in West Fargo said that young children should not be left alone near large bodies of water, especially if they have not taken…

Man Makes Stop in Fargo In Quest to Visit All 50 States with Rescue Dogs

Lee Asher and his pups stopped by Homeward Animal Shelter to meet people and play with dogs

FARGO, N.D. — One man’s journey to visit all 48 continental states with his six rescue dogs made a pit stop in Fargo. Lee Asher visited Homeward Animal Shelter to let people play with his four–legged friends and talk with people about the benefits of helping animals in need. Asher plans on stopping at one animal shelter in each of the…

New Restaurant Set to Open Up in Roberts Commons This Fall

46 North Pints and Provisions is a full service restaurant with many options

FARGO, N.D. — A new dining destination is coming to downtown Fargo this upcoming fall developed by the Itterman family. 46 North Pints & Provisions will open on the corner of Roberts Street and 2nd Avenue North in the new mixed–use retail, residential and parking facility known as Roberts Commons. The full–service restaurant will feature a ranging beer list and a…

Clay County Sheriff’s Office Provides Update on Buffalo River State Park Drowning

The Sheriff's Office debunks rumor that volunteers sat around and did nothing while child struggled

GLYNDON, Minn. — We have new information about what happened at the Buffalo River State Park swimming area when a nine–year–old Moorhead girl drowned on Wednesday. No additional details directly surrounding the investigation of Grace Bettie’s death have been released. However, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office wanted to debunk a rumor that volunteers from the Moorhead Police Summer Youth Program sat…

Welcoming the O’Neil’s to Fargo: New Couple Leading Salvation Army

They were in Minneapolis that past four years

FARGO, N.D. — After 32 years with the Salvation Army, a number of them in Fargo, Majors Byron and Elaine Medlock have officially passed on the torch to another couple. KVRR’s Danielle Church spoke to them about taking over and what they’ll focus on in their time here. Jerry O’Neil was born and raised in Minneapolis, which is why he knows…

Nine-Year-Old Drowning Victim at Buffalo River State Park Identified

The victim was Grace Bettie, a student at Ellen Hopkins Elementary School in Moorhead

GLYNDON, Minn. — A nine–year–old child drowned in the swimming area at Buffalo River State Park Wednesday afternoon. While participating in the Moorhead Police Summer Youth Program, Grace Bettie, an Ellen Hopkins Elementary student, passed away after she was found unconscious in the pond at Buffalo River State Park near Glyndon. When deputies arrived, first responders were performing CPR, but they…