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LIVE: Festive Fall Foliage

MAPLEWOOD STATE PARK, Minn. — With the sudden change to cooler weather, conditions are just right to hit major fall color through our parts of Minnesota soon. And at Minnesota’s Maplewood State Park, the fall foliage is just starting to show hints of the overwhelming display of color to come. Park rangers there say within days of this cool weather,…

Clay County Hosts Grand Opening Ceremony for New Detox Facility, DMV

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Clay County held a grand opening ceremony for the new Withdrawal Management/ Detox Facility & DMV. The facility will hold up to 32 people which is two times more than the county facility. As the number of beds that are needed are high across the state of Minnesota, this will gradually decrease the need. Patients will…

LIVE: Eating to a State Of Bliss

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Food coma fans unite: believe it or not, in spite of the national attention North Dakota’s been enjoying for its food scene, there’s still stuff out there to discover and devour. That’s according to Grand Forks-based travel writer Nicole Kringstad, who’s doing a book tour through the region with her new release, “Unique Eats and Eateries…

LIVE: Haunted Downtown Fargo Tours

FARGO — Are you haunted by the fact we’ve only got thirty days until Halloween? If you’re ready to get spooky season started right now, then Haunted Downtown Fargo tours has you covered. They launched this past weekend, and some of the spots are already sold out. That’s why tour organizers William Balsley and Deanna Dahlstad have added four additional…

Fargo City Commission Passes 2025 Budget On A 3-2 Vote After Heated Discussion

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo City Commission votes three to two to approve Mayor Tim Mahoney’s $133 million 2025 budget after some heated debate at a packed city hall. Commissioners Michelle Turnberg and Dave Piepkorn voted against the budget. They along with Commissioner John Strand wanted to make more cuts after previously cutting D-E-I and unfilled jobs at Fargo Cass…

Grand Forks Air Force Base Members Delivered Toys To Sanford In Honor Of Katarina Louthain

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Grand Forks Air Force Base Squadron brought thousands of toys and items donated to them to Sanford Medical Center. The Toy Drive started after Robert Louthain’s 6-year-old daughter, Katarina, tragically lost her life earlier this year. Katarina was flown to Sanford Children’s Hospital for treatment Members of the base who were close to Katarina wanted to…

UPDATE: Verizon Service is Fully Restored

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Verizon engineers have fully restored the network disruption that impacted customers across the country. In a post to “X” they write that service has returned to normal levels. But if you are still having issues, they recommend restarting your device. They also apologized for any inconvenience but did not state what caused the outages. A site…

Hawley Lutheran Church Members Host Benefit For Elementary School Teacher Battling Cancer

HAWLEY, Minn. (KVRR) — Lend-a-Hand up is working to raise money for a local elementary school teacher battling cancer. A benefit spaghetti feed will be held on Sunday for Trisha Rux, an elementary school teacher from Hawley who was diagnosed with brain cancer. Trisha Rux had taught elementary for 23 years prior to her diagnosis. She is currently undergoing a…

Scheels Will Host 13th Annual Barbecue Championship

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Scheels is back with their annual North Dakota Barbecue Championship. With vendors preparing since Thursday with their stations and smokers for Saturday’s competition. “So obviously Scheels is into sports. And this is the sport of barbecue and so that’s what we are promoting here. We want to expose people to barbecue and competition barbecue and just…