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Lunar New Year Celebration at Sanctuary Events Center

This year's event is the first time that the United Chinese-Americans of Fargo-Moorhead have permitted those outside their organization to attend.

January 19, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Music, food, and much more were on the docket at Sanctuary Events Center to celebrate the Chinese New Year. This Lunar New Year is the year of the Snake, which represents wisdom, intuition, and transformation. This is the eighth year that the United Chinese-Americans of Fargo-Moorhead have put on an event. The actual date of the…

Burgum States His Approach On Energy Production Will Be For The People

January 16, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

WASHINGTON D.C. (KVRR) — Former North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum’s confirmation hearing began this morning as the Interior Secretary nominee. His role would make him responsible for the conservation and management of natural resources and public lands. Burgum stated that the U.S. would need to leverage the development of fossil fuels and other energy sources in order to promote world…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Asuka

January 16, 2025

Emily Welker,

FARGO — If you’re looking for a big, beautiful young lady who loves the snow and pretty much everyone she meets, you definitely need to meet Asuka. She’s about an Akita about a year and eight months old, so at 81 pounds, she’s pretty close to to her full adult size. Akitas are a Japanese breed widely known for their…

Fargo Parks Sports Center’s Open House Planned for Thursday

January 15, 2025

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Parks Sports Center is ready for the public. We showed you last week that Phase 2 of the plan is complete with the addition of pickleball courts, turf fields, 4 basketball courts, and two new sheets of ice. The new courts and ice are now open to the public and are showing it off with…

North Dakota Lawmakers Discard Motion For Sunday Blue Laws

January 15, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota lawmakers are debating whether to move forward with a bill to have businesses close on Sunday. The decision was 10 to 4 to not move forward with the bill. Representatives from The Chamber of Fargo Moorhead West Fargo and other areas believed it needed to be amended. The Sunday closing law or Blue Laws…

North Dakota DOC Introduce Bill To Allow Mothers And Children To Live Together In Prison

January 15, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The bill, presented by the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, would allow children from newborns to 18 months of age to reside with their mothers in a separate housing unit the DOC considers their ‘apartments.’ “Women are often the main caregivers for their children as most incarcerated women are parents to children under the…

Investigation Ongoing For Fire At Fergus Falls Church

January 14, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — At around 9 a.m., smoke started to come from inside the chapel to the office area. Students at the school next door to the chapel were evacuated and were bussed to Kennedy Secondary School. “We arrived and there was smoke coming from an exhaust on the roof as well as smoke that was coming in…

LIVE: Cosplay for a Cause

January 14, 2025

Emily Welker,

FARGO — Getting dressed this weekend in the metro probably means you’re putting on a parka, gloves, hat, scarf and boots. But when you get dressed to go out, consider donning your best anime cosplay, and coming out to brighten the life of a little boy with a tough disease to fight. Jackson Berg is twelve and he’s got a…

Bring An Appetite To Try This Pizza Challenge At Boss’ Pizza And Chicken

January 13, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Boss’ Pizza and Chicken is serving an extra large steaming pizza for anyone ready to stomach the challenge. The Boss Hog Challenge is a 28 inch pizza, two meat toppings and one veggie, a one hour time limit, for a maximum of two people. If you finish it within an hour, you’ll get a $200 gift…

The Chamber Will Testify Against Bill To Reinstate Sunday Blue Laws

January 13, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber announces that they oppose reinstating the Sunday morning closing laws in North Dakota. Also known as Sunday Blue Laws, it prohibits certain businesses from being open from midnight until noon on Sundays. Most businesses that would be affected would be categorized under retail outlets like clothing, jewelry, and vehicles. The…