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Ogema Man Held in Suspected Kidnapping of South Dakota Woman

LAMOURE CO., N.D. (KVRR/AP) — An Ogema, Minnesota man remains behind bars in LaMoure County, North Dakota for a suspected kidnapping. Charges pending against Ryan Degroat include kidnapping, felonious restraint and terrorizing. Degroat is accused of abducting a 41-year-old woman from her mother’s home in Brown County, South Dakota Friday night. Law enforcement was able to use cell phone triangulation…

Celtic Festival honors culture and traditions

MOORHEAD, MINN. (KVRR)- Dozens gathered for the 18th annual Celtic Festival in Moorhead, the event is focused on honoring the Celtic culture and traditions. People gathered to enjoy the customs, the history, and traditional Celtic food. There are displays of art, a live folktale reading and live music to enjoy. The entry was ten dollars and this was the first…

Annual St Patrick’s Day Parade attracts thousands to downtown Fargo

Thousands pack downtown Fargo in favorable weather for the annual St Patricks Day Parade.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- Thousands pack downtown Fargo in favorable weather for the annual St Patrick’s Day Parade. “This is my first time at the St Patrick’s Day Parade I got to, you know this is one of the great things about Fargo and what it has to offer, and I love that about it.,” said Jacob Blessum, Fargo. It was…

Fargo-Moorhead baseball leagues are in need of umpires

The demand of the job is running people out the profession and making new people reluctant to join

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- “Everything is a challenge. We’ve had to ask schools to play on different days now and again, really, anything sub varsity we’re probably one man officiating when it comes to umpiring because we just don’t have enough people,” said Todd Molden, Umpire coordinator for Legion Baseball. Last season leaders of Fargo Youth Baseball tell me they they…

FM Crusaders MC teams up with CCRI for bike show

They have raised over a hundred thousand dollars to help send kids with disabilities to summer camp.

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – CCRI and the FM Crusaders MC are teaming up for the 12th year at the Crusaders Bike Show at Veterans Arena in West Fargo. They have raised over a hundred thousand dollars to help send kids with disabilities to summer camp. Organizers expect 80 to 100 bikes. It’s ten dollars for admission. There’s silent auction…

Semi full of french fries overturns on I-29

GARDNER, N.D. (KVRR) – Two people were taken by ambulance to a Fargo hospital Friday morning when a semi carrying refrigerated french fries rolled over on I-29 near Gardner. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says 42-year-old Balbahadur Aulakh of Winnipeg was driving south when the semi partially entered the ditch. The driver tried to get back on the road, but…

Rodriguez defense says appeal to reinstate death penalty should be dismissed

Alfonso Rodriguez FARGO (KVRR) – Defense attorneys claim federal prosecutors lacked jurisdiction when they recently appealed a federal judge’s order that overturned the death penalty for Alfonso Rodriguez. On March 3, prosecutors said they intend to ask a federal appeals court to overturn Judge Ralph Erickson’s order in September that threw out the death penalty and ordered a new sentencing…

ND Couple In Ukraine Endures Family Hardship & Tragedy Since Russian Invasion

Brent & Anna Huso have been staying in Ukraine during Russian invasion

  WESTERN UKRAINE, (KVRR) – A couple from McVille, North Dakota has been in Ukraine since before the war broke out.  They could leave, but that would mean abandoning their family who call the country home. Brent & Anna Huso came to Ukraine in early February to visit Anna’s family and take a ski vacation in Western Ukraine, even though…

Walz plan for surplus includes bigger tax rebate checks

ST. PAUL, Minn.- Gov. Tim Walz has released an updated plan for how to spend the state’s enormous budget surplus, including a proposal for income tax rebate checks of $1,000 per couple. The governor’s supplemental budget proposal follows last month’s announcement that the state’s budget surplus has grown to $9.25 billion. Walz wants to issue tax rebate checks of $500…

Farmer describes issues with inflation & the supply chain

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Farmers across the country are experiencing supply chain issues due to inflation and those in North Dakota are worried about what might happen to their crops this year. Due to inflation, supplies are thinning up and access to them is getting more complicated. “Fertilizer supply is gonna be… You know, they’re really tight. It’s a…