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Crash involving Mapleton fire chief seriously injured other driver

Kayla Cross has been placed on leave in Moorhead where she is also a battalion fire chief

Kayla CrossWEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A West Fargo police report says a crash last month that led to a drunken driving-related charge against Mapleton Fire Chief Kayla Cross seriously injured a West Fargo woman. Cross was charged with misdemeanor DUI refusal after the Nov. 13 crash.  Cross is also a battalion fire chief in Moorhead, Minnesota. According to the…

Derek Chauvin guilty plea expected in George Floyd federal case

(FOX 9) – Derek Chauvin has notified the federal court in Minnesota of a change of plea to charges that he violated George Floyd’s constitutional rights. A change of plea hearing has been scheduled for Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. at the federal courthouse in St. Paul. The scheduling of the hearing signal that Chauvin intends to plead guilty to the charges. Chauvin…

LIVE: Medora Musical Hits The Road With Christmas Show

"A Magical Medora Christmas" Visiting Towns Throughout ND & MN This Month

  An Iconic North Dakota musical troupe is hitting the road this month with a holiday show. The Medora Musical’s “A Magical Medora Christmas” tour visits towns throughout our region, starting Tuesday in Wahpeton. The show comes to the Fargo Theatre next Monday, December 20th. The people behind the show had to cancel some dates due to a couple of…

People celebrate Christmas at the 1916 Buffalo High School

"Everything is a labor of love, it takes a lot of helping hands to do what we do."

BUFFALO, N.D. (KVRR) -A renovated 1916 High School building in Buffalo, North Dakota is now the town’s hotspot for social gatherings.  Christmas comes alive on Pearl Street as people from around the area fill into Buffalo’s renovated 1916 High School building to socialize, eat, and shop. “The school just becomes this old-fashioned Christmas. We deck the halls and want people…

Fargo Ice Fishing Show is drawing in a crowd

The show runs through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -Ice fishing season is here and people are stocking up on the latest gear at the 3rd annual Fargo Ice Fishing Show. Around 75 vendors and 12 new displays, featuring tons of fishing gear and equipment are at the event. Admission for adults is 12 dollars and kids 12 and under can get in free all weekend…

Guardsmen take to the streets to help Becker County Food Pantry

A total of 980 pounds of food and several cash donations were collected.

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) -The Detroit Lakes unit of the Minnesota National Guard took to the streets to help the Becker County Food Pantry. With a mission to help end hunger, soldiers suited up in their camouflage uniforms and marched down Washington Avenue in Detroit Lakes, collecting food items for the Becker County Food Pantry. “They give us a variety…