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4th Annual Print Fest Celebrates Art Form Meaningful to Rourke Art Gallery

The event gives local printmakers a chance to reach a much wider audience with their work.

MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – A local museum held its annual celebration of one specific art form this weekend. Every year, on the first Saturday in May, The Rourke Art Gallery in Moorhead hosts Print Fest. Printmakers from all around the region are invited to showcase and sell their work to the public. The day also served as the debut for…

Nice Weather Means Families Flock to Bubblefest

The plaza at The Lights was absolutely packed with people enjoying the majesty of bubbles.

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – With the weather in Fargo-Moorhead finally trending towards the warmer end of the spectrum, families in West Fargo jumped at the opportunity to get outdoors and enjoy the sunshine. They turned up in massive numbers for Bubblemania, a celebration of all things bubble-related at the Lights in West Fargo. There were stations with bubble wrap,…

Grand Forks Teen Arrested for DUI After Rollover Crash

The Grand Forks Police Department says this is the 19-year-old's second such offense.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – A 19-year-old is in custody at the Grand Forks County Jail after an early-morning rollover crash led to his arrest. The Grand Forks Police Department says Lorenzo Lafromboise was driving near the 4700 block of Gateway Drive just after 4:00 A.M. on May 3. He lost control of his 2006 GMC Sierra, went over the…

Local activists turn to Downtown Fargo for the nationwide May Day protests

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Activists, Red River United Indivisible, along with the North Dakota AFL-CIO, came together to join in the nationwide May Day Protest. This year’s protest took place in Downtown Fargo at Broadway Square. Many of the signs held up were protesting for workers’ rights and standing up against politicians like Doug Burgum. Speakers at the event said…

Update: Missing person with cognitive impairments found safe

Marcus “Butch” Thielen, 68 was reported missing on May 1, 2026MOOHREAD — The Moorhead Police Department says that Marcus “Butch” Thielen has been found safe.   ORIGINAL: MOORHEAD — The Moorhead Police Department is seeking the publics help in locating a man that has been reported missing. Marcus “Butch” Thielen, 68, was reported missing on May 1. He is described…

Work to lower fertilizer prices includes made in N.D. products

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins is outlining work to lower fertilizer prices for the nation’s farmers. She was joined by Sen. John Hoeven, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and others. They highlighted both long and short-term efforts to help lower fertilizer costs and support the nation’s producers. Hoeven talked about Dakota Gasification Company’s production of fertilizers in North…

Three Minnesota Counties to receive state’s first water regional district in forty years

CLAY COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — Since 2022, organizers in Polk, Norman, and Clay Counties have been working through the judicial process to create a new water district. And just this month, a Clay County District Court Judge approved the decision. “I think that there’s a great deal of excitement. I think that with a lot of things we’ve worked really…