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Cozzens named Bishop of Crookston Diocese

Bishop Andrew CozzensCROOKSTON, Minn. (KVRR) – The Diocese of Crookston has a new bishop. Pope Francis has appointed the Most Rev. Andrew Cozzens of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis as the 8th bishop of the Diocese of Crookston. “I am humbled and honored to be asked by the Holy Father to be the next Shepherd of the Diocese…

North Dakota gas prices continue to climb

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) – Gas prices in North Dakota have risen about 4 cents per gallon in the past week. The average price is now $3.15. That’s 7.7 cents higher than last month, and $1.10 higher than last year at this time. The national average price is now $3.30 per gallon. That’s up 2.9 cents from last week,  11.1 cents…

Concordia Hosts 2021 Honor String Orchestra Concert

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Concordia’s 2021 Honor String Orchestra Concert is held at the Memorial Auditorium. The group invited world-renowned guest conductor, Dr. Carolyn Watson, to help run the concert. The Honor Strings Orchestra also nominated over 40 high school students from 6 different states to participate in this joint concert. After 2 years of not being able to play…

FM Orchestra Holds Costume Party

  FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Fargo Theater held A Costume Party with the Classics concert featuring the Fargo Moorhead Symphonic Orchestra to get people excited about music.  “Well, we call this our family matinee concert and it’s really for all ages. But of course, introducing the symphonic orchestra to younger students and children,” said Jane Capistran, the orchestra’s conductor….

Fargo Escape Room Offers a Fest of Fun Obstacles

"Escape Rooms are a great activity for everyone to enjoy."

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Escape Room shared its parking lot with a Travel Escape Room, Escape Goat Events, and Maria’s HomeStyle Mexican Food. “We all do things a little different so it is fun to get us all together and bring more fun to people. We have a couple of traveling escape experiences set up for people to…

Enbridge Misses Deadline To Clean up Ruptured Aquifer Site in Minnesota

Willow River/Honor the EarthMINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Enbridge has failed to meet a deadline set by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for cleaning up a site where an aquifer ruptured during construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline. The DNR had given the company until Friday to repair the damage to the artesian aquifer near Clearbrook. Regulators will require compensation…

Death Investigation on Railroad Tracks In Memorial Park in North Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Police in Moorhead are investigating a death on the railroad tracks in Memorial Park in north Moorhead. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad employees reported a possible medical emergency on the tracks around 11:45 this morning. Police and firefighters arrived to find an adult female was dead. The train blocked downtown traffic for about an hour while…

Woman hospitalized after getting hit by beet truck in Crookston

CROOKSTON, Minn. (KVRR) — A 32-year-old woman was taken to the hospital Friday evening after getting hit by a beet truck at American Crystal in Crookston, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities say the driver, Mike Severson of Grand Forks, was trying to turn around and had backed into the piler. The woman, Barbara Velasquez of Perris, California,…

Truck strikes, kills 7 horses near Wadena

WADENA, Minn. (FOX 9) — Authorities are investigating a crash that left seven horses dead Saturday morning near Wadena, Minnesota. According to the state patrol, at about 7 a.m., a cargo truck struck and killed seven horses that were on Highway 29 near Wadena. The driver was not injured. Authorities said the horses belonged to an Amish community. The crash…