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Red River Valley SWAT to hold training exercises in two locations in Fargo on Thursday

October 1, 2025

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Red River Valley SWAT will conduct some more training exercises on Thursday in Fargo. They will be in the 1100 block of 2nd Avenue South and the 1000 block of 28th Street North from noon until 9 p.m. Members will be seen carrying firearms and moving around buildings and you’ll hear loud noises and yelling in…

Vote to end government shutdown fails as Democrats hold firm on health care demands

October 1, 2025

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The U.S. Senate adjourned for the day on Wednesday with no resolution on how to reopen the government. Blame was being cast on all sides on the first day of the shutdown. A vote to end the government shutdown failed earlier Wednesday, as Democrats in the Senate held firm to the party’s demands to fund health care subsidies that President Donald…

North Dakota, Minnesota Lawmakers Discuss Local Impact of Government Shutdown

Some nonprofit organizations may be unable to pay employees while federal funding is frozen.

October 1, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – “I’m also thinking about everybody else who’s going to pay the cost – literally – if hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans or people in North Dakota lose their health insurance,” said Sen. Tina Smith (D) of Minnesota. Smith is part of the Democratic contingent currently trying to hash out an agreement with Republican legislators to get…

Msum Deans Face Off In Chili Competition

MSUM deans face off with their ladles in annual chili competition

October 1, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Chili, chili, and more chili. These chilis aren’t your typical chili from a can, but a recipe from home. “It’s the taste of nature. It’s all vegetables, it’s all plant-based, then it’s just – I think tasty,” said Lee Vigilant, Interim Dean of the College of Education and Human Services “It’s really sweet with the sweet…

Cass Clay Creamery donates more than 24,000 cartons of milk to local food bank

October 1, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — In their battle to fight food insecurity, Cass Clay Creamery once again teamed up with Hornbacher’s to donate milk to Great Plains Food Bank. Cass Clay Creamery donated over 24,000 “Giving Cow” cartons of milk. In North Dakota, 77,000 people face hunger, and over 25,000 of whom are children. As one of the most requested items…

Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died

October 1, 2025

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FILE – Jane Goodall kisses Tess, a female chimpanzee, at the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary near Nanyuki, north of Nairobi, on Dec. 6, 1997. (AP Photo/Jean-Marc Bouju, File)Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91. The Jane Goodall Institute announced the primatologist’s death Wednesday in an Instagram post. According…

Ghoul Morning: The Art of Halloween — on You

October 1, 2025

Emily Welker,

FARGO — It’s October First and Halloween season is kicking into high gear for the metro’s artists and creative people. And at Hannah Montgomery’s tattoo studio in downtown Fargo, things get pretty busy this time of year. Montgomery specializes in photorealistic images, often with a dark and seasonally appropriate theme for the Halloween season. She works with her clients for…

Man arrested after lying in traffic and attacking a deputy near Minto, ND

October 1, 2025

TJ Nelson,

WALSH CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Walsh County Sheriff’s deputy was attacked while trying to arrest a man who was found lying in the middle of Highway 81 north of Minto on Tuesday afternoon. The sheriff’s office says 39-year-old Andrew Mattson of St. Thomas was also walking in the middle of heavy traffic and attempting to get into vehicles. He…

Moorhead police investigate robbery at Casey’s General Store

October 1, 2025

KVRR Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Moorhead police responded to a report of a robbery at a Casey’s General Store shortly before midnight Tuesday at 1702 30th Ave. S. Police say the suspect is a white male, around 5 feet, 5 inches to 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighing between 150 lbs. and 180 lbs. The suspect was wearing a facemask and dark…

Honor Flight Veterans Return Home To Heroes Welcome At Fargodome

A Heroes Welcome Home: Veterans on the Honor Flight return from D.C.

September 30, 2025

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — There wasn’t one but two very happy homecomings at Fargodome. The first plane of our local war heroes arrived around 6 p.m. with the second plane coming in around an hour later. Hundreds of family friends and strangers came out to give the veterans and volunteers a warm welcome home. Many waved American flags and signs…