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First Day for Fargo Public Schools

It's also the last first day for Horace Mann Elementary, which will close at the end of this school year.

August 27, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The traffic started out slow on the cool and clear morning of August 27 but picked up intensity as the clock drew nearer to the ringing of the first bell at Roosevelt Elementary. This intersection near campus is known for higher-than-average traffic speeds and some unpredictable turns. The Fargo Police Department had extra patrols out and about…

Woman biking near Fairmount, North Dakota was hit and killed Tuesday afternoon

August 27, 2025

TJ Nelson,

RICHLAND CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Fairmount, North Dakota woman has been hit and killed while biking. North Dakota Highway Patrol says the 45-year-old was on her bike on County Road 81 in Richland County on Tuesday afternoon when she was hit from behind by a Toyota Yaris car. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The 33-year-old female driver…

Vikings bring back veteran Adam Thielen for WR depth in trade with the Panthers

August 27, 2025

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FILE – Minnesota Vikings wide receivers Adam Thielen, left, and Justin Jefferson (18) watch from the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson, File)MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings acquired 13-year veteran wide receiver Adam Thielen, who has the third-most catches in franchise history,…

Concert Series: Minnesota native Yung Gravy is ready to come back to Fargo

August 27, 2025

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Rochester, Minnesota native Yung Gravy is coming back to Fargo. The rapper has earned four platinum and five gold singles and collaborated with Lil Wayne, Chief Keef, T-Pain and others. He has also earned six billion streams of his music. You can catch Yung Gravy on Thursday, November 6 at Fargo Civic Center. Tickets are already…

Woman is dead after crashing boat on Leech Lake near Walker City Park

August 27, 2025

TJ Nelson,

UPDATE: The Cass County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim as Theresa Kay Cechini, age 59, of Cass Lake, Minnesota. The autopsy by the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office indicates the victim suffered a medical emergency prior to the crash. ORIGINAL STORY: CASS CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A woman has died after her boat crashed into the rocks and shoreline…

Suspect in stolen vehicle crashes head-on into Beltrami County deputy’s vehicle during chase

August 26, 2025

TJ Nelson,

BELTRAMI CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A Beltrami County deputy is hurt after a suspect in a stolen vehicle crashes into the deputy’s vehicle head-on. The deputy was taken to an area hospital and later released with non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect, 26-year-old Jath Vincent, was taken to a medical facility with non-life-threatening injuries and remains there in-custody awaiting formal charges. The…

VIDEO: Police release body camera footage from officer-involved shooting in Moorhead

August 26, 2025

TJ Nelson, Alison Voorhees,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A deadly and terrifying night of violence in Moorhead is all caught on police body-worn cameras and that footage is now being made public. Four, hour long clips from cameras worn by Moorhead Police officers show their response to the events on August 11. They have very graphic content and language. Police had responded to a…

Davies High School student establishes a non-profit organization for special education

August 26, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo high school student is running a non-profit organization to help special education teachers. David Ha, a senior at Davies High School, started The Equal Start Foundation in early July. After volunteering with his mother at Gigi’s Playhouse, he began to research special education. The federal government had previously promised to fund 40% but it…

Fargo Police and Sanford’s Safe Kids share safety lessons for the start of the school year

August 26, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — As the school year kicks off into full swing, there are many lessons that a student should learn prior to getting back into the classroom. “Know your plan, know your path right. So have that active conversation with your child so that the whole family is aware how are we going to school, what roads am…

Minnesota woman charged for using racial slur against Black child as her fundraising tops $800,000

August 26, 2025

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FILE – An online fundraiser on GoFundMe organized by the NAACP raises money for a Rochester family on May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Terry Tang, File)MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR/AP) — Minnesota prosecutors filed misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges Tuesday against a woman accused of using a racist slur against a Black child at a playground — an incident the woman has since used to…