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Mango’s Mexican and American Grill Moving From Fargo to Moorhead

  FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Mango’s Mexican and American Grill has announced it’s return to the metro. This time in Moorhead. They are moving to the former Boulder Tap House building at 3333 Highway 10 Frontage Road in Moorhead, just east of Target. Mango’s original location on Main Avenue in Fargo, has been closed since being damaged in a fire…

State Lawmaker To Stand Trial For Alleged Break-In Of Her Stepmother’s Detroit Lakes Home

State Sen. Nicole Mitchell (D) Woodbury, Minn.DETROIT LAKES, Minn. – State Sen. Nicole Mitchell of Woodbury will stand trial for first-degree burglary later this month in Becker County. Mitchell appeared at a settlement conference Tuesday for the alleged break-in at her stepmother’s Detroit Lakes home in April. No agreement was reached and the judge scheduled jury selection to begin Jan….

Minnesota Millionaire Raffle $1 Million Winners Sold in Nowthen and Tracy, Minnesota

Two lucky Minnesota Millionaire Raffle players are discovering their tickets are worth $1 million each. The tickets were sold in Nowthen, north of the Twin Cities, and in Tracy in the far southwest part of the state. In Nowthen, the $1 million winning ticket was purchased at Bill’s Superette. The other winning $1 million ticket was bought at a Casey’s…

Shop likely total loss after fire south of Perham

PERHAM, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A shop in Otter Tail County is likely a total loss after a fire Wednesday morning. The Sheriff’s Office says fire crews from Perham, Dent, Ottertail, and New York Mills were called to Precision Plumbing on Highway 14 south of Perham around 9:20 a.m. While the shop and everything in it are likely a total loss,…

5 North Dakota stories to watch in 2025

Members of Legislative Management meet on Nov. 13, 2024. The North Dakota Legislature is expected to take action on property tax reform during the 2025 session. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota will ring in the new year with a lot of unfinished business from 2024. Many of the state’s biggest stories from last year…

Taste of Philly to open soon in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Soon, there will be a new place in Fargo to get a hot, Philly cheese steak. Taste of Philly, on 13th Avenue, was busy installing the sign for its new restaurant. The owners of Fargo’s Taste of Philly are hoping to open the doors to customers January 10. It’s the first Taste of Philly in North…

25 years since the scare of Y2K

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Twenty-five years ago, emergency managers and computer programmers were among those anticipating the effects of “Y2K.” Experts were concerned that the arrival of the 21st century could cause critical infrastructure to shut down because some computers weren’t designed to operate past 1999. Former North Dakota Governor Ed Schafer supervised the state’s emergency response plans at the…