Local News

Fargo Mayor Mahoney given 2025 Leadership Excellence Award

Mayor Dr. Tim Mahoney (center) given 2025 Leadership Excellence Award by the North Dakota League of Cities BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Mayor Dr. Tim Mahoney has been given the 2025 Leadership Excellence Award by the North Dakota League of Cities. The award was presented during the leagues annual conference in Bismarck. They say Mahoney was selected for his compassion…

Feds sue Minnesota Secretary of State, demand voter registration records

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – The Minnesota Secretary of State is being sued by the federal government over allegations that election integrity was violated under the Help America Vote Act that President Trump signed earlier this year. According to a complaint submitted to federal court, Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon must provide a copy of the state’s full…

Find Your Way to Oktoberfest

HANKINSON, N.D.  — It’s time to get your German on. setup is already starting in the southern valley for the 23rd annual Oktoberfest celebration in Hankinson, North Dakota. Every year, it attracts visitors from all over the the tri-state area to sample traditional German and Bavarian delights like traditional polka music, beer, sausage and more. They have multiple bands that…

Pet Connection: Meet Sriracha

FARGO — Sriracha is a spicy little sweetie who’s the perfect combination of docility and personality, which has a lot to do with her species. This little girl is a bearded dragon who puts the leap in “leaping lizards!” She is indeed a little jumpy at first, and as far as it appears, she has not had the benefit of…

Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy to pay more than $600 million to settle Colorado wildfire lawsuits

FILE – A fire burns in a home destroyed by the Marshall Wildfire in Louisville, Colo., Dec. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)DENVER (AP) — Xcel Energy said Wednesday it expects to pay about $640 million to settle lawsuits alleging it was responsible for starting Colorado’s most destructive wildfire that killed two people and destroyed nearly 1,000 homes in 2021….

Hawley, MN man enters not guilty plea in fatal crash with bicyclist in downtown Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The man accused of hitting and running over a bicyclist in downtown Fargo in March has entered a not guilty plea to a felony charge of duty in accident involving death. 43-year-old Jeremy Jorgenson of Hawley, Minnesota was supposed to appear in court on the charge today but earlier this week he waived his right to…