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Fargo Pop Expo celebrates wide variety of pop culture

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Fargo Pop EXPO held Saturday and Sunday at the river valley, fairgrounds, with celebration of all things, pop culture from comics to motorcycle The event featured vendors selling vintage toys, comics, and video games, as well as car and motorcycle displays. Fans could get autographs and pictures with The A-Team and Battlestar Galactica actor Dirk…

EPA is again allowing summer sales of higher ethanol gasoline blend, citing global conflicts

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency cleared the way Friday for a higher blend of ethanol to be sold nationwide for the third summer in a row, citing global conflicts that it says are putting pressure on the world’s fuel supply. The agency announced an emergency waiver that will exempt gasoline blended with 15% ethanol from an existing summertime ban. Gasoline…

LIVE: Getting The Red, White and Blues

FARGO — Just in time for the 100th anniversary of the creation of George Gershwin’s beloved “Rhapsody in Blue,” a new homage by a modern-day American composer is coming for the first time to North Dakota. And this weekend, you can hear it for yourself, thanks to the FM Symphony Orchestra and this week’s guest artist. Guest artist Jeffrey Biegel…

Open Records Request Reveals FM Diversion Project Leader Was To Be Put On Leave

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — An open records request by KVRR Local News has revealed a letter that indicates former Metro Diversion Executive Director Joel Paulsen was placed on administrative leave shortly before he resigned. That letter was never signed by Paulsen, who resigned shortly after. The notice, which is signed by Metro Flood Diversion Authority Board Chair Shelly Carlson, lists…

First Lady Burgum Speaks at UND About Stigma and Shame of Addiction

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/UND) — North Dakota First Lady Kathryn Burgum continues to work to eliminate the stigma and shame of addiction. She was the featured speaker at the 10th annual Women for Philanthropy Luncheon at UND. North Dakota started a statewide stigma survey in 2018 to evaluate the baseline attitudes people have toward addiction and recovery. A 2021 survey…