WEST FARGO, N.D., (KVRR)- The Frostival continues with a movie on ice this afternoon at the Lights at West Fargo. West Fargo Parks District partnered with West Fargo Events to host a movie at the lights outdoor ice rink. They showed the movie Happy Feet, a very fitting movie for watching on ice. The event was complete with skating and…
FARGO, N.D., (KVRR)- NDSU hosted a robotics competition for students across the region. The First Tech Challenge Eastern Dakota Qualifier was hosted at the university. This challenge saw students from across the region grade 7 through 12 compete in building and programming robots to do tasks like pull ups, launching a paper airplane, and stacking blocks. This challenge not only…
FARGO, N.D., (KVRR)- NDSU students and faculty performed a Baroque Festival. It was held at Peace Lutheran Church in Fargo. The Baroque Music Festival was performed by NDSU Challey School of Music Students and faculty. This event was free for the public to attend and streamed online for those who could not make it in person. Baroque music was the…
DOUGLAS CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A heat lamp knocked over by the gusty wind starts a straw pile on fire and it quickly spreads to a house and its deck. The fire near Garfield, Minnesota, near Alexandria, was spotted by the homeowner’s son as he returned home around 1:15 this morning. Everyone was able to get out of the house…
The aging reformed mobster who has admitted stealing a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz” gave into the temptation of “one last score” after an old mob associate led him to believe the famous shoes must be adorned with real jewels to justify their $1 million insured value. Terry Jon Martin’s defense attorney finally revealed the 76-year-old’s…
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended his Republican presidential campaign on Sunday, ending his 2024 White House bid just before the New Hampshire primary while endorsing his bitter rival Donald Trump. The timing of DeSantis’ announcement escalates the pressure on former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, as the only major candidate left in the Republican nomination fight, to…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – We’ve had truly frigid temperatures for a couple weeks now in the Metro. That means it’s time to Fight the Frost. The Fargodome is filled with dozens of inflatable games this weekend for the annual Fight the Frost event. There’s no age limit. Kids and adults can jump, bounce, or keep their feet on the…
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) – Schools in Devils Lake, Watford City, and other cities in North Dakota were victims of swatting call hoaxes Thursday. Police in Watford City say a staff member at an elementary school received a call from someone who said there was a person outside the building with a gun. Officers responded and put the school on…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota lawmaker who insulted police with vulgar, homophobic and anti-migrant comments during an arrest last month for drunken driving was sentenced to serve nearly a year of unsupervised probation and to pay $1,000. Republican state Rep. Nico Rios, of Williston, received the sentence on Jan. 8, when he pleaded guilty to drunken driving, court…
WEST FARGO, N.D., (KVRR)- January is cervical cancer awareness month and an HPV vaccine can help prevent it. HPV is a virus transmitted through human contact that can cause multiple types of cancer including cervical cancer. The HPV vaccine is a two dose treatment that was first rolled out in 2006. This vaccine is approved for anyone between 9 years old…
