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President Biden Brings His Rural America Investment Message to Southern Minnesota

NORTHFIELD, Minn. (KVRR/AP) — President Joe Biden is in Minnesota. He stopped by a family farm in Northfield, just south of the Twin Cities, to announce over $5 billion to support rural communities. It will go toward better adapting agriculture to climate change, as well as expanding high-speed internet access and improving infrastructure. The funding comes from infrastructure and inflation…

Homeless shelters preparing for winter to help those in need

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The winter months are settling here in the Red River Valley. While some have a warm home to go to, there are others that are struggling with homelessness and need a place to go to with the temperatures dropping. That’s where homeless shelters come in and help those in need. “Oftentimes those that are experiencing homelessness…

Holmberg traveled to Europe, including Prague, as part of state-funded program

Ray HolmbergFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Records obtained by KFGO News from the North Dakota School Boards Association (NDSBA) show that Ray Holmberg, the former State Senator indicted last week on federal charges of child sex tourism and child pornography, traveled to Europe multiple times as part of a program funded by appropriations from the state legislature. Holmberg is accused of repeatedly…

LIVE: Celebrating ‘Real Men Wear Pink’ With A Water Balloon Re-Do

I wore pink for an entire month doing crazy stunts and raising money for breast cancer research and breast cancer patients. And you guys came up huge, donating thousands to the American Cancer Society.

  We did it! I wore pink for an entire month doing crazy stunts and raising money for breast cancer research and breast cancer patients. And you guys came up huge, donating thousands to the American Cancer Society. With all of those donations, we raised $4,732.47 Our original goal was only $2,500. We shot way past that! This is money…

Hundreds turn out for Monster Mash Trunk-or-Treat in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Kids from all over Fargo Moorhead dressed in their scariest costumes for the monster mash Trunk or Treat. Ghouls, goblins, witches and other creatures were in attendance for the annual event. The event had over 1,000 kids show up and go home with buckets full of candy. Local businesses, organizations, and foundations came out to support…

Moorhead Fire Department plans to reconfigure headquarters to make way for underpass

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The new underpass will run under two busy railroad tracks with the goal of improving safety and mobility in Moorhead. Moorhead fire departments chief Jeff Wallin said, “Structure is going to be going north and south on 11th street from where Hornbachers is on the south side to about where our fire station is on the…

Doosan Bobcat and Mortenson Pledge $5 Million Each for New NDSU Engineering Center

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A project that will transform NDSU’s College of Engineering gets a big financial boost. Doosan Bobcat and Mortenson have each pledged $5 million towards a new Center for Engineering and Computational Sciences. The goal is to raise $30 million in private funds in addition to the North Dakota Legislature’s appropriation of $59 million. Dan Johnson, the…