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LIVE: Making Your Mark On Fargo’s Book Scene

The Design-a-Bookmark contest is back for the 14th year.

FARGO — Fargo public librarians are asking for your kid to make their mark. And they want them to do it just in time for the start of the new school year. It’s the fourteenth annual Design-a-Bookmark competition, and it’s open now through Saturday, September 30th. There are only a couple of rules: no 3-D images, and no copyrighted characters….

UPDATE: Names Released after Two People Were Killed in Labor Day Crash on I-94 in Central Minnesota

ALBANY, Minn. (KVRR) — Two people are dead after a Labor Day crash on I-94 in Stearns County near Albany. The state patrol says a car driven by 36-year-old Said Mohamed of Pelican Rapids collided with a pickup driven by 23-year-old Scott Bunger of Albany around 7 p.m. Mohamed and a passenger, 69-year-old Abdalla Gudad of Grand Island, Nebraska, were…

Fargo-Based Company Ordered To Stop Selling FRT-15 Triggers

This undated photo provided by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, shows the FRT-15 made by Rare Breed Triggers, an after-market device for AR-15-style rifles that allows them to shoot seemingly as fast as fully automatic weapons. Evidence shows Rare Breed Triggers fraudulently misled consumers that the devices were legal and continued selling them deceptively even after being…

NDSU Bison will honor Fargo officers during home opener

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Bison host Maine this weekend for their home opener. Typically NDSU wears the name “Bison” on the back of their helmets but Saturday they will read “Fargo.” The Bison announced they will be honoring first responders during Saturday’s game just two days before 9/11. Head Coach Matt Entz said Officers Dotas, Hawes and Robinson, who…

Motorcycle driver injured, arrested for DUI after Sargent County crash

GWINNER, N.D. (KVRR) — A motorcycle driver is injured and arrested for a DUI after rolling his bike early this morning. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says it happened shortly after midnight in Sargent County, one mile east of Gwinner Fifty-three-year-old Cameron Qualley was traveling north on State Highway 32 when he ran a stop sign at the intersection with…

LIVE: Anime For All At Anime Fargo

Anime has a pretty broad definition. The word simply means animated shows produced in Japan. Organizers say that means there should be something for everyone.

  FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Celebrate pop culture and anime this month in Fargo. Anime Fargo returns the weekend of September 15th-17th at the Ramada hotel. You can come see tons of people dressed as their favorite anime character. There are anime vendors, panels, special guests, including anime voice actors, games and more. Many of the events are kid friendly….

Motorcycle driver identified after fatal crash in Becker County

BECKER COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — A motorcycle driver who died after fleeing from a Minnesota State Trooper Friday night has been identified. He is 25-year-old Levi Savela of Sebeka, Minnesota. Becker County Sheriff’s Office says the trooper tried to stop Savela around 6 p.m. when he took off at a high rate of speed in Burlington Township. He eventually lost…