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Fargo Police Department seeking recruits for academy starting in January

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Fargo Police Department is looking for recruits to join its upcoming Fargo Police Academy class this January. This 13-week program will consist of training in the classroom, workouts, and classroom demonstrations. Once completed, recruits will begin field training with a training officer. We got an inside look at the academy and what you can expect…

Kesselring Vineyards near Kindred is Making Wine in a Different way

KINDRED, N.D. (KVRR) – Harvest has begun at the only winery in North America that harvests Riverbank grapes and it’s just half an hour from Fargo. Kesselring Vineyards in Kindred uses Vitis Riparia better known as Riverbank grapes. Kesselring Vineyards owner Jason Kesselring said, “Locally people have been making it in different variations forever but it’s never been done commercially….

Petition Started To Make Sure NDSU Homecoming Court Has One King and One Queen

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A mechanical engineering student at NDSU has started an online petition to reinstate homecoming king and queen at the university. Landon Allex started the petition on Change.org. He wrote that he is not trying to “invalidate this year’s winners, Zach and Connor, but rather to make a  policy change for future elections.” NDSU changed the voting…

Burgum Gives Speech on Foreign Policy and Security While Rep. Phillips Mulls Dem Bid for President

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR/AP/CNN) — Gov. Doug Burgum delivers his foreign policy address taking aim at President Joe Biden and his administration’s policies. The Republican presidential candidate made his remarks at the Hudson Institute, a conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C. Burgum says Biden’s policies give a green light across central America to run for the southern border. He calls…

ShareHouse Recovery Center warns of possible scam that could lure people into trafficking

FARGO (KFGO) – ShareHouse has received reports of a potential scam involving a group posing as representatives of local treatment facilities. ShareHouse says they are offering to fly people, who are looking for treatment, to other states. It warns that this may a scam which is putting people in trafficking, not treatment. ShareHouse operates in Fargo and Grand Forks. It…

City of Fargo moving trees to city hall grounds

Crews moving trees in Fargo, N.D.FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The city of Fargo is in the process of moving roughly 30 trees from a nursery. Most of these trees will be placed around the grounds of city hall. “To take something that is intended to just be a temporary spot, and now move it into a hopefully more permanent location…