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Exploring history at Aber Days at Fort Abercrombie

ABERCROMBIE, N.D. (KVRR) — A community celebration featuring Civil War reenactments, blacksmiths, rodeos and more. “We have a parade. Fire Department has a pretty good rodeo. We have a street dance. It’s just a good time to get the community together. Just celebrate, get to visit. It’s a good time to visit with the neighbors so we have Aber Days….

Gov. Doug Burgum To Visit Troops Helping Secure Southern Border in Texas

Courtesy: Gov. Doug Burgum’s OfficeBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Doug Burgum is taking a break from the presidential campaign trail on Monday to visit North Dakota National Guard soldiers helping secure the U.S.-Mexico border. Burgum is commander-in-chief of the state’s National Guard. He will visit around 100 members of the Wahpeton-based 188th Engineer Company in Texas. The group began a…

In Valley City the Wiffle Ball World Series is No Joke

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR) – It’s America’s pastime. From the perfectly manicured fields. To the smell of hamburgers and hot dogs. And of course, hearing the crack of the…plastic?! “When we were probably 20 years old, we said you know we need to go settle some of these younger rivalries, and let’s do a little tournament. Get our buddies back…

LIVE: Shakespeare In The Park…ing Lot With North Dakota Shakespeare Festival

Their final shows are Friday and Saturday night at 7 at the Town Square in Downtown Grand Forks

  He wrote “All the world’s a stage” But this weekend, the stage for his work is in the northern Valley. These are just some of the people bringing William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” to life this year for the North Dakota Shakespeare Festival. They performed a scene for us live on the KVRR morning show this morning. Their final shows…

Train Derailment Closes Roads In Otter Tail County

The Sheriff's Office did not say how many train cars derailed or what they were carrying

OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) – A train derailment has roads closed off in Otter Tail County Friday morning. The Sheriff’s Office responded to a derailment just before midnight on the east side of Highway 10 near the intersection of County Highway 60 in Gorman Township. That’s in between Frazee and Perham. The Sheriff’s Office did not say how many…

Fire Displaces Apartment Building Residents In Grand Forks

Firefighters responded around 10:40 Thursday night to the 3700 block of Berkely Dr.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – A fire forced people out of their homes in an apartment building in Grand Forks overnight. Firefighters responded around 10:40 Thursday night to the 3700 block of Berkely Dr. The apartment building has 8 units on two floors. They found a fire in the kitchen of an upstairs apartment. Only that apartment has fire damage,…