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Fargo Police: “Critical Incident” at 9th Avenue, 25th Street South

(UPDATED 7/14/23, 6:10 p.m. CST) FARGO, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) — Fargo Police say three officers have been shot, two of them are in critical condition. Multiple law enforcement and emergency personnel are currently on-scene at the intersection of 25th Street and 9th Avenue South in Fargo. From 13th Avenue to Main Avenue, police have closed the road and 9th Avenue South…

Thousands enjoy first day of Downtown Fargo Street Fair

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Downtown Fargo Street Fair is officially underway and the community is loving it so far! “If you can look around here, just the people next to me and the people around me, there are hundreds of vendors and they all offer these unique things. There’s people from Africa, there’s people from South America, there are…

‘No one has ever said give me a dollar and I’ll give you $20,’: Gov. Burgum’s plan to get donors

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Governor Doug Burgum is asking people to donate $1, and in return that person would receive a $20 gift card. A tactic that has never been used before to get donors according to a local political science professor. “No one has ever said give me a dollar and I’ll give you $20,” said Barbara Headrick, a…

Mexican Drug Cartel Leader Tied To Local “Operation Speed Racer” Pleads Guilty

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The lieutenant for a Mexican Drug Cartel pleads guilty in Fargo to leading a major drug trafficking enterprise. 45-year-old Juan Sillas-Rocha of Tijuana also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder in furtherance of the enterprise. He was indicted by a North Dakota grand jury way back in 2011. In September of last year after 11…