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Update: Pedestrian dead after being hit by pickup in south Fargo

Parts of 13th Avenue S. are blocked off in Fargo Wednesday morning after a crash

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A woman who was walking across the street is dead after an early morning crash on 13th Avenue S. in Fargo. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says at approximately 5:50 a.m., the 68-year-old woman was crossing the westbound lanes of 13th Ave S. when she was struck by a pickup. The pickup was traveling west on…

Reforest the Red event Plants thousands of trees

FARGO N.D. (KVRR) – Riverkeepers of Fargo Moorhead held their reforest the red event for sustainability. Executive Director Christine Holland said, “Riverkeepers help the community learn about the red river so they can self sustain it which we’re doing today and also safely enjoy it whether that means walking along the bike path or kayaking or fishing just really appreciating…

United Way Cass Clay hosts Community Kickoff

FARGO N.D. (KVRR) – United Way of Cass and Clay hosted its annual Community kickoff fundraiser event. The event held at Brewhalla is helping bring awareness to all who experience hunger. United way says over 16 thousand people locally experience severe hunger with 37 perecent of those being kids. More than 1,000 people experience homelessness, 20 percent being kids. United…

Moorhead Center Mall Demolition Work To Begin Within Months

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) —  After some delays, demolition of portions of Moorhead Center Mall should be starting within the next three months. Developer Jim Roers told the Moorhead City Council the reason for the delay is the company was waiting for a West Central Initiative grant application to be processed. The original plan was to take down the former Herberger’s…

Petition filed to block Trump from Minnesota’s 2024 ballot

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – A group of Minnesota voters filed a legal challenge Tuesday to try to block former President Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s presidential ballot next year. The petition, filed with the Minnesota Supreme Court, argues that Trump is disqualified from public office under the rarely used “insurrection clause” of the 14th Amendment to the…

Feds investigating suspicious damage to Cass County deputy’s squad car

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) –The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is investigating after a Cass County Sheriff’s Deputy discovered that his patrol vehicle had been damaged overnight by an incendiary device. The department says early Tuesday morning, the deputy was leaving his north Fargo home to start a shift and noticed his patrol vehicle had been damaged at…

Supporters of Leonard Peltier hold White House rally, urge Biden to grant clemency

Leonard PeltierWASHINGTON – Hundreds of activists and Indigenous leaders rallied outside the White House on Tuesday in support of Leonard Peltier on his 79th birthday, holding signs and chanting slogans urging President Joe Biden to grant clemency to the Native American leader. Peltier is serving life in prison for killing two FBI agents during a 1975 standoff on the Pine…