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Court documents detail September drug raid in south Fargo neighborhood

Jessica TrottierFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Court documents indicate the raid by federal agents on a home in Fargo’s Hawthorne neighborhood last month was part of a months-long investigation into a methamphetamine distribution ring operating out of a number of homes in Fargo. A helicopter hovered over the neighborhood during the September 21 raid, as DEA and Homeland Security agents and Postal…

Fire destroys mobile home in south Fargo

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Fire destroyed an unoccupied mobile home at 704 Countryside Trailer Court in south Fargo. Firefighters responded to the call just after 2 a.m. Monday. Battalion Chief Joe Mangin says the trailer was fully involved with flames pouring out of the windows. The occupants of the trailer next door confirmed it was vacant. Fire crews were able to…

UND welcomes #1 SDSU off bye week

Fighting Hawks look to stay undefeated at home

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR)- UND should be fresh coming off a bye week. Lets hope they got their rest because they have arguably the top team in FCS coming to town. South Dakota State will be back in North Dakota consecutive weeks. The Fighting Hawks are one of the most balanced teams offensively in the Missouri Valley, they’re top five…

Skies Over Hogwarts begins at MSUM Planetarium

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The MSUM Planetarium brings the community together at their sold-out stars and Hogwarts show. People were entertained with an astronomy display and MSUM professors taught lessons on the Big Dipper, the solar system, and other fixtures in the sky. Kids showed off costumes as well. “We just want to you know be here to educate and…

Garage badly damaged in fire

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo firefighters respond to a garage fire on the 700 block of 2nd St. N, at 9:00 a.m. Saturday morning. Crews found a single-story, double-wide, detached garage with the interior fully in flames. Firefighters pulled a hose line and went after the fire while performing a search of the garage for anyone inside. Crews also laid…

West Fargo Police use PIT maneuver to end pursuit

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) — A chase through West Fargo ended when police used an intervention technique to stop a vehicle fleeing a traffic stop Friday night. Police tried to stop 29-year-old Aaron Charette, from Fargo and passenger 24-year-old Bethany Morin of Moorhead for a traffic violation near Brookwood Lane, but they fled. The vehicle eventually stopped on the 1700…

NDSU cuts the ribbon on “world class” Nodak Insurance Company Football Performance Complex

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota State University cuts the ribbon on the Nodak Insurance Company Football Performance Complex. The $50 million facility is entirely privately funded. It has two turf fields including at the outdoor practice fields Bison football currently uses. The complex has a locker room, team meeting room, weight room and equipment room. “This is absolutely unbelievable….

Empting among 37 Minnesota sheriffs endorsing Schultz for attorney general

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting is among a growing number of Minnesota sheriffs who are endorsing Republican state attorney general candidate Jim Schultz. Schultz is challenging Democratic Attorney General Keith Ellison, who is wrapping up his first term. Schultz recently announced that the number of sheriffs endorsing him has grown from 22 to 37. “I am…