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12th annual Ride to Fight Suicide aims to open dialogue on mental health

It's that time of year with the sun out and roads clear for many to rev up their engines and ride to remember lost loved ones.

HORACE, N.D. (KVRR) — Leaders from the North Dakota chapter for American Foundation for Suicide Prevention are raising funds towards mental health awareness in its 12th annual ride featuring nearly 100 riders. “The Ride to Fight Suicide is a very upbeat event. Not to say that we haven’t shed tears because we have shed tears. We really try to shine…

LIVE: Fargo BluesFest Begins

Live in studio with Chicago's Wayne Baker Brooks.

FARGO –  The sounds of BluesFest are reverberating over the metro this weekend. The annual two-day music festival kicked off Friday afternoon at Newman Outdoor field on the city’s north side. Its runs Friday and all day Saturday. But Emily and Adam got a sneak preview from one of the performers on the Morning Show. Chicago-based bluesman Wayne Baker Brooks…

Moorhead man arrested for arson following apartment fire

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Police say a Moorhead man has been arrested on arson charges. Moorhead firefighters were called at around 7:10 p.m. Thursday to a fire in an apartment building in the 1300 block of 27th Ave. South. Crews arrived to find smoke in the building and were able to locate the origin of the smoke in one apartment….

Essentia Health and Marshfield Clinic Health System Proposed Merger

DULUTH, Minn. (KVRR) — Essentia Health and Marshfield Clinic Health System plan to merge. They have entered into an agreement to form a new integrated regional health system serving rural and mid-urban communities across four states. They hope to get regulatory approval by the end of the year. Essentia Health serves patients in Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota. It is…

Fargo girl hosts bake sale in honor of her mom

The bake sale was held Thursday but there's an online fundraiser to continue donating to the family

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Sweet success for a young girl’s bake sale in honor of her mom. Nine-year-old Kate Dye had been wanting to have a bake sale and when her mom got sick earlier this month, she decided it was time to act. Unfortunately, her mom Stephanie died on Sunday. Friends, family and others in the community stepped up…

Man who killed 1 Fargo officer, hurt 2, was interviewed about guns in 2021 after tip, FBI says

Mohamad BarakatMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The heavily armed man who killed one Fargo police officer and wounded two as they were investigating a traffic stop had been interviewed about his guns in 2021 after the FBI received a tip, authorities said Thursday. In a statement in response to questions from The Associated Press, the FBI and Fargo Police Department said the FBI received an anonymous…