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Re-Opening Planned Saturday for GiGi’s Playhouse After Massive Fire

May 2021FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — GiGi’s Playhouse in Fargo is back. North Dakota’s only Down Syndrome Achievement Center has rebuilt after a fire in May 2021 set by an arsonist. They have a grand re-opening planned for this Saturday with two very special guests: GiGi’s founder, Nancy Gianni, and her daughter, GiGi, who is the inspiration for the organization. The…

Cass County Sheriff’s Lt. Was Reprimanded After Nude Photo Text Sent on County Phone

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The reprimand of a lieutenant with the Cass County Sheriff’s Office is coming to light for a nude photo texting incident late last year. Sheriff Jesse Jahner says he was just made aware of an email sent to local media outlets about Lt. Tommy Ray. Jahner then released documents about the internal investigation. Ray was accused…

Minnesota frontline worker payments of nearly $500 start go out this week

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – Bonus payments for Minnesota frontline workers will start going out this week, with over 1 million people receiving nearly $500. Gov. Tim Walz on Monday announced that 1,025,655 Minnesota frontline workers will receive $487.45 to “recognize their work on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic,” a news release said. State officials will begin sending out the payments…

Report: N.D. drivers are the most polite in the nation

FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – “North Dakota nice” is alive and well on the state’s roadways, so says a recent survey which found that North Dakota has the least aggressive drivers in the country. Forbes Advisors asked drivers across the country if they’d experienced road rage, tailgating, honking, rude gestures, and being cut-off to identify the states with the most confrontational drivers….

Three People From Twin Cities Dead In Small Plane Crash Near Duluth

HERMANTOWN, Minn. — Three people are dead after their small plane crashes into a house in Hermantown, Minnesota, late Saturday night. The airplanes pilot was 32-year-old Tyler Fretland of Burnsville. His passengers were 32-year-old Alyssa Schmidt of St. Paul and her brother, 31-year-old Matthew Schmidt of Burnsville. The Cessna 172 disappeared from radar just before midnight and first responders found…

Man Wanted in Downtown Fargo Shooting Turns Himself In

FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) — A man wanted in a downtown Fargo shooting on Friday night is in jail. Police say 24-year-old Schuyler Ferguson, with no permanent address, is facing charges of aggravated assault for the shooting of a man in an apartment above Rhombus Guys Pizza in the 600 block of Main Avenue. Police tell us Ferguson turned himself in….

Cass Co. Sheriff’s Office Helps See Veterans off To Washington, D.C.

Cass County Sheriff’s Office/FacebookFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Cass County Sheriff’s Office is honoring our latest batch of local veterans to take off on the Veterans Honor Flight of North Dakota/Minnesota. They showed up before sunrise at Hector International Airport in Fargo and escorted around 90 vets into the airport so they could board the plane for Washington, D.C. They will…

Sock Drive begins October 1 through November 4

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The start of October also means the beginning of Golden Drive’s Sock Drive which runs from now until November 4th. Golden Drive asks that you donate longer tubed socks instead of ankle socks for maximum warmth to help keep those struggling with homelessness warm. Sue Baron, the founder of Golden Drive, says socks, underwear and…