WEST FARGO — It’s time for our community to sock it to homelessness. The nonprofit Golden Drive for Homeless Kids is starting off their sock drive next month and they want your help. They’re asking for donations of socks, underwear, toiletries and other necessities for kids experiencing homelessness. Founder Sue Baron says kids in that circumstance often don’t get their…
MOORHEAD — Moorhead Police say they arrested a juvenile wanted for involvement in a drive-by shooting June 19. According to Moorhead police, they pulled over a vehicle in the 500 block of 32nd Ave. S. for an equipment violation. Police say the driver of the vehicle was 18-year-old Azarel Chappell, Jr. of Moorhead. They also identified a 17-year-old juvenile passenger…
MOORHEAD — The race to replace Minnesota’s U.S. Senator Tina Smith in Washington is on, and campaigning candidates are already coming to the region to ask for your vote. One of them is U.S. House Representative Angie Craig, who’s served in District Two since 2019. She spent the day touring Fergus Falls and Moorhead reaching out to voters. She said…
MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – Two people are dead after an overnight shooting in Moorhead. The Moorhead Police Department says that just before 4 in the morning on August 16, they responded to reports of a shooting at an apartment building in the 1100 block of 2 Avenue South. Officers arrived and located two adult victims, a 53- and 21-year-old, both…
FARGO — Kids are taking a healthy interest in downtown this weekend, and you and your family are invited. Essentia Health is sponsoring “Kids’ Day” at the Red River Market Saturday. It’s a chance to get the under-ten set some face time with local health care providers, children’s entertainers, meet friends at dance parties, and participate in cooking demos. You’ll…
Ruweyda Yusuf, 17.MOORHEAD — The Moorhead Police Department is asking the public’s help in locating 17-year-old Ruweyda Yusuf. Ruweyda left her home in June and has not returned. She was reported missing Aug. 14, and it is believed that she may be in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Ruweyda is described as being 5’4″ tall and weighing 150lbs., with black hair…
FARGO — Loki is one of Diamond in the Ruff’s success stories, but it took him three tries to get to his furever home with Diamond volunteer Heather Mitchell. He was returned by multiple potential pet parents until Mitchell and her husband decided he needed to be their “foster fail” and keep him permanently. And that’s part of why Diamond’s…
FARGO — The dogs are taking to the catwalk, and it’s all for a great cause. It was a night of fabulous, four-legged fashion at the very first “Pawject Runway” fundraiser and fashion show for Homeward Animal Shelter at South Fargo’s Brewhalla. Pet parents and their dressed-up dogs took to the second floor runway to show off their coordinated outfits,…
FARGO (KVRR) – Minnesota’s Senate DFL leader says there are likely to be metal detectors added at the state capitol building in the wake of the assassination of a former state house speaker and the attempt on the life of another lawmaker. State Senator Erin Murphy wouldn’t share specifics of other changes at the capitol, saying sharing too many details…
FARGO — Back to school season is starting soon, and you think the school supply shopping list is stressful… it might be nothing compared to how stressed your kid is feeling. That’s partly because children are facing a lot of pressure to perform academically at earlier and earlier ages than ever before, say child mental health experts. Children who may…
