MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A new president has been named at Minnesota State University Moorhead. Dr. Timothy Downs will come from Cal Poly Humboldt where he is the interim chief of staff. He has also served as president and CEO of Northern State University from 2016 to 2021. Before that he was a provost and chief academic officer at Niagara…
West Fargo’s longtime city administrator says she was asked to leave her position. At the city commision meeting, commissioners voted unanimously to accept the resignation of Tina Fisk. Fisk announced last Wednesday that she was resigning effective immediately but didn’t give any explaination. Mayor Bernie Dardis read a letter out loud from Fisk saying she was told that the city…
The Federal Reserve is expected to hike rates by one-quarter of a percent and although that doesn’t seem like much, it could mean hundreds of dollars per month extra for local home buyers. “With our rates right now – they had gone up to over 7% recently, maybe a few months ago it got up to over 7%. However, right…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — You may be anxious for all of this snow and ice to melt but not if you’re ready for a weekend of skating. The Moorhead Ice Show is back this week. This year’s theme is “Minnesota n’ICE.” You can expect performances centered around all things associated with the midwest state. Shows are at Moorhead Sports Center…
FARGO — The metro is less than 24 hours away from the much-anticipated opening of destination dining, shopping, entertainment and events center Brewhalla. It shares a footprint near downtown with Drekker Brewing, and it’s the brainchild of Drekker founder Mark Bjornstad. Brewhall offers a food hall experience, launching with about a dozen partner businesses, including a wine and oyster bar,…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The North Dakota Supreme Court rules that a state abortion ban will remain blocked while a lawsuit over its legality proceeds. South Central District Judge Bruce Romanick had put the trigger law that would ban abortion on hold last summer while the Red River Women’s Clinic pursued a lawsuit arguing the state constitution protected a right…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Local sports bars and restaurants were packed with basketball fans for March Madness. The NCAA Men’s Division I basketball tournament of sixty-four teams tips off. It’s a sudden death tournament, where if teams lose one game they are knocked out. It’s known to have many upsets and already this year number 13 seeded Furman topped four…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announces his revised budget plan that nearly doubles its public safety plan to $550 million total. It also invests $240 million to help Minnesotans access clean drinking water by replacing lead service lines in community water systems across the state. Walz says the public safety investment will ensure safety in all…
MOORHEAD — Want to sound off about your Irish heritage? Or celebrate your Scottish, or English, Welsh, or Gaelic background in general? Then come out for the annual Celtic Festival this weekend at Moorhead’s Hjemkomst Center. The Morning Show just couldn’t wait, so we welcomed the traditional Irish music group Heather and Thistle to get us in the mood. You…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A man confronts a man standing by a vehicle in his driveway in Moorhead and it results in a fight and a stabbing. It happened around 9:40 Tuesday night in the 400 block of 17th Street South. The 41-year-old victim says the suspect fled the scene. The only description he could provide was that the man…
