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Witnesses Begin Testifying Second Day of Trial for Human Smuggling Case

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — Prosecutors say Harshkumar Patel and Steve Shand put financial profit over human life when they attempted to smuggle migrants from India across the U.S.-Canada border into Minnesota over five weeks. Daryl Ritchison, a climatologist and director of the North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network, testified that temperatures were abnormally cold that January morning with wind chills…

LIVE: Christkindlmarkt Comes Back

FARGO — we’re hurtling headlong toward holiday shopping season, but we have a way to help you slow things down a bit. The metro’s traditional, open-air, European style Christmas market, “Christkindlmarkt,” is back in downtown Fargo this weekend. It’s back complete with lighted trees, an expanded S’mores selection by the fire, photo sessions with Santa, and live choral performances. The…

Gunshots reported in south Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Police in Moorhead Police are investigating reports of gunshots on Monday night. Police were called to the 2700-block of 14th St. South at around 9:45 p.m. where they found casings in the street. No one was hurt. Witnesses say a dark SUV may have been involved. Police are asking residents in the neighborhood to check video…

Informational Meetings Planned Before Merger Vote Between West Central Ag Services and CHS

FARGO, ND. (KVRR) — Informational meetings will be held this week as West Central Ag Services moves forward on a merger with CHS. West Central is a northwestern Minnesota cooperative while CHS is a diversified global agribusiness co-op owned by farmers and member cooperatives across the country. A vote on a revised proposal from CHS worth $225 million will take…

Pangea celebration highlights a diversity of cultures

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – At the Hjemkomst Center the people of Fargo-Moorhead got together to experience and learn about the cultures that make up this city of immigrants. “Everybody is just really mingling together. This is what Pangea is all about.” Pangea: Cultivate our Cultures has been bringing together the Fargo-Moorhead community to share their traditions for 30 years. “To…