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LIVE: A Place to Find Fellow FM Halloweenies

FARGO — A local Facebook group for fans of the Halloween holiday to find decorated homes, good locations for trick or treating, and share tips on how to build their own home haunts is blowing up. The group “FM Area Halloween Trickers and Treaters” was originally started as the personal page of local Halloween enthusiast Abby Haake. She opened it…

LIVE: The Things That Go Bump in the Night

FARGO — They say it’s one of the biggest trick or treating opportunities in the region. But the real treat at “Boo at the Zoo” at Fargo’s Red River Zoo is probably meeting some of the most misunderstood wild creatures of the region. Creatures like Soupy the opossum, who shared the anchor desk on the Morning Show Wednesday. Opossums might…

Two Crookston Men Join Three Others Arrested Last Month in Online Child Sex Sting

POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Polk County Sheriff’s Office takes two more men into custody in an online child sex sting operation. They arrested 23-year-old Joseph Thompson and 34-year-old Trey Soder, both from Crookston. They join three other men arrested last month in a sting conducted by the sheriff’s office and Minnesota BCA. They included: 53-year-old Telesforo Ragrag from Thief…

Trump campaign still owes City of St. Cloud more than $200,000 for July rally

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s campaign still owes St. Cloud nearly $209,000 for services related to a July rally, city officials say. The bill is for services beyond what the city normally provides. A request for comment emailed by The Associated Press to Trump’s campaign was not immediately returned Monday. Trump and running mate JD Vance spoke…

Fergus Falls woman identified in fatal Highway 210 crash

BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. (KVRR) — Authorities identify the woman killed in a head-on crash near Breckenridge. Minnesota State Patrol says 83-year-old Gisela Tervola, of Fergus Falls, died in the crash. Her vehicle collided with a truck about three miles east of Breckenridge on Highway 210 around 3:00 Monday. The truck’s driver was 30-year-old Dillon Church from Parkers Prairie, Minnesota. He has…

LIVE: Halloween Kickoff Party and Scary Movie Season

FARGO — Movie fans are celebrating scary movie season with events for both adults and kids in the metro, starting with a Halloween Kickoff party this weekend at West Acres Marcus Theatres. They’re screening favorite Halloween slasher films all month long, as well as kid-friendly offerings like “Hocus Pocus” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” Saturday, the West Acres Theatres is…

Woman hurt in van-buggy crash near New York Mills

NEW YORK MILLS, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The driver of a horse-drawn Amish buggy was seriously injured in a collision with a minivan near New York Mills. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says 40-year-old Mabel Stauffer of New York Mills was hurt when the van driven by 85-year-old Allyn Jokela, also of New York Mills, ran into the back of…

Fargo activist arrested for felony theft, accused of stealing state grant money

Faith Dixon was arrested on a felony warrant issued in Burleigh County.

FARGO (KVRR) – A Fargo activist who’s been involved in Black Lives Matter and social justice issues is accused of misappropriating money she received after applying for grants from the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. Faith Dixon is in custody in the Cass County Jail in Fargo. She was arrested on a felony warrant issued in Burleigh County. According…