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Moorhead cancels plan to eliminate school bus routes

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Moorhead Area Public Schools says there will be no disruption to bus services this fall. On August 1, the district announced that five high school routes would need to be canceled due to driver shortages, but a newly-negotiated agreement will make the cancellations unnecessary. About 120 students would have been affected. “We are thrilled to be…

High schoolers and their mentors build robots to compete in STEM expo

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The 2023 STEM Expo went on this weekend at the Butler Machinery Arena at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds. Around ten teams featuring high schools across North Dakota and Minnesota competed as part of the STEM Expo Robotics Championships. Students and their mentors created robots to help carry cones and other objects to their respective…

From food to new competitions, the Food Truck Festival has it all

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The 10th annual Fargo Food Truck Festival returns with new competitions, trucks and fun. “We do the deep-fried cookie dough factory. We do chocolate chip, snickerdoodle, and Oreos and put some soft serve ice cream on top.” For the second year in a row the festival is being held at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds, which gives…

LIVE: Building Rainbow Bouquets For Pride Week

Let your pride flower.

FARGO — Pride Week is in full bloom in the F-M metro area, and the Jasper Hotel in downtown Fargo is taking that quite literally. The big Pride Parade is on Sunday afternoon in Moorhead, instead of Fargo, for the first time ever. When all the glitter-throwing, music and revelry at the parade wraps up, you’re invited to come on…

LIVE: Food Truck Festival Opens

Time to fuel up at one of the last chances of the season for fair and festival food.

FARGO — From corndogs to mini doughnuts, the Fargo Food Truck Festival has it all. For the second year in a row the festival is at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds, which gives the festival extra space for all of that tasty food. Throughout the weekend you can enjoy around twenty vendors. Some of the food trucks are returning and…