MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Concordia College in Moorhead announces it is starting work on a $2.8 million outdoor facilities revitalization project. The new track and turf project allows the college to host Cobber track meets, as well as, Oak Grove track and field events. Work is already underway inside the Jake Christiansen Stadium. The project also includes the installation of…
There is another big Lotto America winner in Minnesota. A $3.1 million winning ticket was sold at Cub Foods in Coon Rapids, a northern Minneapolis suburb, for the April 24 drawing. Just last month, a lucky Minnesota player claimed a $3.7 million Lotto America jackpot on a ticket he purchased at Cub Foods in Roseville, also in the Twin Cities,…
FARGO — They’re a lucky little bunch of babies, because this band of brothers with all-Irish-themed names is being raised in a safe, loving foster home after their mother was taken in by a brand-new pet rescue established in Fertile, MN. It’s called Smiley’s Rescue, and it’s a 5013c nonprofit established by a woman in her early 20s who’s got…
FARGO — You know what they say: it don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing. And now, you can raise your backswing while you raise money to beat cancer at the second annual Swing Training event today. It’s the official kickoff to this year’s Roger Maris All-Star Week. Former Minnesota Vikings linebacker Chad Greenway, North Dakota State…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) – The Minnesota Dept. of Corrections has reinstated Class III status to the Otter Tail County Jail in Fergus Falls. Sheriff Barry Fitzgibbons says he was notified of the reinstatement. It allows the jail to keep inmates longer than 72 hours. The department lowered the jail’s classification after a prisoner was deprived of food and water…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A social media advertising campaign highlights the F-M Convention and Visitor’s Bureau list of LGBTQ+ friendly businesses in the area. The list is made up of businesses that have tagged themselves as LGBTQ+ friendly on Google. The CVB compiled the list as part of their ongoing efforts to showcase the inclusiveness of the metro to travelers…
State Sen. Nicole Mitchell (D) Woodbury, Minn.ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Republican attempt to expedite an ethics investigation of a Democratic Minnesota state senator who’s facing a felony burglary charge failed on a tie vote Wednesday. Sen. Nicole Mitchell, of Woodbury, was absent as the Senate reconvened for the first time since her arrest early Monday at her estranged stepmother’s home in the…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — If you’re in Moorhead on Thursday and Friday you might see crews responding to a simulated chemical leak. Moorhead Public Service and Moorhead Fire Department are conducting the emergency response training. There will be a series of practice responses by Moorhead Fire Department’s HAZMAT Team. The training exercise is set to start at 9 a.m. both…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — In texts obtained by KVRR Local News, former Executive Director of the Metro Flood Diversion Authority Joel Paulsen said he believes that Board Chair Shelly Carlson and Chief Counsel John Shockley violated the Joint Powers Agreement, governance policies, and North Dakota law when they attempted to place him on administrative leave prior to his resignation. In…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Area fourth graders get a taste of the symphony at Concordia College. Memorial Auditorium hosting three “Young People’s Concerts” performed by the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra. For many of these kids, it’s their first experience hearing a live symphony orchestra. It’s also the age when kids are choosing which instrument they will play in their school music…
