FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – An event highlighting protection of places of worship took place today at the Fargo Public Library. This comes after a steady increase in hate crimes locally and nationally. U.S. Attorney Mac Schneider was a speaker along with other local federal law enforcement partner leaders. Schneider says, “If you have any tips, any criminal behavior you want…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Minneapolis man is accused of taking guns from JK Sports in Fergus Falls. 26-year-old Cole Michelson is charged with 1st Degree Burglary with Dangerous Weapons and multiple counts of Felony Theft Involving Firearms. The burglary happened early Monday and Michelson was arrested later the same day. A total of nine firearms had been taken…
WILKIN CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Work is set to resume on the majority of the nearly $10 million Whiskey Creek restoration project. The 30-mile-long creek drains 157 square miles in Wilkin and Otter Tail counties. The 3.1-mile-long third phase of the project is designed to improve water quality and quantity and wildlife habitat. It’s along a 20-mile-long Red River tributary…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — After more than a ten-year break, the United Way of Cass-Clay brought back the United Way Day of Action. And people were excited for its return. “We are bringing together over three hundred volunteers to help with community projects across our community. So, it is a great day to bring together like minded and passionate investors…
Scotty Winston at the controls. KFGO Radio, Fargo, ND.WASHINGTON – Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pushing to keep AM radio in the nation’s cars. A bipartisan group in Congress has introduced the “AM for Every Vehicle Act.” The bill calls on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to require automakers to keep AM radio in new cars at no additional…
Democratic Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic and Democratic Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota taxpayers can expect rebate checks in the next few months and struggling families with children are likely to get additional relief under a $3 billion tax cut bill nearing approval in the Legislature. Democratic Senate Tax Committee Chair Ann Rest,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Minnesota Lottery is kicking off the summer travel season this week to celebrate the new $5 scratch game Road Trip. They are giving away tickets in 35 cities throughout Minnesota, including Moorhead. The Road Trip scratch ticket art features popular roadside attractions throughout the state of Minnesota. Including Big Ole in Alexandria and the largest…
FILE – In this 1976 file photo, pop artist Andy Warhol smiles in New York. The Supreme Court on Thursday, May 18, 2023, sided with a photographer who claimed the late Andy Warhol had violated her copyright on a photograph of the singer Prince. The Supreme Court sided 7-2 with photographer Lynn Goldsmith. The case involved images Warhol created of…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – It’s springtime in the area and that calls for the annual Syttende Mai celebration. Syttende Mai is a Norwegian holiday that takes place every year on the weekend closest to May 17th. “So every year we’ve got Syttende Mai, May 17th, and we are celebrating the constitution of Norway and we all celebrate with our costumes…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — As wildfires in northwestern Canada send smoke across our region, the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality is advising those, especially with respiratory conditions, to limit prolonged outdoor activities. The National Weather Service in Grand Forks says a cold front will drive wildfire smoke to the ground by Thursday as winds shift to the north and…
