MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KVRR) – You can buy legal recreational marijuana starting Thursday about an hour and 15 minute drive from the F/M Metro. The White Earth Nation is opening its first dispensary for recreational sales at 10 a.m. The Waabigwan Mashkiki dispensary opened on Monday in Mahnomen for medical cannabis patients. Their recreational hours will be Monday through Friday from…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The man who killed a Fargo officer and wounded two others had another run-in with authorities during an apartment fire in September 2022. Fire crews spotted numerous weapons and propane tanks. He was interviewed by police even though Chief Zibolski says prior contact was “not anything significant”. Mohamad Barakat admitted to owning ten guns, 6,000…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — They are just under one month away from banning plastic bags for yard waste in Moorhead. The city’s ultimate goal is to make the composting service more efficient and sustainable. Starting September 1, people in Moorhead can use reusable cans, paper lawn bags, compostable lawn bags, or drop off yard waste at city sites. Yard waste…
MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KVRR/AP) — White Earth Nation has announced that it will begin selling recreational marijuana this week, just days after the new law went into effect in Minnesota. The sales will be open to anyone 21 years of age or older starting Thursday, August 3 at 850 East Adams Avenue in Mahnomen. The dispensary will be open from 10…
Mohamad BarakatFARGO – The gunman who last month killed a Fargo police officer and wounded two others and a civilian reportedly admitted owning nearly a dozen guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition in a 2022 police interview following a kitchen fire at his home. Firefighters notified police after seeing guns, ammunition and propane tanks in Mohamad Barakat’s apartment, according…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — As is tradition, police chiefs and sheriffs across our region competed for bragging rights to see who can cook the best burger. It’s part of the 18th annual Night to Unite celebration that goes on the first Tuesday of every August. Nine contestants, but only one can take home gold. “There’s a lot of secret recipes…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — If you have noticed fewer severe storms this summer, you are right. As of Tuesday morning, The National Weather Service has issued one hundred thirteen severe thunderstorm warnings and fifteen tornado warnings. This number is not quite as low as the seventy-two severe weather warnings issued in 2009, but still below average. The reason behind the…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Happy Dogust! It’s a universal birthday for shelter dogs around the globe and a Fargo Bank is throwing a party. Capital Credit Union teams up with Homeward Animal Shelter for the “Grill for Paws BBQ Lunch”. It’s to raise money for the shelter and get people thinking about adopting dogs or cats. Everyone had a…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR/FOX9) — Body and dashcam footage is released from a fatal shooting on I-94 in Minneapolis early Monday which left Ricky Cobb II dead. Colonel Matt Langer of the Minnesota State Patrol says Cobb was pulled over shortly before 2 a.m. for having no taillights. At that point, troopers discovered he had a pick up and hold for a…
FARGO — It’s a big day at Growing Together Community Gardens on the city’s south side — the first day of the farmer’s market — and that means the volunteers have to get warmed up first. They leave their garden aprons in the grass, set aside their sun hats, and take up positions on their yoga mats for a sun…
