FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Families United for Self-Empowerment hosted their fun filled back to school connect event at Jefferson elementary school. This event included free backpacks, school supplies, food trucks, along with haircuts, courtesy of Skill Cutz Barber College. The non-profit organization helps support and educate families and children through mentorship in many areas such as working on their English,…
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — A fire destroys a house in Otter Tail County, between Battle Lake and Perham. The Battle Lake and Ottertail Fire Departments and deputies responded to 40655 28th Street shortly after 2:30 this morning. The fire was out, but the house is considered a total loss. The cause of the fire is under investigation by…
FARGO (KVRR) – The daughters of former President George W. Bush will be the keynote speakers for the 10th annual Women Connect Celebration. The Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce says Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush will appear September 26 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Sanford Health Athletic Complex in Fargo. Bush Hager is co-author…
SARTELL, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The family of Tom Bearson, the NDSU student whose 2014 murder is still unsolved, has announced that they will be closing the foundation they started in his name. In a Facebook post Tuesday morning, the Bearson family thanked the community, Tom Bearson Foundation employees, and others. “As we close our Foundation, we want to express our…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Gate City Bank dropped off two hundred of it’s tasty cookies at Ed Clapp Senior Center to help celebrate National Senior Citizens Day. The cookies are being distributed through the services Meals on Wheels and Metro Senior Ride programs. The bank helped Valley Senior Services purchase two brand-new delivery vehicles for the programs. A number of…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — New students at Concordia College are already making a difference in the community. During orientation week, students are helping out with the annual Hands for Change outreach event. One of the locations is at Lake Agassiz Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Moorhead. They are spread out at 24 different service projects in the Fargo-Moorhead area. Classes…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo native is cast to play the lead role in the North American tour of “Mean Girls.” Natalie Shaw will play “Cady Heron,” who was played by Lindsay Lohan in the 2004 movie. Shaw graduated from Davies High School in 2015 and from the University of Minnesota in 2019. Growing up in Fargo, she was…
FARGO — Students at West Fargo and Moorhead public schools are set to start school on Thursday. And that means there are only a few days left to get your kids up to date on their shots. New kindergarteners need chicken pox, tetanus, and Hepatitis B vaccinations, as well as the measles/mumps/rubella shot, and the polio vaccine. Doctors recommend kids…
Al Quie (AP photo)WAYZATA, Minn. (KVRR) – Former Minnesota Governor Al Quie has died. Quie was 99 when he died at an assisted living facility in Wayzata. Quie was a Republican member of Congress for more than 20 years and the 35th governor of Minnesota. Before getting into politics, he worked as a farmer and also served as a pilot with…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Hundreds from our community celebrated Native culture at MB Johnson Park for the annual Native American Picnic. After a ceremony filled with singing and dancing, the community brought out the food featuring hot dogs and burgers. The DJ kept the party going for all while the kids jumped in bouncy houses. Those from all backgrounds were…
