MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO) — Clay County is the 39th county in Minnesota with a confirmed case of Emerald Ash Borer after a Moorhead city forester found evidence of the disease while pruning trees. It is the first in northwestern Minnesota. Emerald Ash Borer larvae kill ash trees by tunneling under the bark and feeding on the part of the tree…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Bad news for people waiting for the general public on sale tickets to Willie Nelson when he comes to Moorhead: the show is already sold out! Thousands of tickets went during today’s special online only presale by Jade Presents. A note on its online ticket site read, “This performance is sold out.” Tickets for the general…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Senate voted Thursday to make it harder for thieves to sell stolen catalytic converters, a crime that has skyrocketed across the country in recent years. Thefts of the pollution control devices from cars and trucks more than quadrupled from 3,389 in 2019 to 14,433 in 2020, and jumped dramatically again in 2021 to over 52,000,…
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Lindsay Whalen is stepping down as the University of Minnesota women’s basketball coach after five seasons, Gophers’ Athletic Director Mark Coyle announced Thursday. The Gophers finished 11-19 overall this season, just 4-14 in Big Ten play and had their season end in a 72-67 loss to Penn State on Wednesday at the Big Ten Tournament. That’s despite Whalen…
GRAND FORKS — Having a sick child is one of the toughest things a family can go through. And Thursday and Friday, you can help support the programs at Sanford Children’s Hospital to make it a little easier on them. Radio stations The Fox 96.1 FM and XL 92.9 are teaming up in a radiothon to raise funds for the…
FARGO — Fargo police called for lockdowns at two Fargo public schools after two calls to the regional dispatch center claiming there were active shooters operating there. That’s according to a letter from Fargo Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Rupak Gandhi that went out to parents Thursday morning. The letter says Fargo police asked for the schools to go into lockdown…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Customers are braving extreme winter conditions at the Historic Dairy Queen on the corner of Main Avenue and 8th Street in Moorhead for its season opener. “With the divisiveness that’s in our culture, we can all rally around one thing and that is ice cream. How Midwestern is this? The opening day of the Dairy Queen….
FARGO — Women are leading the way on the world stage, and it’s time to connect with some of them here at home later this month. Not only that, but when you do, you can find out how to make positive change in the world, right by their side. March 8th is International Women’s Day. You’re invited to attend a…
BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP, Minn. (KVRR) — A man’s body was found in the ditch in Becker County. The sheriff’s office was called to a report of a man in the ditch on the 300th Avenue, just north of 137th Street in Burlington Township around 7:30 Tuesday morning. When responders arrived, they determined the man was dead. The victim is 31-year-old Daniel…
FARGO (KVRR) – The city of Fargo has declared a snow emergency in the wake of a winter storm that dumped several inches of snow on the region. All non-emergency offices including Fargo City Hall, the Fargodome, public libraries and Fargo Cass Public Health are closed Wednesday. MATBUS will be starting all services late at 12 p.m. The Ground Transportation…
