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Polaris Warning for Over 250,000 Snowmobiles

August 31, 2022

KVRR Staff,

MEDINA, Minn. — Minnesota-based Polaris has issued a “stop riding and stop selling” order affecting over a quarter-million of its snowmobiles. The company warns of a fire hazard from degraded fuel in gas tanks, particularly after extended storage. Polaris says the problem has resulted in 30 gas tank ruptures, 16 fires, and one reported injury. Affected are some Matryx models…

Man struck by vehicle in rural East Grand Forks

August 31, 2022

Site Staff,

NEAR EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. (KVRR) – An Oklee man is in the hospital after being struck by a vehicle in rural East Grand Forks. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to 340th Avenue and 110th Street Southwest around 2:20 Wednesday afternoon. Forty-six-year-old Donald Howard was loading a trailer when he was struck by a vehicle driven by 41-year-old Kristina…

Red Lake Man Gets Nearly 20 Years in Prison for Rape

August 31, 2022

TJ Nelson,

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — A Red Lake, Minnesota man is sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for aggravated sexual assault. According to court documents, on November 7th, 2020, 30-year-old John Sayers offered to give a ride to his victim. Instead of taking her to her destination, he took her to a camper near where he worked and raped…

Fargo affordable housing issues starts with demolishing the high rise

City and State officials are teaming up to provide needed affordable housing in Fargo.

August 30, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – City and State officials are teaming up to provide needed affordable housing in Fargo. It starts with the high rise being demolished late next summer or early fall. “It’s the Lashkowitz Tower. 248 apartment units. The low cost apartments for seniors and it served the city well since 1971,” North Dakota Senator John Hoeven said. It’s…

Mikhail Gorbachev Dead at 91

August 30, 2022

KVRR Staff,

MOSCOW (AP) – Mikhail Gorbachev, who as the last leader of the Soviet Union waged a losing battle to salvage a crumbling empire but produced extraordinary reforms that led to the end of the Cold War, has died at 91. The Central Clinical Hospital said in a statement that Gorbachev died Tuesday after a long illness. No other details were…

Fifteen players with local ties stay on NFL rosters, five waived

August 30, 2022

Site Staff,

UNITED STATES – Twenty football players with ties to North Dakota State, University of North Dakota, Concordia College, Shanley High School and Detroit Lakes High School find out their fates as NFL teams had to cut down to a 53 man roster Tuesday afternoon. The players that made their team’s roster includes the following former Bison: Ben Ellefson – Vikings…

Two Arrests Made After Chase Through Fargo and Moorhead

August 30, 2022

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Two people are arrested when a traffic stop turns into a chase that began shortly after 1 a.m. on the Main Avenue Bridge, headed into Moorhead then back into Fargo. Police say the car eventually came to a stop and the passenger, 32-year-old Skyler Poitra who has no permanent address, ran. He was quickly caught by…

LIVE: Herding Cats At The Fargo Theatre 2022 International Cat Video Festival

It's meow-re memorable video moments than ever before.

August 30, 2022

Emily Welker,

FARGO — It’s furry important news we’re sharing with you this morning. And we’re not kitten around. The cat is coming back to the Fargo Theatre. The International CatVideoFest is returning for September 2022, and we’re purrfectly delighted. Cat video connoisseurs compile the best of the internet’s cat videos, plus original submissions, music videos, and sourced animations. Then, you get…

Groundbreaking for Eventide’s new “Sander Flats” 55+ apartments

RISE Companies' partner company C2 Construction will manage the construction of the project

August 29, 2022

Alison Voorhees,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Eventide Senior Living Communities is expanding in Moorhead. In a partnership with RISE Companies, Eventide is breaking ground on an expansion called “Sanders Flats.” It’s an apartment complex for active adults 55 and over. Construction has started at 1601 8th Street South, which is just south of Eventide’s Moorhead campus. The complex will have 46 apartments…

Record Enrollment Reported For Moorhead Area Public Schools

August 29, 2022

TJ Nelson,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Area Public Schools is reporting a record enrollment to start the new school year. There are 7,427 students in grades K-12. That is 91 more students than the first day of school in 2021. The largest class in the district is 7th grade with 626 students. The new kindergarten class isn’t far behind with just…