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First North Dakota Renaissance Faire a huge hit

The first of it's kind in North Dakota, the Renaissance Faire has people lined up to get in even hours after the gates opened.

August 13, 2022

Site Staff,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — We talked to organizers, performers, and people who were happy for an opportunity to dress up and express themselves! Host Don Larenzo, the Baron of Treviso and host of the Faire welcomes the guests into his castle. “We have many guests because the people of Fargo desperately needed this,” said Don Larenzo the Baron of…

Parents in Moorhead worried about new bussing plan

Bus driver shortages are changing the ways many parents will get their children to school in Moorhead.

August 12, 2022

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -Bus driver shortages are changing the ways many parents will get their children to school in Moorhead. A Moorhead Area Public Schools office says this is a problem they’re working to solve immediately. He says over the last two years they’ve lost 14 drivers. Some have aged out and went into retirement so now their mission will…

Churches United Community Picnic connects people with staff & resources

August 11, 2022

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Churches United hosted its annual community picnic at Moorhead’s Gooseberry Park Thursday night. The idea is for the community to get to know the nonprofit’s staff, police and fire departments, ministries and community health providers. Churches United is always looking for volunteers at its food pantries and donations of diapers, wipes pillows and towels. With many…

Moorhead Area Public Schools eliminating bus options for some families amid driver shortage

August 11, 2022

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The Moorhead School Board makes busing changes for the upcoming school year because of a shortage of drivers. Families living within two miles of Horizon Middle School, Moorhead High School and private schools and those living one mile from elementary schools will not be able to have their kids bussed to school. Bus capacity on some…

Van, horse-drawn carriage collide in Polk County

August 11, 2022

Jim Monk,

MCINTOSH, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a collision with injuries between a cargo van and a horse drawn carriage near McIntosh, Minnesota in Polk County. Sgt. Jesse Grabow says seven people were in the carriage, including a three-year-old and a five-year-old. The buggy was driven by an 18-year-old. The extent of injuries are not known. The crash…

Mall of America Shooting Suspect & Accomplice Taken Into Custody

August 11, 2022

KVRR Staff,

Shamar Lark & Rashad May BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — The man who allegedly fired shots inside the Mall of America last week and the person police say directed him to do it are arrested after a week on the run. FOX 9 in the Twin Cities reports Shamar Lark and Rashad May were taken into custody during a traffic stop in…

$60 Million in Utility Spending Tied To Feb. 2021 Storm Rejected By MPUC

August 11, 2022

TJ Nelson,

ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Minnesota Public Utilities Commission rejects nearly $60 million in utility gas spending. They ruled that the utilities themselves will have to cover the costs they incurred during a February 2021 winter storm that caused the price of natural gas to skyrocket. The commission agreed with the state’s attorney general that the utilities made imprudent decisions that…

Roers announces development plans for downtown Moorhead

The Fargo-based development group shared a mock-up of the project

August 11, 2022

Alison Voorhees,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead’s downtown area is set to get a new look. Roers is partnering with JLG Architects and Stantec on the Downtown Moorhead Development project. They say the project could be upwards of nine city blocks, taking over the location where the Moorhead Center Mall sits. The project is set to have multiple phases with the first…

Mall of America in Bloomington Celebrates 30 Years In Business

August 11, 2022

TJ Nelson,

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Known nationally as America’s largest mall, Mall of America in Bloomington is celebrating three decades in business. The mall first opened on August 11th, 1992. To commemorate the longevity, MOA is throwing a 30th anniversary party to celebrate. The mall is hosting “a day of fun and freebies” featuring giveaways, including an exclusive custom Pepsi can designed…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Arlene

A champion cuddler and conversationalist.

August 11, 2022

Emily Welker,

Arlene is a cat with a lot to say, and a lot of love to give. She’s been in the Homeward Animal Shelter for 104 days now, and so it’s understandable she’s seen a lot and wants to comment on it. The pretty, personable almost-8-year old tortoiseshell domestic shorthair isn’t just full of sweet words of endearment for a potential…