It’s been a decade since Roers Keller Williams’ Chili Feed started warming tummies as well as hearts and souls across the region with 3 crockpots and a cause in mind. Today, the chili feed’s estimated to be the largest of its kind in the Fargo metro area. This year, they’re expecting about a thousand people to show up with donations…
FARGO, N.D. — It’s not just what we love that seems to unite us with one another. It’s also what makes us want to scream from pain. “Those rope climbs, it’s a whole different movement than yesterday but they’re awful. We all talk and giggle and we all know we’re all in it together and all suffering,” said Makenzie Meade,…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Abby Bormann picked up a violin for the first time as a 5th grader. Back then, she didn’t think much of the instrument. “My friends were doing it, so I was like ‘I’ll learn violin, too,” she said. A decade later, and she’s now playing in front of scores of people. “If you had told me…
FARGO, N.D. — About 200 people were at the grand re–opening of GiGi’s Playhouse in Fargo. It’s North Dakota’s only achievement center for people with Down syndrome. The facility originally opened 16 years ago. Now, it’s celebrating its growth over the years with the addition of new programs and a building renovation. The expansion project is going by the…
CLAY CO., Minn. — Officials in Clay County are searching for a Moorhead man after he escaped from authorities Saturday afternoon. Sheriff Mark Empting says they received information that Ryan Morisch, who is wanted on drug-related warrants, was at the Dilworth Walmart. Morisch fled in a large rented U-Haul truck. Authorities eventually discontinued the chase because of the large size…
CLAY CO., Minn. — A Casselton, North Dakota man is in the Clay County jail after a wild chase through two states and three counties. The pursuit began in Mapleton. Cass County deputies attempted to talk to 31-year-old Travis Ranisate after they noticed him driving around storage units with a trailer Saturday night. He fled and almost hit a deputy….
GRAND FORKS CO., N.D. — It’s the cleanup after the storms. Thunderstorms on Friday and Saturday with torrential rain caused flash flooding from Cooperstown to Grand Forks to Roseau. Northwood got 8 and three quarter inches of rain Grand Forks, Crookston, Roseau and Thief River Falls all reporting around 5 inches or more. Roads and homes were flooded and even…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — 24 hours meant to remind us all what binds us together instead of what breaks us apart. That’s why a diverse group of people, including new Americans from across the valley, came together at Trinity Lutheran Church in Moorhead. The day is hosted by Chira Global Development Organization. It provided cultural foods, videos for people to…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO) – Moorhead police are investigating the theft of a large amount of construction tools from a local contractor. According to court documents, nearly $75,000 worth of tools were stolen in August from construction trailers at Key Contracting in north Moorhead. The list of stolen items includes about 569 power tools and hand tools. An affidavit says that…
MINNEAPOLIS–Minnesota food pantry officials are opposing a federal proposal that could take away food stamp benefits from more than 35,000 state residents. The Trump administration in July proposed closing what it calls “a loophole” that automatically deems some people eligible who aren’t qualified to receive food stamps. Colleen Moriarty, who heads the nonprofit group Hunger Solutions Minnesota, said Thursday that…
