North Dakota News

Salvation Army Honors Volunteers And Community With 128th Annual National Salvation Army Week

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Salvation Army has been serving the Fargo-Moorhead area for 128 years. Serving thousands of people in their times of need. “In 2024, we served 48,000 meals. We’ve also helped people 90,000 helps that means rent, utilities, transportation, medical assistance, birth certificate, the whole gamut of services that the Salvation Army provides here in the Fargo-Moorhead…

Plains Art Museum Hosts Annual Indigenous Art Fair

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Plains Art Museum and Visit Fargo Moorhead hosted their annual Indigenous Art Fair on Saturday. The event invited forty Indigenous makers from the Midwest and across the nation. From paintings, jewelry, blankets, dreamcatchers, and other indigenous crafts. Each vendor showcased their home roots within each of their pieces with high-level contemporary and traditional Indigenous art….

Fargo Doctor Recalls Meeting The Newly Elected Pope Ten Years Prior To His Election

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — “So they asked me, you know, if I knew him, and I said not really. Until I saw the picture of me shaking his hand,” said Dr. Lucho Espejo. Dr. Lucho Espejo, a Medical Director and Family Physician at the Family HealthCare Clinic in Fargo, has been working with the Fargo-based organization “Friends of Chimbote” to…

LIVE: All Aflutter Over the Great Migration

FARGO — Spring recreation season is well underway and that means it’s time to get outside and explore the region’s hidden charms. And for this one, all you have to do is look up. Baltimore orioles, even rarer species like the glossy ibis and winged warblers are on their way through our region right now, part of the spring mass…

Ziti’s Italian American Restaurant Coming To “The Lights” in June

www.zitiswest.comWEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — La dolce vita indeed! A new Italian-American restaurant is coming to West Fargo so you can enjoy “the sweet life”. It’s called Ziti’s Italian American. In a social media post, the owners say they are working hard to get the restaurant open in June in “The Lights” development. They plan to offer lunch, dinner, catering,…

Sen. Hoeven Presses Ag Secretary Rollins To Fully Staff FSA Offices

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Sen. John Hoeven is asking the Ag Secretary to prioritize fully staffing Farm Service Agency field offices. He is chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee. Hoeven says it’s important to have staff in place as the USDA application process for weather-based disaster aid will begin in the coming weeks. He thanked Secretary Brooke Rollins for…

La Unica Expands To Third Location

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A local Mexican grocery store in the FM Metro has expanded. La Unica has expanded to a new location, just 5 doors down from their south Fargo location. The new bigger space will be used as the main grocery store, while the smaller location is still open and will be a snack bar area with games….

Grand Forks Mayor Bochenski Touts Sports Complex And Agristo In “State of the City” Address

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Quality of life and attracting and retaining a workforce was the key theme of Grand Forks Mayor Brandon Bochesnki’s State of the City address. The mayor talked about many accomplishments including having five years of a budget surplus, U-A-S development and new companies. Altru Sports Complex groundbreaking is planned for June and was approved by…