After an eight-year-long break, the folks at the Red River Zoo are doing it all over again: the sleepless nights, the worry, the fussing over how much is eaten and how much weight is gained, the long hours spent staring at the little ones asleep. There is a bumper crop of brand-new red panda babies born through the zoo’s world-famous…
TORONTO – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada could start allowing fully vaccinated Americans into Canada as of mid-August for non-essential travel and should be in a position to welcome fully vaccinated travelers from all countries by early September. Trudeau spoke with leaders of Canada’s provinces and his office released a readout of the call. He noted that if Canada’s…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – After last year’s cancelation, the hustle and bustle of the annual Downtown Fargo Street Fair is once again filling up the city. They’re the sights and sounds Clemo Haddox of DC’s Juntiques has grown to love over the years. “I’ve been here since 2011. I think my parents started doing this show in about 2000,” Haddox…
FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo police are investigating an apparent assault that was reported by the Old Broadway and allegedly occurred in the early morning hours of July 11. Police say a video appears to show a male being held on the ground and struck by another male. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the video and working to identify the…
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – An inmate at the jail in Devils Lake was injured during an escape attempt. Lake Region Law Enforcement Center Admininistrator Rob Johnson says the man was in an outside recreational area when he tried to scale the fence, which has razor wire on the top. Staff quickly stopped the escape attempt. The prisoner was treated…
FARGO, ND (KVRR) — A Moorhead man armed with a knife and refusing to come out of a room at Super 8 in Fargo is arrested after a nearly five hour standoff with police. Officers responded around 6:00 Thursday morning to the disturbance call at the motel on Interstate Boulevard near 13th Avenue South and Interstate 29. They were confronted…
MINNESOTA & NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) – “From parakeets to rabbits to goldfish,” recalled North Dakota Game and Fish Biologist Doug Leier; we’re hearing more and more these days about unwanted pets ending up on the streets. Well, unwanted pet goldfish are ending up in public lakes. That’s a problem because, “We get concerned about the potential for viruses, the potential…
NORTH DAKOTA & MINNESOTA (KVRR) — Air conditions are on high alert as wildfires in parts of the U.S and Canada are pushing smoke through the upper Midwest. With several large fires burning across Montana, Wyoming and Canada, officials from the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality are warning people on how the hazy and smoky conditions may affect them….
WEST FARGO, N.D. — A pizzeria in West Fargo is closing its doors for good in a few weeks. The owners of Ole & Lena’s posting on social media that the restaurant will close July 31. They say their lease is up at the end of the month and the landlord has made other plans for the space. They had…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — She might hate herself for loving you, but she loves performing for crowds of people! Joan Jett and the Blackhearts are coming to The Lights in West Fargo on Saturday, September 11th. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member has 8 platinum and gold albums and hits including “Bad Reputation” and “I Love Rock ‘N…
