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Agricultural Education from the Red River Valley Fair

The room combines facts and learning experiences regarding agriculture with live, adorable animals.

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Red River Valley Fair is on day 6 and there’s still plenty to see and do at the fairgrounds. One enticing exhibit in the midst of this heat is the Agricultural Education building. This space features various interactive exhibits that teach interesting facts about farming and crops. There’s also a petting zoo with many…

Cass County Sheriff’s Office is investigating “knife-related incident”

ARGUSVILLE, Minn. (KVRR) — A 20-year-old man is taken from rural Argusville by Sanford AirMed to a hospital after a “knife-related incident.” The man’s condition is unknown at this time. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is investigating what happened. They believe that all the people at the scene were known to one another. There is no indication of any ongoing…

43 Years of Sweetening Survivors’ Lives: Cherries for Charity

FARGO — Summers in the region are pretty sweet for a lot of us. And there’s a way going on tonight, and through next Tuesday, that you can show support for local survivors of sexual and domestic violence, with some of summer’s sweetest treats. The annual “Cherries for Charity” is going on right now in all eight metro-area Hornbacher’s supermarkets…

Watch: Paraglider rescued from Red River

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A paraglider had to be rescued Tuesday after crashing into the Red River. Video from Dusty Howlett shows the crash as the paraglider strikes a powerline before plumeting into the river. Grand Forks Fire Department was dispatched just before 9 P.M. to the area of the Riverside Dam boat ramp. Crews arrived to find the…

Fargo School Board approves plan to replace Horace Mann Elementary

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Fargo School Board has unanimously approved moving forward with the replacement of Horace Mann Elementary School. “I think it brings great support to our kids and to our staff. I think this will improve educational outcomes, the flow of a new building. We’ve seen the data how that impacts grading and scoring. And I think…

Federal government appealing $28M award to North Dakota for pipeline protest costs

DAPL protest (Morton Co. Sheriff)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The U.S. Department of Justice is appealing a federal judge’s decision to award North Dakota $28 million in damages for the executive branch’s response to the Dakota Access Pipeline protests. The case now heads to the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals for review. Thousands traveled to south-central North Dakota to protest…

Court denies rehearing voting rights case; group calls decision ‘loss for Native American voters’

Legislators attending a Redistricting Committee meeting Dec. 13, 2023, look at maps of different proposals. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — An appeals court will not reconsider its decision finding that the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, Spirit Lake Nation and three tribal citizens lack standing to bring a voting discrimination case against the state…

Large-Scale training exercise planned for Wednesday at Fargo North High School

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) The second of three large-scale training exercises this summer will take place Wednesday at Fargo North High School. Several local agencies will be taking part in training simulations throughout the day between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Local officials say the annual training event has been planned for months and is not in response to any threats,…