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L.A. Photographer Sharing Stories of Fargo LGBTQ Youth Through “Project Contrast”

Maxwell Poth is originally from Salt Lake City, traveling the country to ten states to take his photographs

June 25, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — A Los Angeles photographer is traveling across the country to make a difference in the lives of LGBTQ kids. Now he’s in Fargo. Maxwell Poth came up with the idea for his non-profit “Project Contrast” after a teen in his hometown took his own life for being gay. Poth realized he needed to use his platform to…

UTV Driver Killed In Hit-and-Run, Authorities Seek Driver Of 1999 Mercury Marquis

Becker County Sheriff's Office was called to County Road 158 in Maple Grove Township

June 25, 2019

TJ Nelson,

BECKER CO., MN — The driver of a U-T-V who was involved in a hit-and-run crash in Becker County on Monday night has died in Fargo. Becker County Sheriff’s Office was called to County Road 158 in Maple Grove Township around 6:45 p.m. They found a 27-year-old man unresponsive. He was taken to Sanford in Fargo where he died today…

Choice Bank Raises Money at “Go Hawaiian For Hospice”

This is the seventh year they've done the fundraiser

June 25, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. –People are getting their leis and Hawaiian shirts on at a luau, and the celebration is all for a good cause. Choice Bank held its seventh annual “Go Hawaiian for Hospice.” For a $5 donation, people can feast on a pig roast, pineapple, and Hawaiian punch. All proceeds go to Hospice of the Red River Valley. Organizers say…

Red River Women’s Clinic Sues Over Two Abortion Laws

North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has said that he will be required to defend the current laws

June 25, 2019

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, ND — Red River Women’s Clinic, the sole abortion clinic in North Dakota, is suing over two state laws it believes tells doctors to lie. One measure passed this year requires physicians to tell women that they may reverse a so-called medication abortion if they have second thoughts. The other law requires doctors to tell patients that abortion terminates…

Permit Denied For FM Diversion Project By Buffalo-Red River Watershed District

The Diversion Authority is already consulting with its lawyers about what the next step should be

June 25, 2019

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, ND — The Buffalo-Red River Watershed District has voted against issuing a permit for the FM Diversion project. Chair of the FM Diversion Authority, Mary Scherling, says she is disappointed but hopes the two sides can still work out a compromise. The Diversion Authority is already consulting with its lawyers about what the next step should be. Scherling says…

Fargo Woman Abuse Claims Against Retired Priest Under Investigation

The woman, who wants to be called "Jane", was a teenager in the 1970's when she says the abuse happened in the rectory at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church.

June 25, 2019

Site Staff,

FARGO (KFGO) – A woman who claims that she was sexually abused by a Fargo Catholic priest decades ago says she hopes her story will encourage other victims to step forward. The woman, who wants to be called “Jane”, was a teenager in the 1970’s when she says the abuse happened in the rectory at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic…

UPDATE: Bismarck Police Report Missing Baby Is Found Safe

Police say 7-month-old LeahMae Morsette was dropped off by an unidentified person at Sanford ER around 4:15 this afternoon.

June 25, 2019

Site Staff,

UPDATE – Bismarck Police report the missing child has been found safe. Police say 7-month-old LeahMae Morsette was dropped off by an unidentified person at Sanford ER around 4:15 this afternoon. We’ll have more on this story tonight on KVRR Local News at 6. Original Story- In a statement police say seven-month-old LeahMae Morsette was last seen with her mother…

First Phase of St. Paul’s Newman Center to Be Complete By July 2021

The old building was built in 1958

June 24, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — With a growing Catholic population at North Dakota State University, a nearby church is trying to meet the demand. St. Paul’s Newman Center was the first religious organization NDSU students could go to off-campus. It opened in 1958 serving about 3,000. It closed last month. That’s because the church is building a new one which will serve…

Border States Electric Moves Into Its New Headquarters in Fargo

Border States Electric has moved to a new location and opened its new Branch Support Center with a "wire" cutting ceremony

June 24, 2019

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FARGO, N.D.– One of the largest 100% employee owned companies in America houses its corporate office in Fargo. Border States Electric has moved to a new location and opened its new Branch Support Center with a “wire” cutting ceremony. The public was able to tour the building and learn more about BSE. Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney also came out to…

UPDATE: Man Dead in Crash Near Amenia, ND

June 24, 2019

KVRR Staff,

CASS COUNTY, N.D. – A crash leaves a man dead near Amenia. Police received a call of a semi versus a truck at the intersection of 25th Street Southeast and 158th Avenue near Amenia at 4:30 Monday afternoon. Authorities say first responders were on scene within eight minutes. “The white pickup back here was traveling southbound on the township roadway,…