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Man Dies After Pickup Plunges Into Valley City Area Lake

June 5, 2018

KVRR Staff,

Courtesy: Barnes County Sheriff’s OfficeVALLEY CITY, ND (KFGO) – A Sanborn man who lost control of his pickup and drove into Hobart Lake west of Valley City Monday has died. He’s identified as 64 year-old Terry Swenson. Swenson was headed west on Barnes Co. Rd. 22 when his pickup went into the lake. The Valley City Rural Fire District dive…

One In Custody After Pursuit North of Fargo

The search by Cass and Traill County deputies, with assistance from a blood hound, was centered just off I-29 near the Grandin exit. where one, possible two occupants ran on foot.

June 5, 2018

Site Staff,

GRANDIN, N.D. (KFGO) – Cass County authorities say investigation is on-going into a wide-scale search that followed a brief pursuit north of Fargo early this morning. Sheriff’s Corporal Joe Hedin tells KFGO News it started when a driver fled a traffic stop shortly before 2 this morning in the Grandin area. The search by Cass and Traill County deputies, with…

Husband Charged In Wife’s Death After Suicide Attempt

Louis Averson was charged Monday in Cass County with murder.

June 5, 2018

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. – Police say a shooting the weekend in Fargo over was part of an elderly couple’s suicide attempt. It happened inside a garage on the three hundred block of Prairiewood Drive South around 5:30 Saturday morning. Investigators say Louis and Ila Averson, both 85–years–old, were in failing health and tried to commit suicide by running their car with the…

Fargo EAA Provides Free Flights to ROTC Students In Efforts to Stop Pilot Shortage

The organization provides flights to different groups around the community four to five times a year

June 4, 2018

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — School’s out and summer vacation has begun. But for those in Fargo Public School’s Air Force ROTC program, that doesn’t mean they get a break. It means they are taking their lessons to new heights. It wasn’t the halls of the new school she was in or all the faces Ella Trautmann saw on her first day of…

Split Reactions: Supreme Court’s Ruling on Baker Not Making Same-Sex Marriage Cake

Some in our area feel this is a tough case to be on one side of, while others from North Dakota stand firmly that the court's decision was the right one

June 4, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a same–sex couple. The court didn’t focus on whether a person or a business can refuse service to gay people, instead ruling that the Colorado Rights Commission, that first heard the case, violated the baker’s rights. “The court’s…

Schools out for the Summer and the Pools are Back for the Season!

Locations in both Fargo and West Fargo officially opened this morning. Pools in Moorhead are set to open on Friday

June 4, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — The temperatures have felt like summer but now we can fully dive into the season at local pools. Locations in both Fargo and West Fargo officially opened this morning. Pools in Moorhead are set to open on Friday. The Fargo Parks District says they usually open the Monday after the last day of school to kick off…

People in the Community Using Bike Sharing for More than Just Transportation

They have 11 different docks around the area. Some scattered throughout downtown and some on and near the NDSU campus

June 4, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — People around town are using Great Rides Bike Share to do more than just get from one place to another; they are using it for fun. Students at NDSU took a field trip to the Red River for a two hour bike ride to see different parts of nature. Those with Great Rides say there are so…

Man Rescued After Vehicle Plunges Into Valley City Area Lake

June 4, 2018

Site Staff,

Courtesy: Barnes County Sheriff’s OfficeVALLEY CITY, N.D. (KFGO) – Authorities say one person was transported to the hospital in Valley City after a pickup they were in went into Hobart Lake west of Valley City shortly after 8 a.m. Monday. Barnes County Sheriff Randy McClaflin said one person was transported to the hospital and their condition has not been released….

LIVE: Bike Sharing The Red’s Geology

Researching the Red on a bike you share.

June 4, 2018

Emily Welker,

Riding the Red River trails on a bicycle is always a great way to spend a summer’s day. Now, students at an NDSU Geology class are taking a special trip up and down the Red to gauge the river’s effect on the region’s geology — and they’re doing it with Great Rides. The Fargo metro’s bike share company is setting…

Reconnecting Families and Making New Memories with Kids Who Were Once NICU Patients

Instead of reliving hard memories, the staff is making new ones by inviting the families of past little patients to celebrate their NICU gradations

June 3, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — It’s a day no parent will ever forget; the day their child was brought into the world. But for some parents, that day was filled with unknowns as their babies were taken into the NICU. Some families are now looking back on those experiences with their healthy, smiling children. For many parents who experienced having a child…