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LIVE: A Hauntingly Beautiful Performance

FARGO — The time is coming t get a little silly, a little scary, and to get to hear the sounds of the Halloween season. The Fargo-Moorhead Symphony is back with it’s “fun-size” concert series this Friday. This one is themed “Spooktacular.” The First Avenue String Quartet is performing pieces from pop culture like the Ghostbusters theme, “Edward Scissorhands,” and…

Gregory LaCroix Bail Set at $750,000 After Downtown Fargo Shooting That Injured a Man

FARGO, N.D (KVRR) — A judge sets bail at $750,000 for the man accused of shooting another man in downtown Fargo last week. 37-year-old Gregory LaCroix is charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault. He was arrested downtown without incident Thursday afternoon, many hours after the shooting. Police say LaCroix shot a man once at Broadway and 3rd Avenue North…

Gunshot fired at downtown Fargo Fire Department Station

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Fargo police are investigating after a bullet struck Fire Department Station 1, on NP Avenue in downtown Fargo. Fire Chief Steve Dirksen says a window and a small portion of a wall were struck by the bullet. The damage was discovered as staff arrived Thursday morning. Chief Dirksen says the area that was hit by the bullet…

North Dakota Native Vote selected for Bush Prize

North Dakota Native Vote encourages civic engagement among North Dakota’s Native communities. It will receive $139,000 in grant money as one of two winners of the 2024 Bush Prize. (Photo provided by Bush Foundation)BISMARCK, N.D. (Mary Steurer – North Dakota Monitor) North Dakota Native Vote will receive $139,000 after being named one of two nonprofit winners of the 2024 North…

Grand Forks Man Sentenced in Fargo for Federal Crimes

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Grand Forks man is sentenced in federal court for possession of stolen firearms and assaulting a federal agent. The judge gave 45-year-old Michael Otto 13 years in federal prison. He’ll have to pay restitution for damaged vehicles totaling over $2,700. Two stolen firearms were found in Otto’s vehicle after a high speed chase in September…

Texas Man Killed In Head-On Crash North of Grandin, ND

GRANDIN, N.D. (KVRR) — A 40-year-old Texas man is dead after a head-on crash on County Road 81 north of Grandin, North Dakota. The highway patrol says the man from Rio Grande City, whose name hasn’t been released, crossed the centerline and crashed into a pickup pulling a trailer. It happened just after 4 a.m. The Texas man died at…