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Girl Scout Cookies go on sale with a new variety in 2026

FARGO (KVRR) – Local Girl Scouts began selling cookies on Monday, including a new variety that’s available this year. The newest addition to the eleven different types of cookies is the Exploremores which is a rocky road ice cream inspired cookie. The Girl Scout Cookie Program helps girl scouts develop essential skills such as decision making, money management, people skills,…

North Dakota agencies say suit over political ad law should be dismissed

North Dakota Rep. Brandon Prichard, R-Bismarck, attends a special session of the Legislature on Oct. 23, 2023. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota state agencies have asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a state law that criminalizes lying or making intentionally misleading statements in political ads. Brandon Prichard, who represented…

National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day Brings Community Out Early for Treats

The nationwide tradition takes on special significance in the F-M area, as many stores use it as a sort of re-opening date after being closed during colder stretches of the calendar.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A beloved, decadent tradition returned to ice cream shops across the F-M metro on Saturday. National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day brought families and ice cream enthusiasts out in droves. Many stores, like The Silver Lining Creamery in Downtown Fargo and Lundy’s at the Lights in West Fargo, teamed with Sandy’s Donuts to make their over-the-top…

Giving Hearts Day Farmers Market Brings Nonprofits to West Acres

Over 20 booths were set up, in addition to the usual vendors, where nonprofits could curate exhibitions and share information about themselves with the public.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A special edition of the Red River Market came to West Acres Mall on Saturday, with local nonprofits informing the public about their respective missions. That’s because it was the Giving Hearts Day Farmers Market, running from 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. on January 7. In addition to the normal market stalls, 20 different organizations also…

Youth Skaters Take to Lindenwood Park for Pond Hockey Action

Youth Pond Hockey Day is always well-attended; and this year, the Park District even added the option for kids to sign up as free agents so everyone had the chance to join a team.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Some cold breezes hung in the air this Saturday, but that wasn’t stopping youth hockey players from taking to the outdoor ice for a day of competition. Youth Pond Hockey Day, hosted by the Fargo Park District, returned to Lindenwood Park with greater numbers than ever before. 28 teams registered across 10-and-under, 8-and-under, and 6-and-under coed…

Fargo Public Schools propose over five million in budget cuts for next school year

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Fargo Public School Board announced early this week its plans to save the district more funding for the next school year. Which includes a reduction in staffing positions. “That is not necessarily all people. Some of those are combinations, some of those positions that we’ve had this year that we didn’t fill that we’ll now…

Sharing the Love in Downtown Fargo

FARGO — Remember this time of year in grade school? The red construction paper hearts, the tiny cartoon cards with silly puns, the little bags of heart-shaped candy and cookies you painstakingly wrapped the night before the Valentine’s party at school. No one went away empty-handed. In a time when so much of what we see and exchange with the…

ICE detention cases begin weaving through North Dakota courts

Demonstrators stand in front of the North Dakota Capitol in Bismarck on Jan. 11, 2026, during an ICE Out for Good rally in response to the killing of Renee Good by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross in Minnesota. (Photo by Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) –Amid the flood of lawsuits across the country…