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Business Owners Celebrate Small Business Saturday, Talk Local Economy

Many owners say they feel embraced by the community - but that it's important that level of support remains consistent.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Small Business Saturday was started as a holiday slash marketing initiative back in 2010 to encourage shoppers to keep their dollar local – as proprietors know what kind of impact that can have on a region’s economy. “With indie bookstores specifically, when you shop at an indie, over 29% of that purchase goes immediately back into…

Holiday Lights Sparkle at Red River Valley Fairgrounds

The Red River Valley Fair Association now owns and operates the Holiday Lights display that was formerly operated by the FM Sertoma Club in Lindenwood Park.

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The lights are also back on at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds, and they’re bigger and brighter than ever. The Holiday Lights at the Fairgrounds attraction is a mile-and-a-half long drive track that guides you through a carefully curated series of holiday lights. New additions this year include four separate light tunnels, and non-profit and…

Santa Village Returns to Rheault Farm

The holiday wonderland draws hundreds of families every Christmas season.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – One of the metro’s most charming Christmas attractions is back open for business. Santa Village at Rheault Farm returned for its opening day this Saturday, November 29. The annual event, put on by the Fargo Park District, gives families the chance to decorate cookies, take horse-drawn carriage rides, and, of course, speak with Saint Nick himself….

UPDATE: 88-year-old man dead after McLean County crash identified as North Dakota entertainer

The North Dakota Highway Patrol is determining whether or not to press charges against the driver of the other vehicle.

Gordy “Crazy Fingers” Lindquist / YouTubeMCLEAN CO., N.D. (KVRR 8PM 11/30/25 UPDATE) — Family members have identified the victim of a fatal crash on Friday afternoon as 88-year-old Gordy Lindquist. He was known affectionately as “Crazy Fingers” for his piano playing skills and was a mainstay at the annual Norsk Hostfest celebration in Minot. According to social media posts, Lindquist…

North Dakota Highway Patrol Looking for Driver of Hit-and-Run Vehicle

The juvenile driver of the car hit by the person in question sustained injuries as a result of the crash.

The image, provided by NDHP, of the Dodge Journey in question.CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol is asking for the public’s assistance in locating the driver of a car involved in a hit-and-run incident. NDHP says the collision took place just after 2:00 P.M. on November 25 near mile marker 72 on I-29. A Dodge Journey…

Hillsboro woman air-lifted after rollover crash

HILLSBORO, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) — One person has serious injuries after a crash in Traill County, North Dakota, on Nov. 27. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says it happened in the 166 block of 3rd Street Northeast, commonly known as Traill County Road 13, about 8 miles northeast of Hillsboro just after midnight on Thanksgiving. Troopers say the roads were covered…

Over a thousand people participate in the annual ‘Burn the Bird’ 5k/10k walk and run

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — 1,200 people gobbled it up with this year’s 13th annual ‘Burn the Bird’ 5k and 10k event. The YMCA of the Northern Sky and SoleMOTION Race Management teamed up once again to offer the annual event on the morning of Thanksgiving. The race is part of hundreds of races taking place across the country. Proceeds from…

Food uncertainty drives more people to seek help on Thanksgiving

Julia Sadee carries groceries she received at a free food pantry at The Arbors at McCormick Park housing complex in Fargo, North Dakota, on Nov. 18, 2025. Community meals and food pantries are seeing higher demand this year, even as federal food assistance payments resumed. (Photo by Dan Koeck/For the North Dakota Monitor)FARGO, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Days before…

Fargo battery maker awarded $50 million through federal innovative technologies program

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo-based Packet Digital has landed a $50 million award to ramp up domestic battery manufacturing capacity. The award will enable the company to expand production lines at its Badland Batteries manufacturing facility in Fargo. That will help meet the demand for high-power battery packs for unmanned systems operated by the Army, Navy, Air Force and Special…