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LIVE: Local Punk Music Scene Rallies Around Twin Cities Shooting Victims

They're banding together to make a difference.

FARGO — Punk rock is all about authenticity and artistic freedom, and doing it yourself. So the mass shooting at a punk music gathering in Minneapolis that left one person dead and at least six others injured is prompting immediate action from musicians in the FM area. A man in his thirties died from his wounds in the shooting, another…

Hypersonic Missile Testing program coming to Fargo

  FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven announces that Sky Range is bringing its hypersonic missile testing program to Hector International Airport in Fargo. It is creating a data processing center to catch up with adversaries that have an arsenal of hypersonic missiles. “This approach will speed up innovation and development of these systems, keeping North Dakota…

Stolen Vehicle Recovered After Stop on Cass County 20, Two Men Facing Charges

CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — Two men are arrested after being stopped by North Dakota Highway Patrol in a stolen vehicle. They were stopped around 4 p.m. on Cass County 20 near University Avenue for speeding. During the troopers investigation, he discovered the vehicle was stolen. The driver, 61-year-old Jeffrey Schmitt of Fargo, was arrested for unlawful use of a…

Hector International Airport breaks July passenger record

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Hector International Airport sees a record number of people flying in July. Last month, the airport had a record 44,902 passengers board a plane. The previous record for July was set in 2019 with over 43,000 passengers. The boardings last month represent a 13 percent increase over 2022 numbers. Executive Director Shawn Dobberstein says, “Travel numbers…

Update: Five crashes snarl traffic on I-94 in Fargo

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Troopers with the North Dakota Highway Patrol were busy during rush hour Tuesday morning, responding to five crashes over the course of about an hour on a four-mile stretch of east and westbound I-94. First responders were called to the scene of a rollover crash in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 94 just west of the I-29…

Fire Forces Residents Out Of Grand Forks Home

People living in a Grand Forks home are displaced after a fire

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – People living in a Grand Forks home are displaced after a fire. The Grand Forks Fire Department says firefighters responded to the mobile home at Valley Ho Mobile Home Park around 6:40 Monday night. The found a fire in the bath/laundry area of a mobile home. Firefighters contained the fire to that area, but there’s…