FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- One of the fastest growing sports in the U.S. hosted a tournament this weekend in Fargo. Courts Plus Community Fitness Center hosted a 4-hour pickleball tournament. This tournament had 10 doubles teams with people from all over the region coming to participate. The competition was quite fierce and the competitors loved the opportunity to play against other…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A holiday boost is given out to dozens of families before Christmas this year. Lend A Hand Up announces they were able to give out $1,200 each to 34 families in Cass, Clay and Becker counties the week before Christmas. That’s on top of the $2 million raised for 70 families this past year. Lend a…
FAIRMOUNT, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — The Fairmount Fire Department received a report of a house on fire around 10:30 Saturday night in the 200 block of 2nd Street South. When the fire crew arrived, the house was fully engulfed. Fairmount Fire requested mutual aid from the Hankinson Fire Department. No one was hurt in the fire. The homeowner was home at…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- The Feed My Starving Children FargoPack plans to make 10 million meals for starving children all over the world, but they need your help to reach that number. Amy Okeson, Executive Director of FargoPack Feed My Starving Children, said, “It’s going to take over 50,000 volunteers, we’re a little over half way there for now but we…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The city of Fargo is getting a new recovery center to help those in need. The Hope in Recovery Center will be offering recovery education, peer-led groups, structured activities, community outings, free meals and a safe environment for those working on their mental health recovery. It also doesn’t cost anything to be a part of the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — You don’t see this in December: the pedestrian bridge between Lindenwood Park in Fargo and Gooseberry Park in Moorhead is going to be raised Friday. It is being taken out of service until the threat of flood subsides and Red River levels drop. The river is at nearly 17 feet and expected to crest at 21…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — If you have fitness as a goal for 2024, you might want to check out the new location of Planet Fitness in Fargo. The gym is taking over a large space in the former Gordmans building, a block south of 13th Avenue South. The new location celebrated its opening with complimentary tshirts and Sandy’s Donuts. The…
SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) – The Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative in southeast North Dakota says more power lines are getting damaged even though the ice storm is over. They started Wednesday with a little more than 1,700 people without power. Currently, their outage map shows more than 2,000 without power. They say as long as ice remains on power lines…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – We saw record rain here in the month of December, especially for the southern Red River Valley. For the past couple of days there has been freezing rain in the area. But according to the North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network, this won’t be a bad thing for farmers because the conditions were perfect for it. They…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – With all of the rain we’ve been getting, people are using their sump pumps to prevent water backing up into their homes. And the city is doing that as well with their axillary pumps to relieve pressure on the sewer system. According to a city official, they have received calls regarding the water issue because we…
