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LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Klondike

You wished for everything good in a dog? Santa's got it all here for you, wrapped up in one gorgeous package.

November 30, 2023

Emily Welker,

If you’re looking for a dog who’s young, smart, good-looking, affectionate, and always up for adventure, Santa is delivering everything on your wish list in one sweet package: this lovely husky boy, Klondike. He’s only a year old, which is usually a rambunctious and sometimes challenging age for huskies. But this guy couldn’t be better behaved. He’s already got great…

MATBUS Offering Free Rides on Saturday’s in December With ‘Season of Giving’

November 29, 2023

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — There are many ways you can give back this holiday season. One of the newest ways is by donating a non-perishable food item on MATBUS. When you donate on Saturdays in December, you’ll be able to ride for free. The new promotion called “MATBUS Season of Giving” does not apply to MAT Paratransit. All of the…

NDSU Students Are Modifying Toys for Kids with Disabilities

November 29, 2023

Aaron Walling,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Within an NDSU engineering building, students are working away like Santa’s elves. Modifying toys for kids that have disabilities. “Yeah, especially getting closer to finals week and kind of getting into the weeds of doing theoretical problems, electrical engineering,” said Cole Rahne, an electrical engineering student. “Just solving circuits on paper and sometimes it’s nice to…

NDSU Tuition Award Program extended

November 29, 2023

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – NDSU has secured funding to extend their recently announced Tuition Award Program for eligible first year students beginning next fall.Earlier this month, the university announced the scholarship program that will help first and second year students pay for college during the 2024-2025 academic year. Wednesday, they said funding from the NDSU Foundation will help new students…

Moorhead Man Arrested After Fleeing at 130 MPH and Crashing Near Valley City

November 29, 2023

KVRR Staff,

BARNES CO., N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Moorhead man is caught going 110 miles per hour on I-94 near Valley City before hitting speeds of 130 miles per hour when a trooper tried to stop him. Authorities say about two miles after the pursuit started just before noon, 36-year-old Dylan Miller intentionally crashed into a guardrail and concrete barricade, causing him…

Hillsboro Burger King To Get Upgrades Thanks To New Franchise Owner & Operator

November 29, 2023

TJ Nelson,

HILLSBORO, N.D. (KVRR) — There is some good news for fans of Burger King in the Hillsboro area. Crown King Properties is the new franchise owner and operator of the restaurant in Hillsboro and they plan to make improvements. The company says that includes digital upgrades and new order kiosks. They will also be hiring managers and additional team members….

Frost Fire Park Rearing Back To Life for 2023-2024 Winter Season

November 29, 2023

TJ Nelson,

WALHALL, N.D. (KVRR) — They are back in business at Frost Fire Park near Walhalla, North Dakota. Last winter, the skiing and snowboarding season at the park was called off due to major malfunctions with the snowmaking system. Over the past year, Frost Fire Park has installed a state-of-the-art snow-making infrastructure. It was funded by a grant from the U.S….

School superintendent charged with possessing child sexual abuse material

November 29, 2023

Jim Monk,

HANNAFORD, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – The superintendent and principal at Midkota Public School in Binford, North Dakota, has been arrested and charged with possessing child sexual abuse material. Forty-year-old Ryan Baron was arrested in Hannaford by deputies from the Griggs and Foster County Sheriff’s Offices, and agents with the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security. Investigators…

Xcel Energy Introduces New Innovation Hub

November 28, 2023

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Xcel Energy held a ribbon cutting for its new innovation hub in downtown Fargo The new center will allow for employees to have a community area to come and work. Xcel touched on how it will also be used to host events to help bring the community together. Leaders at Xcel made it a priority to…

Empowering Women, FMWF Chamber of Commerce series

November 28, 2023

Aaron Walling,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Empowering women in the Fargo-Moorhead area is the main focus of the Chamber of Commerce’s monthly series of events. The Women Connect series aims to target the needs, development and connection of professional women in the region. “We find it really important to provide conferences like this to expose our women to new opportunities in ways…