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WF City Commission passes 2023 budget after Simmons proposes cuts

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A City Commission vote on West Fargo’s 2023 budget fails because of a 2-2 tie. It later passed on a three to one vote after Commissioner Mark Simmons proposed several cuts. Commissioner Brad Olson was the lone no vote. Commissioner Mandy George wasn’t at the meeting because of work commitments. Simmons wanted $50,000 cut from…

Re-Opening Planned Saturday for GiGi’s Playhouse After Massive Fire

May 2021FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — GiGi’s Playhouse in Fargo is back. North Dakota’s only Down Syndrome Achievement Center has rebuilt after a fire in May 2021 set by an arsonist. They have a grand re-opening planned for this Saturday with two very special guests: GiGi’s founder, Nancy Gianni, and her daughter, GiGi, who is the inspiration for the organization. The…

Cass County Sheriff’s Lt. Was Reprimanded After Nude Photo Text Sent on County Phone

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The reprimand of a lieutenant with the Cass County Sheriff’s Office is coming to light for a nude photo texting incident late last year. Sheriff Jesse Jahner says he was just made aware of an email sent to local media outlets about Lt. Tommy Ray. Jahner then released documents about the internal investigation. Ray was accused…

Report: N.D. drivers are the most polite in the nation

FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – “North Dakota nice” is alive and well on the state’s roadways, so says a recent survey which found that North Dakota has the least aggressive drivers in the country. Forbes Advisors asked drivers across the country if they’d experienced road rage, tailgating, honking, rude gestures, and being cut-off to identify the states with the most confrontational drivers….

Fans Flock to ValleyCon 47 in Fargo

ValleyCon 47 moves to a bigger location in Fargo and the event is two weeks earlier than normal this year.

FARGO,N.D. (KVRR)-ValleyCon 47 moves to a bigger location in Fargo and the event is two weeks earlier than normal this year. Organizers say about 25 hundred people bought tickets. They say Valleycon is about celebrating pop culture, people coming together to bond over their favorite books, characters, games and movies. This years Valleycon features special guests like Bill Mosely and…

Man Wanted in Downtown Fargo Shooting Turns Himself In

FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) — A man wanted in a downtown Fargo shooting on Friday night is in jail. Police say 24-year-old Schuyler Ferguson, with no permanent address, is facing charges of aggravated assault for the shooting of a man in an apartment above Rhombus Guys Pizza in the 600 block of Main Avenue. Police tell us Ferguson turned himself in….

Cass Co. Sheriff’s Office Helps See Veterans off To Washington, D.C.

Cass County Sheriff’s Office/FacebookFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Cass County Sheriff’s Office is honoring our latest batch of local veterans to take off on the Veterans Honor Flight of North Dakota/Minnesota. They showed up before sunrise at Hector International Airport in Fargo and escorted around 90 vets into the airport so they could board the plane for Washington, D.C. They will…