Local ad makers are weighing in on this year’s crop of Super Bowl ads, and they’re finding a lot to like. Of course, the Scheels ad featuring North Dakota native Josh Duhamel, who’s currently co-starring in “Shotgun Wedding” with Jennifer Lopez, is finding a welcome audience in local viewers. Flint Group’s John Pederson also gives top scores to the Pepsi…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Many bars across the FM region were amped to have football fans present for Super Bowl LVII. Bar Down in West Fargo was just one of the popular spots for fans. It supplies beer, pizza, and over twenty televisions for visitors to enjoy the game. “Bar Down is like a huge family. You constantly see…
MINOT, N.D. (KVRR/AP) — The nephew of imprisoned polygamous leader Warren Jeffs is behind bars in Minot. Heber Jeffs was taken into custody on Saturday on kidnapping charges in Utah. He has a court appearance set for Monday afternoon. According to the Associated Press, an arrest warrant was issued in December after Jeffs and his 10-year-old niece had gone missing….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo police unveil a new memorial to honor fallen police officer Jason Moszer seven years after he was shot and killed while on duty. Moszer was responding to a domestic violence call. The new memorial honors Moszer and Frederick Alderman, who was also shot and killed on duty in July 1882. Moszer’s family members, fellow officers…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo police say 2 people are arrested following Thursday morning’s search warrant on the 800 block of 10th Street S. in Fargo. 52-year-olds Timmie Smith and Tara Felix of Fargo are each charged with one count of Fentanyl Possession with Intent to Distribute, Heroin possession with Intent to Distribute, meth, cocaine and marijuana possession, Drug Paraphernalia…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A downtown Fargo business is cleaning up after the owner says five feet of water and thousands of pounds of gravel invaded the basement during a water main break. It happened in front of High Road Partners on the 200 block of NP Avenue earlier this week. The lower level of the business, which is a…
The sports betting industry is exploding. The American Gaming Association says more than 50 million Americans are expected to bet $16 billion on the Super Bowl. You can only legally bet on sports at tribal casinos in North Dakota. The Dakota Nation Sportsbook in Dakota Magic Casino in Hankinson is celebrating its one-year anniversary with the Super Bowl. Lead…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Superintendent Dr. Rupak Gandhi surprised Lichtblau with an announcement at an all-school assembly. Lichtblau started teaching at Fargo South in 2009. She conducts the school’s audition choir Belle Orso Vicci and dedicates time to the ensemble outside of school hours. Seniors from her choir prepared a special performance and she was grateful to see it. “It…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A West Fargo lawmaker wants to prohibit approval voting in North Dakota. Fargo is the only city with the voting method. A person can vote for as many candidates as they want and the candidate with the most votes wins. Republican State Representative Ben Koppelman, the bill’s sponsor, testified before the House Political Subdivisions Committee. He…
NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) – Warmer temperatures have caused lots of melting of snow and ice. Lake ice thickness still seems to remain unaffected. “We are about average and that’s just really a mathematical equation of extremes. Where we are at in the mid-part of February in terms of ice thickness and into snowpack, while it may seem that some areas…
