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More than a dozen area-owned businesses participate in the nationwide shutdown on Friday

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Many local businesses have announced on social media that they would not be open on Friday to join in the nationwide protest against ICE. While there are some who are open, they say they are showing other ways to support in solidarity. “We thought it was really important to participate in this to show our solidarity…

A Hot Time in the Old Town: 8th Annual Hotdish Festival

FARGO — It’s one of the hottest tickets in town, at one of the coldest times. The eighth annual Fargo Hotdish Festival is this weekend, and one contender is hoping to turn the tables on the competition. Last year’s “Most Creative” and “People’s Choice” winner, the Jasper Hotel in downtown, is vying to be a contender for this year’s top…

Anti-suicide advocate seeks volunteers to support LGBTQ+ youth in North Dakota

Faye Seidler, a suicide prevention advocate, testifies March 24, 2025, during a legislative committee hearing. Seidler is recruiting volunteers for a new LGBTQ+ Safety Taskforce. (Photo by Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)Editor’s note: If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” (North Dakota Monitor)…

Crews respond to 2 fire calls within a half-hour of each other

2743 Cobblestone Court S. Courtesy: KFGOFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The Fargo Fire Department responded to two fires a half-hour apart Thursday afternoon. The first fire was reported around 3:50 p.m. at 1710 20th Avenue S. There, firefighters saw smoke coming from the eaves of the attached garage and extinguished a small fire inside the garage. Damage was contained to the garage…

Sen. Cramer: Massive decrease in VA’s benefits backlog in just one year

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Proposed changes to the Veterans Health Administration could affect veterans in North Dakota and the rest of the nation. The VA recently announced a plan to reorganize the VHA over the next 18 to 24 months with a goal of reducing bureaucracy and delivering better outcomes for veterans. Sen. Kevin Cramer is already commending VA Secretary…

State Lawmakers Convene in Minnesota for ‘Day of Solidarity’

Many met up in-person in St. Paul to address the media and the public, while still others who could not make the trip joined a Zoom webinar from their respective states.

ST. PAUL, MN (KVRR) – More than 40 lawmakers from states as far away geographically as Rhode Island and Oregon gathered in St. Paul in a show of support for their Minnesota brethren, stressing that the need to change the situation in the state went beyond political lines. “This is not a partisan issue. This about the American people. This…

Democrats, White House strike spending deal that would avert government shutdown

FILE—Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., waits to speak to reporters following a closed-door meeting with fellow Democrats on spending legislation that funds the Department of Homeland Security and a swath of other government agencies as the country reels from the deaths of two people at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan….

Annual Cares for Kids Radiothon kicks off highlighting the importance of Sanford Children’s Hospital

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Over the next two days, several of the Fargo-Moorhead radio stations will be dialing their phones to raise funds for the annual Cares for Kids Radiothon. “Every year, like I said, this has been going on for 26 years, where we have partnered with our local stations here, like Froggy, KFGO, Y94, and now Jack FM,…

Pet Connection: Meet Eve

BOTTINEAU, N.D. — Eve came in to the Kritter Krazy shelter Christmas Eve and she’s still only four months old. Rescue founder Tasha Gorentz says she was out that day doing some outreach in the community and someone handed the little dog over to her, saying they couldn’t care for the puppy anymore and asking her to find her a…