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West Fargo Man Changes Plea To Guilty In Event Center Assault

April 11, 2022

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A West Fargo man avoids a trial and changes his plea to guilty to manslaughter for a deadly assault at the Speedway Event Center last August. A count of aggravated assault was dropped against 36-year-old Tomas Cervantes. He admits to throwing a punch that eventually killed 53-year-old Roberto Balboa on August 21, 2021. Balboa fell and…

VFW Roy Chandler Post Celebrates 90 years

The Fargo VFW Roy Chandler Post 762 celebrates 90 years and welcomes the community to try its new food menu.

April 11, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- The Fargo VFW Roy Chandler Post 762 celebrates 90 years and welcomes the community to try its new food menu. They have expanded the bar area into a restaurant as well. The menu consists of typical bar food like burgers, fries, and jalapeno poppers. They’re hoping the expansion brings in more business from downtown along with donations…

Biden promises crackdown on ‘ghost guns’

April 11, 2022

KVRR Staff,

President Joe Biden speaks in the Rose Garden. April 11, 2022. WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden on Monday took fresh aim at ghost guns, the privately made firearms without serial numbers that are increasingly cropping up in violent crimes, as he struggles to break past gun-control opposition to address firearm deaths. Speaking at the White House, Biden highlighted the Justice…

3 More Candidates Enter Historic Fargo City Races for Mayor and City Commission

April 11, 2022

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo voters will have 15 city commission and 7 candidates for mayor to pick from in June. The filing deadline was late Monday afternoon. Michael Borgie is the latest person to get into the mayoral race and just under the wire. Mayor Tim Mahoney is running for another term. Other challengers include Shannon Roers Jones, Hukun…

West Fargo Schools forming task force to address long-range planning

April 11, 2022

Jim Monk,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The West Fargo Public School District is forming a Long Range Facilities Task Force to examine the district’s current and future needs in response to continued growth. Projected enrollment for the 2026-2027 school year is 14,559 students. School officials say that while many schools are projected to have sufficient space over the next five years,…

Group wants North Dakota voters to legalize recreational pot in November

April 11, 2022

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – A group that wants to legalize recreational marijuana in North Dakota has filed a ballot measure petition and plans to start collecting signatures to place the issue on the general election ballot. New Approach North Dakota needs more than 15,582 valid signatures by July 11 to qualify the measure for the election in November. The proposal would…

High school bowler from DGF makes history

A high school junior at DGF has bowled three perfect games within hours of each other

April 10, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A youth bowler makes history this weekend scoring three perfect games within hours of each other. The North Dakota Youth State Bowling tournament is handing out scholarships to the best bowlers of the tournament. In over 60 years of its history, no one has gotten more than one perfect score of 300 in one weekend….

Two ND Guard Soldiers Recognized For Saving Migrants From Drowning

April 10, 2022

TJ Nelson,

GRACIN CLEM & LUIS ALVARADOBISMARCK, N.D. (AP/KVRR) — Two North Dakota Army National Guard soldiers are recognized for saving migrants from drowning at the southern border. Specialists Gracin Clem of Dickinson and Luis Alvarado of Bismarck were conducting surveillance for U.S. Customs and Border Protection on March 22nd. That’s when they saw five migrants attempting to cross the Rio Grande…

Lisbon Man On UTV Hit & Killed Crossing Highway 27

April 10, 2022

TJ Nelson,

LISBON, N.D. (KVRR) — A man crossing Highway 27 near Lisbon on a UTV is hit and killed. The crash happened Saturday night just before 6 o’clock. Highway patrol says 67-year-old William Funk was pronounced dead at the hospital in Lisbon. The pickup driver, 29-year-old Ryan Reinke and his passenger, 31-year-old Karla Hainsworth, both of Lisbon, were treated for minor…

Dads and Daughters gather for Engineering event

April 10, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- NDSU’S Society of Women Engineers has their DADDS events welcoming dads to bring their daughters in to get early exposure to engineering. The event is to inspire the next generation of women engineers, Activities focus on Mechanical and Electronic engineering the families were able to build using blocks and learn about electric aspects with creating friction with…