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Law Enforcement officers hold Torch Run for Special Olympics

The Torch Run started in 1985 and allows officers to better connect with the community.

June 3, 2021

Aaron Walling,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) –Fargo Police officers kick off a Law Enforcement Torch Run to support Special Olympics North Dakota. “Law enforcement torch run is just a way to raise awareness of the Special Olympics of North Dakota and also raise money for the events and activities that all the athletes get sent to throughout the year,” Fargo Police Officer Danica…

Man douses Fargo home with gas threatening to burn it down

25 year old Tristan Olson was found nearby and arrested

June 3, 2021

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – People in South Fargo were woken up early Thursday morning when one of their neighbors threatened to burn down a house. First responders were called to a house on 1700 block of 13 ½ street which was initially described as a structure fire but later turned into a domestic dispute. “For a disturbance there was a…

Fargo’s first Director of Diversity describes his vision for the position

June 3, 2021

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo City Commission approves Dr. Terry Hogan to be the Fargo Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Hogan is from Chicago and will be the first person to hold the position in Fargo. His background includes working in public and private sectors along with nonprofit sectors. Hogan says he wants his role to be that change…

Bomb squad says device found at apartment building isn’t active

June 3, 2021

Site Staff,

UPDATE: The Red River Valley Bomb team says the device is not active and there is no danger. Police have not described what type of device was found. All roads have reopened. FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Police have evacuated an apartment building on the 2400 block of 33rd Avenue South due to a suspicious device found outside the entrance…

Police alarmed as drug overdoses rise sharply in Fargo

June 3, 2021

Aaron Walling,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police is hoping to bring awareness to helping reduce the number of overdose cases throughout the metro. Department officials say the number of overdoses in the area are climbing with the most common drug of choice being M 30 pills, oxycodone and Percocet with fentanyl. The department’s narcotics unit thoroughly investigates all overdose cases in…

Drive-thru mishap at Fargo Little Caesar’s

June 3, 2021

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – A man who had just picked up some lunch in the drive-thru lane at Little Caesar’s in Fargo ended up crashing into the wall of the restaurant. It happened at the 45th St. location. An employee says the customer somehow lost control of his SUV and barreled into the building. Firefighters were called to inspect the damages. …

After 63 years of cutting hair, Fargo barber Sam Mann retires

June 3, 2021

Jim Monk,

Sam Mann and Greg Brown, who’s been getting haircuts from Mann for about 20 years. FARGO (KVRR) – Sam Mann has been cutting hair for more than six decades. Today, the 86-year-old south Fargo barber is hanging up his clippers after 63 years on the job. Mann says has no idea how many haircuts he’s given, but says he’s had…

LIVE: ShopND.com

Let's be honest, Amazon doesn't need our support. But they do.

June 3, 2021

Emily Welker,

Local business owners are primed to give Amazon Prime Day a run for its money. That’s after a new project called ShopND.com launches online. The project provides one-stop online shopping for consumers that showcases local, North-Dakota based small businesses, all in one marketplace. The idea came about with and is funded by the Covid relief Cares Act. The UND Small…

Pet Connection: Meet Bailey

It's a big Pet Connection this week, our biggest yet.

June 3, 2021

Emily Welker,

It’s a big job to build a new animal rescue. This one is bigger than most. Especially because the animals they rescue are the biggest we’ve had on the Morning Show so far. Bailey the palomino is our Pet Connection star of the week, from Happy Acres Rescue in Lakota, ND. Rescue founder Lesa Kadlec-Haase says Bailey is the absolute…

Update: Fargo Police resolve standoff with man who doused home with gasoline

June 3, 2021

Site Staff, Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – A man involved in an overnight standoff with police after he poured gasoline on a south Fargo home has been taken into custody. At around 2:30 a.m. Thursday, officers responded to 1717 13 1/2 St. S. For several hours, police tried to communicate with the man, who threatened to start the home on fire. Several fire trucks…