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Concert Series: “Cowboy As It Gets Tour” starring Riley Green coming to The Ralph

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Riley Green is one of the biggest rising stars in country music. He is bringing his friends Justin Moore, Mackenzie Carpenter and Adam Hood with him on the “Cowboy As It Gets Tour” which will stop at Ralph Engelstad Arena. The concert is set for Saturday, August 22. Yes, next summer. But tickets will already…

Longtime Grand Forks Herald columnist and viral Olive Garden review star dies at 99

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Marilyn Hagerty died this morning at the age of 99. She will forever be remembered as a dedicated Grand Forks Herald columnist and food critic, even though she claimed she wasn’t one. Hagerty made national headlines in 2012 and went on a whirlwind national media tour after her review of Olive Garden in Grand Forks…

Ghoul Morning: Starting Spooky Season

FARGO — Do you think decorating your house now for Halloween is entirely too early? You may want to think again, because the contest to win the title of best home haunt in the Farg-Moorhead area is back this year. The competition, called “Best Decorated House of the FM Area” launches today Tuesday, September 16th, and submissions have to be…

North Dakota releases first updated tribal textbook, with more on the way

Display copies of updated tribal textbooks detailing the history and culture of the five Native nations that share land with North Dakota. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)FARGO, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor/KVRR) — The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction has released the first of a series of updated textbooks on the five Native nations that share land with North Dakota. The…

City of Fargo employee under fire for profanity filled Kirk post

Facebook post by Ryan Slapnicka shared by Commissioner Michelle Turnberg on Facebook on September 11, 2025.FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Outrage over an alleged social media post by a City of Fargo employee after the killing of Charlie Kirk sparked a short debate at tonight’s city commission meeting. Commissioner Michelle Turnberg tried to add an item to the agenda on social…

Downtown art gallery celebrates 50th anniversary

Art displayed at Gallery 4. 9/15/25.FARGO — An art gallery in downtown is celebrating their 50th anniversary and is celebrating by showcasing local artists. The studio has made a timeline for the gallery, showing it’s beginning in 1975 and the many locations the gallery has called home over the years. While the gallery is currently on Roberts Street in downtown…

Valley City High School teacher under investigation for post about Charlie Kirk

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR) — A social media post made by a Valley City High School teacher about the death of Charlie Kirk has received some backlash, and now the school is investigating. Tyler Thompson, a social studies teacher at Valley City High School, posted on Instagram about Kirk. Thompson called Kirk “racist,” “transphobic,” “sexist,” and more. He also wrote…