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Juneteenth celebration shares African American heritage

People in the FM Metro celebrate Juneteenth at the third annual Fargo celebration.

June 19, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — This year’s theme is Sankofa. The message is to make progress towards the future by claiming the past. Organizers say this event is important to educate the community as a whole on the Juneteenth holiday, what it represents and how it’s acknowledged in our country. People gathered for soul food, there was live music and poetry performances….

Bemidji Woman Killed, Passenger Hurt in Single-Vehicle Crash Near Gonvick, MN

June 19, 2022

TJ Nelson,

CLEARWATER CO., Minn. (KVRR) — One woman is dead and a second woman is at Sanford in Fargo after a single-vehicle crash in Clearwater County. The crash happened Sunday just before 3 a.m. State patrol says a vehicle driven by 22-year-old Morgan Avenson of Bemidji left Highway 92 near Gonvick and rolled several times. Avenson, who was not wearing a…

Strong Wind Forced Thunderbirds To Cancel Saturday at GFAFB

June 19, 2022

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE (KVRR) — It wasn’t the heat but the nasty wind that put a damper on the air show at Grand Forks Air Force Base. Air Force Thunderbirds had to cancel their performance on Saturday due to flight safety after winds hit 47 miles per hour. In a social media post they said they were disappointed…

Lightning Strike Believed To Have Started Rural Polk Co. Quonset on Fire

June 19, 2022

TJ Nelson,

POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A lightning strike is believed to have started a fire at a Quonset in a rural area near Oklee, Minnesota. Polk County Sheriff’s Office got a report of the fire around noon on Saturday. They responded along with Oklee Fire Department and Oklee Ambulance. The fire was put out without any major damage to the…

Apartment Kitchen Fire Causes $5,000 In Damage, Cause Being Investigated

June 19, 2022

TJ Nelson,

Fargo Fire DepartmentFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A neighbor calls 911 after seeing smoke coming from an apartment on Prairiewood Circle South in Fargo on Saturday afternoon. Fargo Fire Department crews arrived to smoke coming from a first floor window on the north side of the building. Everyone was out. They found the fire in the kitchen of a first floor…

West Fargo Street Fair a big hit with community

The food trucks were a hit, people packed their row, and enjoyed all the options available like hot dogs, kabobs and tacos.

June 18, 2022

Site Staff,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The West Fargo Street Fair gives people a chance to get out of the house and enjoy some art, food, and fun outside in the sun. In 2020 people say crowds were smaller than normal at the West Fargo Street Fair because of COVID-19, now restrictions have loosened, this year Fresh air, good food, and…

Walk To Defeat ALS exceeds goals

The North Dakota chapter of the ALS Association raises $17,000 over their intial goal at WALK TO DEFEAT ALS .

June 18, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- Organizers were excited for everyone to have the opportunity to gather in person this year, and they say the turn out was exceptional. families, supporters, and people battling ALS all gathered, to spread awareness on this disease with no cure, and to offer insight on how you can help your loved one if they have ALS. People…

Northern Thunder Air Show returns after 12 years

The Northern Thunder Air & Space Expo returns to Grand Forks after more than a decade away.

June 17, 2022

Site Staff,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR)- After twelve years excitement is building around the return of the Northern Thunder Air Show! There will be nine aircrafts on display soaring through the skies and pilots flying them from all over the country, and Canada too. “This is a great opportunity for the local community to come out and see what the Air Force…

Detroit men convicted of distributing drugs on North Dakota Indian reservations

June 17, 2022

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – Two men have been convicted of helping lead a drug trafficking organization that targeted three of North Dakota’s Native American Reservations. U.S. Attorney Jennifer Puhl says Baquan Sledge, a.k.a Rell, a.k.a TJ, a.k.a Matthew Pierce, was convicted of Continuing Criminal Enterprise, Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, Possession with Intent to Distribute…

Lawsuit seeks to reinstate UND women’s hockey program

June 17, 2022

Jim Monk,

UND women’s hockey teamFARGO (KVRR) – Four women who recently graduated from North Dakota high schools have filed a class action lawsuit that seeks to reinstate the University of North Dakota women’s hockey program. The complaint was filed in federal court. It comes three years after a judge dismissed a similar complaint by former UND Fighting Hawks players. The women…