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City resolves Fargo townhome dispute with Roers construction

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – It appears the months-long squabble over the Roosevelt neighborhood townhome project in north Fargo has been resolved. The city has negotiated a final settlement with Roers Construction that will allow the building of seven townhomes that were supposed to be completed by the end of last year. It’s part of the Newman Center Project near the NDSU…

Yearly cost of operating a new vehicle rises to more than $10k per year

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – It seems like everything is becoming more expensive this year with inflation causing a spike in gas, food and now car shopping. AAA says the average yearly cost to own and operate a new vehicle is $10,700. That’s just less than $900 per month. It’s an 11 percent increase from 2021 and fuel prices are playing…

Churches United Community Picnic connects people with staff & resources

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Churches United hosted its annual community picnic at Moorhead’s Gooseberry Park Thursday night. The idea is for the community to get to know the nonprofit’s staff, police and fire departments, ministries and community health providers. Churches United is always looking for volunteers at its food pantries and donations of diapers, wipes pillows and towels. With many…

Moorhead Area Public Schools eliminating bus options for some families amid driver shortage

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The Moorhead School Board makes busing changes for the upcoming school year because of a shortage of drivers. Families living within two miles of Horizon Middle School, Moorhead High School and private schools and those living one mile from elementary schools will not be able to have their kids bussed to school. Bus capacity on some…

Van, horse-drawn carriage collide in Polk County

MCINTOSH, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a collision with injuries between a cargo van and a horse drawn carriage near McIntosh, Minnesota in Polk County. Sgt. Jesse Grabow says seven people were in the carriage, including a three-year-old and a five-year-old. The buggy was driven by an 18-year-old.  The extent of injuries are not known. The crash…

$60 Million in Utility Spending Tied To Feb. 2021 Storm Rejected By MPUC

ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Minnesota Public Utilities Commission rejects nearly $60 million in utility gas spending. They ruled that the utilities themselves will have to cover the costs they incurred during a February 2021 winter storm that caused the price of natural gas to skyrocket. The commission agreed with the state’s attorney general that the utilities made imprudent decisions that…

Roers announces development plans for downtown Moorhead

The Fargo-based development group shared a mock-up of the project

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead’s downtown area is set to get a new look. Roers is partnering with JLG Architects and Stantec on the Downtown Moorhead Development project. They say the project could be upwards of nine city blocks, taking over the location where the Moorhead Center Mall sits. The project is set to have multiple phases with the first…