(photo: visitwarroad.com)WARROAD, Minn. – A 37-mile ice highway in Minnesota that takes motorists across Lake of the Woods to the Northwest Angle is open for the second straight year. The toll is $250 per vehicle. The road costs an estimated $1,500 per mile for plowing and other upkeep. It begins in Warroad and ends at the Northwest Angle resort community,…
Cody Foster, Alex Garry, Timothy MaesseFARGO (KVRR) – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says three people were arrested early Monday in connection with a burglary in a new construction home. Sgt. Tim Briggeman says a resident called dispatch to notify authorities about suspicious activity. The caller was able to provide deputies with a vehicle description and the last known direction…
Sens. Kevin Cramer & Amy KlobucharKYIV, Ukraine (KVRR) – North Dakota U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer and Minnesota U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar are among a group of Democratic and Republican senators meeting with top government leaders in Ukraine. “Russia continues to challenge Ukraine’s sovereignty, democratic values, and way of life” Cramer said. “This is unacceptable and we must reaffirm our commitment…
Being a teen can be tough. Being an LGBTQ teen can make things even more complicated. So now, one of the region’s best-known nonprofits is launching a new therapy group for them. The Village Family Service Center is starting the 10-week, 12-person therapy group in the metro February 8th. It follows a similar group in St. Cloud launched three years…
The spotlight is on Giving Hearts Day this month. Spotlight Media is only publishing two issues this month, Fargo Monthly and Fargo Inc. They’re both highlighting February 10th’s Giving Hearts Day. The will be available online this week, and at news stands in local stores in about two weeks. With more than 500 charities raising money that day, it…
FARGO – A proposed science museum in the Fargo-Moorhead area has received a $1 million donation from a local business leader. Officials with the Fargo-Moorhead Science Museum say the gift from John Ballantyne will help with facility planning and feasibility studies. The museum focus on the study of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The plans includes a mobile STEM classroom….
CLAY COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — A Clay County Sheriff’s deputy who’s worn the badge for nearly 50 years is getting ready to retire. Herb Nelson was running a barber shop in Hawley, Minn. when he told a couple of deputies who came in for haircuts that he’d be interested in working with them. That conversation changed his life. “They came…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — “When you donate blood, you’re literally saving someone’s life which is just awesome and it doesn’t take much to do it,” Roberta Pytlik of Fargo said. A nationwide blood shortage is impacting hospitals and blood banks across the country. Vitalant Regional Director of Donor Recruitment Jennifer Bredahl says it’s impacting doctors and patients. “Physicians are having…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A Grand Forks woman dies from her injuries after an early morning fire Saturday. Forty-year-old Sarah Gatica was taken to Altru Hosptial, along with another person that was in the house at the time of the fire. Grand Forks Police, Altru paramedics and Grand Forks Fire were called around 2:00 a.m. Saturday morning to the…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A West Fargo city official has been arrested and booked into the Cass County Jail. Assistant City Administrator Timothy Solberg was arrested after police were called to a domestic situation in the 6000 block of Osgood Parkway South in Fargo. The call came in just before midnight Saturday. The City of West Fargo says Solberg…
