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Airport authority wants improvement tax extended

Hector International AirportFARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – Fargo Airport Authority Chairman Erik Lind says he’ll ask the Fargo City Commission to reconsider its decision not to extend a tax that helps pay for airport construction. The tax has been collected for decades. But the city commission, on a 3-2 vote, decided earlier this month not extend the tax with concerns over the airport’s…

LIVE: Fat Bear Week Begins

Gather "round" and find out how you can pick the winner.

It’s the event we wait for all year long: the biggest bracket of the year. The survival of the fattest is underway with the 2021 Fat Bear Bracket out this morning. And we’ve got a look at some of the top players in the running to be the biggest, fattest bear in the Katmai National Park, in Alaska. Katmai is…

Kathy Najimy cancels appearance at Fargo Theatre

FARGO (KVRR) – The Friday, October 15, engagement of ‘An In-Person Conversation with Kathy Najimy plus A Live Screening of Hocus Pocus’ at Fargo Theatre has been canceled due to a scheduling conflict. Full refunds for tickets purchased for this engagement will be issued through points of purchase. Email Tickets300 at info@tickets300.com for additional questions. All credit card purchases through Tickets300…

School board meeting over mask mandate gets physical

CHASKA, Minn. (AP) – Tensions at a suburban Twin Cities school board meeting over a new mask mandate escalated to a physical scuffle. The Eastern Carver County Schools announced Monday that all students would need to wear a mask through at least the middle of next month because of a rise in coronavirus cases. At a meeting Monday night in…

Minnesota expands eligibility for home heating aid program

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota is expanding the number of households that qualify for its Energy Assistance Program. The changes announced by the Department of Commerce make over 600,000 Minnesota households income-eligible for the program. During the previous program year, which ends Friday, about 116,000 Minnesota households applied and qualified. The Energy Assistance Program helps households pay for current and…

Arrest made after brawl at Fargo South football game

Exclusive video from a disturbance that happened Friday night outside a high school football game, that could result in charges.

FARGO, ND (KVRR) – During the third quarter of the Fargo South versus West Fargo High School football game, a fight broke out in the north parking lot at Fargo South. Witnesses say a group of juveniles attacked another juvenile in the parking lot by the stadium and one adult was involved. They say one officer was seen chasing another juvenile,…

Life 97.9 cuts the ribbon on its new studio

A local Christian radio station holds a ribbon cutting for its new studio after a long process of finding the right place.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) After struggling with an aging building, Life 97.9 found their new home by the way of Dakota Plains Realty. The ribbon cutting was not open to the public, but members of the media and donors were invited to visit the new facilities and meet with staff. The station manager says the new facilities allow the stations to…

High Risk Sex Offender Has New Home in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A high risk sex offender has a new address in Fargo. Police tell us 41-year-old Cory Harmon is living at 1122 2nd Avenue South #6. He was convicted in 2011 in Richland County for luring a minor by computer and possession of child porn. Harmon has to register as a sex offender for life. Categories: Local…

Grand Forks Murder Suspect Faces More Charges

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — The man charged with shooting and killing a woman in Grand Forks earlier this month has two more felony charges filed against him. Charges of attempted robbery and theft were filed Friday against 26-year-old Ahmed Abdullahi for attempting to rob a man and stealing a car. He was previously charged with murder after 28-year-old Megan…