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Funeral for West Fargo Police Lt. Adam Gustafson

FARGO (KVRR) – Mourners gathered Wednesday at Northview Church in Fargo to attend the funeral for West Fargo Police Lt. Adam Gustafson. Gustafson died from a heart attack while on duty May 18.  He was 40. Coverage of the funeral can be seen HERE. Photos: Mike Smith Photography   Categories: Local News Tags: adam gustafson, funeral, West Fargo

Noem pushes to bar critical race theory from South Dakota universities

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.  – South Dakota’s public universities shouldn’t be teaching certain concepts of race and racism, Gov. Kristi Noem said Tuesday, in line with a nationwide GOP movement to keep critical race theory out of classrooms. In a letter to the Board of Regents that oversees the state’s six public universities, the Republican governor targeted critical race theory and…

In death threat case, court nixes penalty Rep. Omar urged

Rep. Ilhan OmarNEW YORK – A federal appeals court says a man convicted of threatening the life of U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota won’t have to participate after all in a program in which he’d hear stories about Muslim refugees. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said that the unusual special condition in the sentence for Patrick Carlineo…

Duluth Police Arrest Second Suspect in Fatal Downtown Shooting

  DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth Police announced Wednesday morning that a second suspect wanted in Saturday’s fatal downtown shooting has been arrested. According to police, Laurel Ladd, 26, was arrested around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday after investigators identified an address on East Village View Drive in the Harbor Highlands as a possible location for Ladd. Ladd was located at the address…

Sixth graders conduct Lunar Landing Science Experiment

"We call it our Mars Lander. Our students are combining three different units together. We have engineering design, forces in motion and our astronomy unit."

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Ben Franklin Middle School students are hoping to stick an excellent landing as they conduct a lunar science experiment. To keep the tradition alive, sixth grade Science teacher, Mr. Rodney Volk is celebrating the school’s 20th year conducting the Lunar Landing Science experiment with students. “We call it our Mars Lander. Our students are combining three…

RedHawks’ home opener brings fewer Covid-19 restrictions

New changes that will bring fans to the stands.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Newman Outdoor Field comes alive again with the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks’ home opener against the Chicago Dogs. The RedHawks’ home games will look a lot different compared to last summer when the pandemic limited fan capacity to 25 percent and the regular season to 60 games. “The new thing is we will be having fans back in…

Moorhead Park Board votes to remove new frisbee golf nets at Woodland Park

The course was along the south side of the Red River.

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The Moorhead Parks Board votes to remove new frisbee golf nets at Woodlawn Park after complaints from neighbors. The park has a beginners course for disc golfers. Park Program Director Jordan Clementson says there was a demand for a more difficult course. “The disc course community has been asking for additional holes and additional baskets. We just…

Moderna Asks FDA to approve Covid-19 vaccine for children

Moderna submitted a request to the FDA for emergency authorization to administer doses to 12 to 17-year-olds.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Sanford Health says they are prepared if Moderna is authorized to vaccinate kids with its vaccine. Moderna submitted a request to the FDA for emergency authorization to administer doses to 12 to 17-year-olds. The company’s trial evaluated the vaccine in around 37 hundred kids. The clinical trial found it was one hundred percent successful. Pfizer was…