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Community art piece goes up in West Fargo neighborhood

Art work installation brings exposure to River's Bend community and Fargo area.

October 13, 2020

Aaron Walling,

WEST FARGO, N.D. -A community art piece is up for display in the River’s Bend neighborhood in West Fargo. The house-shaped artwork comes from The River’s Bend Corporation. The project’s goal is to bring exposure to the neighborhood and attractions, restaurants and businesses in the metro. The structure stands at 11 feet tall and features artwork from children from three…

The Chamber chooses Shannon Full as new president & CEO

It announced who is taking the position at a conference this morning

October 13, 2020

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MOORHEAD, Minn. – The Fargo-Moorhead-West Fargo Chamber announced its new president & CEO. It chose former president & CEO of TwinWest Chamber in Plymouth, Minnesota Shannon Full. The Chamber’s search committee worked with an executive search firm to help find Full and the other candidates. With over 20 years of experience, Full worked on chambers in Iowa, Florida, Wisconsin &…

Minnesota opening 10 COVID-19 saliva testing sites including Moorhead

Free testing starts this Saturday at the former Thomas Edison High School building

October 13, 2020

KVRR Staff,

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A free COVID-19 saliva testing site is set to open in Moorhead on Saturday at the former Thomas Edison Elementary School building on 14th Street South. The tests can be taken Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays from noon to 7:00 PM and Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Click here to schedule an appointment….

LIVE: Last-Minute Push for Native Census

The consensus is the census is important. So stand up and be counted.

October 13, 2020

Emily Welker,

It’s a story we first brought you on the Morning Show a while back: the deadline is coming closer to getting your information in to the 2020 Census. And while it’s critical for everyone to stand up and be counted, it’s especially so for our Native communities. Tribal leaders are working hard to get everyone’s information collected, in part because…

LIVE: Making a Basket Case

We're making a case for baskets this morning, and here's how you can get on board.

October 13, 2020

Emily Welker,

We’re making a basket case this morning on KVRR Local News. And the United Way of Cass-Clay is hoping to help get you involved. Each year, there are more than 1,022 people in the community who find themselves homeless. Out of those, 23 percent are kids. And even when they get into housing, many of them don’t have what they…

North Dakota reports 517 new COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths Tuesday

Cass County accounts for 6,703 of the total positive cases and 78 of the total deaths.

October 13, 2020

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CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 517 new COVID-19 cases and 12 new deaths on Tuesday. Forty counties report new cases. Cass County reports the most new cases with 160 and Burleigh County the second most with 109. Five men and seven women from eight counties died. All 12 people had underlying health conditions. North Dakota’s COVID-19…

Moorhead students encouraged to enter the 2020 Mayor for a Day essay contest

Students will have to handwrite their essays and have them postmarked by December 7.

October 13, 2020

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MOORHEAD, Minn.–The City of Moorhead is encouraging fourth, fifth and sixth graders to enter the 2020 Mayor for a Day essay contest. Three winners will be chosen from all across Minnesota. The winners will be awarded $100 and will have their essays published in the League’s Minnesota Cities Magazine. The essay question is, “Cities provide a variety of services and programs…

Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber names new CEO

Full will begin her new role in December 2020.

October 13, 2020

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MOORHEAD, Minn.–The Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber has named Shannon Full as its new president and CEO. Full will begin her new role in December 2020. According to the Chamber, Full has over 20 years of Chamber experience from four states. She is currently the president and CEO of TwinWest Chamber of Commerce in Plymouth, Minnesota. Sandi Piatz, chair of…

Family of man who died after arrest settles lawsuit

The defendants did not admit to any liability in the case.

October 13, 2020

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Warren LindvoldVALLEY CITY, N.D. (AP) — The family of a man who died after being arrested by Valley City police in 2018 has reached a settlement in a civil lawsuit against the city, Barnes County and two police officers. City officials say the family of 72-year-old Warren Lindvold has settled the lawsuit for $325,000. The defendants did not admit to…

Small restroom fire at Liberty Middle School

West Fargo Fire responded to the school on Monday morning after a small fire caused the school's alarm to go off.

October 12, 2020

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WEST FARGO, N.D. — The West Fargo Fire Department was called to Liberty Middle school after a small fire broke out in a restroom. Students and faculty evacuated the building after the fire set off the school’s alarm. The fire was put out before the fire department arrived and there were no injuries. The cause of the fire is still…