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El Zagal Shrine Circus, West Fargo Police Department to award bikes to kids in the FM area

West Fargo Police will randomly select 12 completed pictures and announce the winners on August 5.

WEST FARGO, N.D.–The El Zagal Shrine Circus isn’t letting the COVID-19 pandemic stop them from giving deserving kids in the FM area something to remember. Organizers at the Circus along with KVRR have donated 12 children’s bikes to the West Fargo Police Department to give away. The bikes would normally have been awarded at the Circus. In order to fairly…

Previewing Fargo Brewing Company’s Remodel

The remodel is a massive overhaul that fully utilizes all of the space in the building. It includes a new taproom, an outdoor patio space, a concert hall, and a food truck.

FARGO, ND – Fargo Brewing Company is undergoing a facelift, with a few surprises in store for customers when it’s finished. “There really was no, like, ‘In ten years this is what this will look like.’ With this thing it was just like ‘Let’s just get it up and running and see where it goes’ and we’ve discovered that this…

Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Office Corporal Returns To Work

Corporal Ron Nord was wounded while officers were serving eviction papers

Corporal Ron NordGRAND FORKS, N.D. — A Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Office Corporal who was shot in the line of duty is tonight back at work. Corporal Ron Nord was wounded while officers were serving eviction papers at the apartment of 42-year-old Salamah Pendleton in May. He opened fire on them wounding Nord and killing Grand Forks Police Officer Cody…

“Donate Life” rocks placed across town help promote organ donation

HORACE, N.D. — Two women multiple states apart are brought together by a common goal: spreading awareness of the importance of organ donation. Terri Reed of Colorado Springs and Sarah Fisher of Horace both lost their sons at just 22 years old. Both Travis Wagner and Cameron Bolton’s organs have helped save lives. To promote conversations surrounding organ donation, Reed…

Mapleton community pulls together for young girl recovering from heart surgery

Brooklyn Gjevre was born with a heart defect that was discovered when she was 18 months old

MAPLETON, N.D. — After undergoing open heart surgery at the Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis, it was a special welcome home for a girl with a special heart. “It’s ironic. Her heart is so big, and that’s what needed to be repaired,” said Brooklyn Gjevre’s former teacher Kayla Dornfeld. Nine-year-old Brooklyn was born with a rare congenital heart defect. Three years…

Car port fire damages mobile homes

FARGO, ND – A fire at a mobile home in Fargo has destroyed a car port and severely damaged one home. It started around 8:21 this morning in the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park. Witnesses tell us that one person got out of the house safely and firefighters told us there were no injuries. The next door neighbor’s mobile home…

West Fargo Hosts Its First Annual Bike Safety Rodeo

WEST FARGO, N.D. —  West Fargo events and the city of West Fargo hosted its first annual bike safety rodeo at the POW/MIA Plaza. West Fargo police and fire departments were also there to help teach kids valuable lessons about bike safety. Five different stations were available for kids to attend with a drawing for two new bikes for anyone…

West Fargo City Commission Approves New Police Chief

The West Fargo City Commission approved the recommendation to hire Denis Otterness

WEST FARGO, N.D. — West Fargo has a new police chief and it is Denis Otterness. The West Fargo City Commission approved the recommendation by City Administrator Tina Fisk. Otterness started his career as an officer with West Fargo Police Department. He is currently the Montana State University – Billings Police Department Chief of Police and Emergency Management Director,. He’s…

Barnes County Sheriff investigating stabbing of three people

No arrests have been made at this time.

SIBLEY, N.D.–An incident at a rural farmstead in Sibley has left three people with stab wounds. The Barnes County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 12 block of 21st Avenue SE for reports of a stabbing. When deputies arrived, others at the farmstead said the man who allegedly stabbed three people had left. Two of the three people stabbed were treated…