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Fargo Youth Hockey Addresses Parent Fight

The altercation took place after the conclusion of a game at the Coliseum.

FARGO, N.D. – The youth hockey community in the metro is still recovering after a fight broke out between parents following a game on Saturday. The peewee game between 11 and 12 year olds took place at the Coliseum in the late afternoon on February 22. After the game concluded, a fight broke out between parents in the stands. Fargo…

Moorhead’s new development has a name: “The Loop”

“The Loop” – City of MoorheadMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The new space taking over the site of the former Moorhead Center Mall will be called, “The Loop.” In a post to social media, the city of Moorhead says “this dynamic new space will serve as a hub for knowledge, innovation, and community engagement.” Not only will it contain the new…

Gov. Tim Walz Not Interested In U.S. Senate Run in 2026 But Could Run For A Third Term

Gov. Tim Walz (D) MinnesotaST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz won’t seek Minnesota’s open U.S. Senate seat next year and is instead considering a run for a third term as governor, the Democrat’s spokesman announced Wednesday. “He loves his job as governor,” Walz’s spokesman Teddy Tschann said in a written statement. The news comes nearly two weeks after U.S. Sen….

TV and Movie Star David Cross is Bringing His Comedy Tour to Fargo Theatre

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — TV and movie star David Cross is bringing his standup comedy tour to Fargo Theatre. You can catch the star of “Arrested Development”, “The Umbrella Academy”, “Men in Black 1 and 2” and “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” on Saturday, May 17. The show is for mature audiences only. Reserved seating is priced between $47…

Court Documents Show Moorhead Man Had Been Drinking Before Fatal Crash

CLAY CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Courts documents show a Moorhead man charged in a fatal crash on Saturday night was drinking at Buffalo Wild Wings in Moorhead shortly before the collision on Highway 75 in Oakport Township. 28-year-old Christopher Pink is charged with criminal vehicular homicide in the death of 43-year-old Jennifer Watson of Ennis, Texas. She had been living…

Plea Agreement Reached For Pelican Rapids Man Who Used Taser on Deputy During Arrest

Cole Franzen (Feb. 2025 mugshot)OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A man that took an officer’s taser during a domestic incident has been sentenced to three months in jail and five years of probation as part of a plea agreement. Otter Tail County prosecutors say 28-year-old Cole Franzen of Pelican Rapids was arrested in December. At one point, Franzen was…

Trump administration sets stage for large-scale federal worker layoffs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agencies must develop plans to eliminate employee positions, according to a memo distributed by President Donald Trump ‘s administration that sets in motion what could become a sweeping realignment of American government. The memo expands the Republican president’s effort to downsize the federal workforce, which he has described as bloated and impediment to his agenda. Thousands…

Lawmakers expand free school meals in North Dakota after rejecting larger proposal

FARGO, ND – JAN. 22, 2025: Students eating lunch at Carl Ben Eielson Middle School in Fargo on January 22, 2025. Free school meal advocates in North Dakota are calling on the state legislature to prioritize permanent funding to pay for meals.Students eat lunch at Carl Ben Eielson Middle School in Fargo on Jan. 22, 2025. (Dan Koeck/For the North…

North Dakota House sends 3 property tax reform bills to Senate

Rep. Scott Louser, R-Minot, speaks on the House floor on Feb. 25, 2025, about his property tax proposal. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota House of Representatives on Tuesday afternoon approved three sweeping packages aimed at reducing property taxes. All three incorporate some form of cap on year-over-year tax increases and would be funded…

House rejects bills that aimed to change how North Dakota candidates get on the ballot

Rep. Mike Nathe, R-Bismarck, speaks on the House floor on Feb. 25, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Two bills that would have reshaped how candidates get on the North Dakota ballot failed in the House late Tuesday. House Bill 1446, sponsored by Rep. Mike Nathe, R-Bismarck, would have eliminated the option of getting on the…