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Pumpkin Patch Owner Struggles to Grow Quality Selection

Excessive amount of rain made it difficult to grow pumpkins this season

GLYNDON, Minn. — Mike Halvorson bought his farm about 20 years ago. After four years of owning the land, he got the idea to create the Buffalo River Pumpkin Patch. “It’s great. Yeah, we didn’t know what to expect when we first started it, so we really enjoyed what it turned out to be and we read all the comments…

Jade Rosenfeldt Appointed District Court Judge in Minnesota’s Seventh Judicial District

Rosenfeldt is currently with Vogel Law Firm

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Governor Tim Walz has appointed Jade Rosenfeldt as District Court Judge in Minnesota’s Seventh Judicial District. It is a new District Court judgeship that became effective July 1 and will be chambered in Moorhead. Rosenfeldt is currently with Vogel Law Firm. Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan says Rosenfeldt demonstrates a remarkable range of experience in the legal…

Attorney Asks Judge To Release Shooting Threat Suspect To Mental Health Treatment Center

44-year-old Joshua Mjoness of Christine, North Dakota Was Arrested In Yellowstone With A Handgun And 50 Rounds of Ammo

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Attorneys for a Christine, North Dakota man accused of threatening to shoot people at an office in Idaho wants him released to a mental-health treatment center. A public defender for 44-year-old Joshua Mjoness told a judge in Wyoming that defense attorneys might seek inpatient treatment. The judge didn’t make any rulings. Federal investigators say Mjoness threatened to…

Body of Man Missing Five Weeks Found In His Submerged SUV Near Kathryn

The cause of the crash is still under investigation

KATHRYN, N.D. — The search for 40-year-old Mark Davies of Valley City has ended after authorities recovered his body inside his submerged SUV. Earlier this week, the sheriff in Barnes County asked the US Army Corps of Engineers to lower the Sheyenne River so crews could search a section of the river. The body and vehicle were recovered in the…

Sodbuster is Headed to a New Location after Being Restored

The iconic statue will be placed on the new Fargo Civic Plaza

FARGO, N.D. – Sodbuster is back. The sculpture  stood at Main Avenue and Broadway in downtown Fargo for 20 years. The 24–ft. long, 1,300 pound figure is valued at $500,000. Sodbuster was placed in storage in 2002 because of weather damage. Cracks had also formed as a result of train traffic. It was restored in Ohio.   Categories: Community, Local…

Yearly Event Focuses on Replanting Trees Along Red River

It also teaches students the importance of taking care of the environment

FARGO-MOORHEAD – Students were among the volunteers who took the day off to give back to nature. They are planting thousands of trees and shrubs alongside the Red River to help sustain the river bank, build it up and help the water quality. “We love to have students out here actively engaged, getting dirty, planting the trees, so they’re learning…

Madd Frank Returns to TV in Fargo-Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. – A legendary Fargo horror host is back. Moorhead’s public access channel MCAM is bringing Madd Frank to the small screen once again. MCAM says it will broadcast original Madd Frank shows in all their “gory… or glory,” starting Saturday night at 9:00. The episodes where he introduced horror movies were originally shown right here on KVRR in…

Jennifer Lopez, Shakira to Perform at 2020 Super Bowl Halftime Show

Super Bowl LIV is scheduled for Sunday, February 2, 2020 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

NEW YORK, N.Y.–Pepsi, the NFL and Roc Nation have announced music superstars Jennifer Lopez and Shakira will perform during the Pepsi Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show. The performance will be the first time Lopez and Shakira have worked together and the first time performing at the Super Bowl for both artists. Super Bowl LIV is scheduled for Sunday, February 2,…

Moorhead Public Schools Affected by Data Breach

The data breach affected more than 13,000 schools and universities dating back to 2007.

MOORHEAD, Minn.– We are learning more about a data breach that impacted school districts nationwide including Fargo, West Fargo and Moorhead. The breach affected an online assessment platform called AIMSweb. It is owned by the Pearson Clinical Assessment company. Moorhead Area Public schools used the software between 2007 and 2016. They have just been told that the breach impacted nearly…