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Committee Tasked With Developing Convention Center in Fargo Gets Go Ahead

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO)– A 13 member city-run committee will be tasked with developing proposals for the planning and design of a new convention center in Fargo. The project was approved by voters in November when they passed a 3% lodging tax. Fifty-one percent of voters approved increasing the tax by 3% to 6%. It will be in effect for 25…

Cass County Sheriff Forms ‘Sheriff’s Quick Response Team’ to Respond to High Risk Situations

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Cass County Sheriff’s Office has assigned ten deputies to a new team called the Sheriff’s Quick Response Team. The deputies will receive additional training once a month to prepare to respond to active shooters, barricaded subjects, mass casualties, and other high-risk situations. Deputies will remain in their current roles during their shifts and will respond to…

ZZ Top Is Going To Rock Bluestem Amphitheater in June

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Get ready for a night of beards, hotrods, spinning guitars and that magic keychain. ZZ Top is coming to Bluestem Amphitheater and they are bringing The Wallflowers along for the ride. You can catch the bands live in concert, rain or shine, on Tuesday, June 10. General admission tickets are $52 while reserved seating ranges from…

Consul General of Canada States That Seventy-Nine Percent of Exports Go to Canada from North Dakota

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) –President Trump stated on Saturday that he would be putting down a twenty-five percent increase of tariffs including an additional ten percent on Canadian oil, natural gas, and electricity. In response, Canada had countered on Sunday with a list of U.S. goods they would be imposing 25% tariffs. The release stated, “These countermeasures are effective immediately and…

Project 2025 Protests Planned Wednesday at All 50 State Capitol Buildings

Protests against Project 2025 and President Donald Trump’s executive orders are planned for Wednesday at state Capitol buildings in all 50 states. The one day protest, also known as the 50501 Movement, are against Trump’s actions during his first few weeks back in the White House. Trump last fall denied he had anything to do with Project 2025. In North…

Minnesota GOP Announces Recall Efforts Against All DFL House Members

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KFGO/WCCO) – The Minnesota GOP announced recall petitions against every House DFL member on Tuesday. The recall petitions come as a weeks-long boycott continues at the state capitol and what is supposed to be the start of the legislative session. Republican Party Chair Alex Plechash says Democrats are ignoring a number of issues like a looming budget…

LIVE: Get Ready for Super Bowl Sunday with the Biggest Party Animals Around

FARGO — We’re wild with excitement about Super Bowl Sunday, which you can catch with daylong coverage starting Sunday morning and all day long right here on KVRR. So excited, in fact, we went to the Red River Zoo to find out more about the team mascots — eagles, for the Philadelphia Eagles, and the wolves, which are the Kansas…

North Dakota tribal leaders seek to restore vehicle tax exemption

Lonna Jackson-Street, chair of the Spirit Lake Nation, speaks during a summit between state and tribal leaders on June 25, 2024. She testified last week in support of a bill that seeks to restore a motor vehicle excise tax exemption for tribal citizens. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A bill in the North Dakota House seeks…