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Vandals Break Window at Main Library in Downtown Fargo

A large piece of cement was thrown at the east entrance window

FARGO, N.D. — Vandals hit the Main Library in Downtown Fargo overnight. A large piece of cement was thrown at the east entrance window. The damage has been covered with wood, and replacement for the glass is being ordered. There’s no cost estimate on the damage yet. The library’s director says nothing like this has happened before. “It’s always disappointing…

Baker Garden & Gift Offers Carnivorous Plant Workshops

Participants will have the chance to plant their very own carnivorous plant terrariums to take home

FARGO– Beginning in late September, Baker Garden & Gift will offer “Bakers Little Shop of Horrors” plant workshops. This fall workshop will teach participants the proper care for carnivorous plants, where they are found in the wild, and the conditions they thrive in. Participants will have the chance to plant their very own carnivorous plant terrariums to take home. “What’s…

Moorhead Medical Cannabis Patients Share Treatment Stories

Patients can obtain medical cannabis by falling under an eligible condition

MOORHEAD–Moorhead medical cannabis patients are sharing their treatment stories. Minnesota Medical Solutions Patient Care Center in Moorhead is currently treating 400 patients to medical cannabis. Patients can obtain medical cannabis by falling under an eligible condition. Two of the most common conditions include PTSD and chronic pain. Medical cannabis is not covered by insurance and patients spend between $100 and…

Tense moment between ex-FBI agent, Stearns Co. Sheriff caps off Wetterling files release event

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (KMSP) – A tense moment capped off the Jacob Wetterling case files release event Thursday morning. After Stearns County Sheriff Don Gudmundson finished his presentation, the original FBI Investigator assigned to the case, Al Garber, took the podium unprompted to rebut Gudmundson’s version of events. “I’ve known Don Gudmundson for many years and we’ve worked together a number…

Sheriff: FBI interview of Heinrich ‘fatal flaw’ in Wetterling investigation

STEARNS COUNTY, Minn. (KMSP) – Authorities released the Jacob Wetterling case file to the public Thursday—more than 41,000 pages detailing the nearly 30-year investigation into Jacob’s disappearance in 1989. Stearns County Sheriff Don Gudmundson detailed the investigation with a power point presentation to reporters Thursday, ahead of the case file release. At the press conference, he called the FBI’s interview of…

Missing Western North Dakota Girl Found

UPDATE – The Stark County Sheriff’s Office says Caylee has been found.   STARK COUNTY, N.D. – Police are asking for your help finding a missing Gladstone, ND girl. The Stark County Sheriff’s Office says Caylee Miller was last seen at her home on Tuesday wearing sweatpants and a maroon Under Armor sweatshirt. The department says she is a juvenile,…

South Dakota Sending Hurricane Assistance To North Carolina

The officials will be stationed in the state emergency operations center in Raleigh, North Carolina.

PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota’s Office of Emergency Management is sending two staff members to help with the response to Hurricane Florence. The officials will be stationed in the state emergency operations center in Raleigh, North Carolina. They’ll help coordinate requests to other states for help through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, a mutual aid agreement among U.S. states and…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Boots

You can bet your boots he's a lot of fun.

As charming as the cartoon character was named for, Boots — or Puss in Boots, as most of us know the Spanish-accented character from the “Shrek” movies — visited the KVRR Morning Show studios for a live chat with the Morning Show’s Emily Welker and Diamond in the Ruff volunteer Ryan Keel. Boots is a roughly five-month-old kitten found wandering…

Police Officers Serve Up Smiles at Applebee’s to Support Special Olympics

The "Tip a Cop" event raises funds for Special Olympics of North Dakota

FARGO, N.D. — Police officers from various different departments set up shop inside Applebee’s locations across Fargo and West Fargo to collect donations from customers for Special Olympics of North Dakota. The officers went around from table to table to hand out donation forms to patrons, and also had some time to get to know some of the members of the…

Walking in Their Shoes: United Way of Cass-Clay Hosts Poverty Simulation

Participants took on roles of people who were afflicted with poverty in their lives

FARGO, N.D. — Several community members took part in a simulation to understand the effects of poverty firsthand. United Way of Cass–Clay divided people at Microsoft in Fargo into several groups to act out family roles in a poverty simulation. The groups went through four fifteen–minute intervals meant to illustrate what people go through if they are living on a tight…