FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Firefighters Local 642 hosted their 70th annual Fill the Boot Fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The Fill the Boot Fundraiser has helped raise funds to support research, care, and advocacy for people with neuromuscular diseases. The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) is the top fundraising partner in MDA history. To date, the program…
BROOMFIELD, CO (KVRR) — Bison fans are streaming into Folsom Field now but earlier in the day they were meeting for some pregaming at Twin Peaks just south of Boulder, Colorado. The restaurant was filled with green and gold and the parking lot filled with North Dakota license plates. The fans weren’t all travelling from North Dakota. We did happen…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — While we still enjoying some summer weather, The Salvation Army is working to make sure that kids in our region stay warm once winter rolls around. The annual Salvation Army Coat Drive will begin taking applications for assistance starting September 3rd, with the deadline to apply on September 27th. The drive collects gently used coats, snow…
MOOHREAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – A boy jumps from a second story window to escape the smoke and flames as his house burns in north Moorhead. Moorhead, Dilworth and Fargo firefighters responded to the Country Heritage Development this afternoon around 1:45. Heavy black smoke could be seen for miles. The boy jumped before crews could arrive on the scene. Initial reports…
FARGO — He’s one of the most famous names in country music, and he’s penned and sung some of the greatest songs in American musical history. And now, Willie Nelson’s namesake, Willie the horse, is looking for his forever home. The handsome, reddish gelding comes to Pet Connection with the help of Pride and Joy founder Robert Faulkner. He’s a…
FARGO — if you’re looking to score some entertainment this fall, NDSU’s Challey School of Music is launching a new composing competition that’s your chance to hear from the composers of tomorrow. It’s their new competition “Score Wars,” where high school composers come together in a “Top Chef”-style contest of wits, talent and creativity. Students will get “secret ingredients” they…
Credit: Rebecca NeustelSTEELE, N.D. (AP) — Strong winds knocked nearly four dozen train cars off a track in North Dakota, part of a storm system that spurred reports of five tornadoes across the Dakotas. BNSF Railway spokesperson Kendall Sloan said a train was stopped due to a tornado warning Wednesday night near the town of Steele, North Dakota, when high…
FARGO (KVRR) – A Fargo hotel and a neighboring bar & grill that’s been open for nearly 40 years will permanently close. The Biltmore Hotel & Suites and O’Kelly’s, at 3800 Main Ave. will close and the building will be razed. “As we reflect on the incredible journey of O’Kelly’s since our opening in 1985, we are filled with immense…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A makeshift memorial has been set up in the vicinity where 14-year-old Jaelyn Walker was killed. The memorial is close to the Red River in Moorhead. It includes items that Walker may have cherished most like a Hello Kitty blanket, Cinnamoroll plushies, and other items. This week was also the same week Walker would have started…
State Sen. Nicole Mitchell (D) Woodbury, Minn.DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (AP)– A Minnesota state senator has pleaded not guilty to burglarizing the home of her estranged stepmother after her father’s death.Sen. Nicole Mitchell, a Democrat from the St. Paul suburb of Woodbury, was charged in April. She told police at the time that she broke into the home in Detroit Lakes…
