FARGO — It’s food for thought. International Potluck is serving up delicious food with a side of poetry this time around. The 8-year-old organization formed to bring people together across cultures to share a dish from someone’s family background and learn about its roots, its preparation, and its role in our neighbors’ lives is trying something different this time around….
State Sen. Nicole Mitchell (D) Woodbury, Minn.MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A state senator and former broadcast meteorologist was arrested on suspicion of burglary early Monday in the northwestern Minnesota city of Detroit Lakes, police said. Democratic Sen. Nicole Mitchell, 49, of Woodbury, was being held in the Becker County Jail on suspicion of first-degree burglary. Formal charges were still pending Monday…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A man has been arrested for aggravated assault and robbery after a Fargo man says he was severely beaten while trying to stop an assault in downtown Fargo. Police say 36-year-old Travice Ledoux was arrested Friday. He has no permanent address. Sam Pikula suffered multiple broken bones in his face, including both orbital bones, his nose in…
RICHLAND COUNTY, N.D. (KFGO) — There’s cleanup in the works this morning after a fire damaged a large barn on a farm near Great Bend, North Dakota Sunday. The Richland County Sheriff’s Office says the fire was reported shortly after 3 p.m. First responders could see flames up to 20 feet above the barn’s roof. Great Bend Fire firefighters had…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo City Hall is lit up in purple. It is to commemorate the beginning of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. The national observance aims to amplify the voices of survivors and to create an environment where they have the confidence to know they will be heard and supported. This year’s theme is ‘How Would YOU Help?’…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota U.S. House candidate Cara Mund visited with voters in Fargo on Saturday. Mund was at Atomic Coffee in downtown Fargo to hear voters concerns and share her message. She shared her message about the importance of government transparency, and reaffirmed her commitment to women’s reproductive rights. Mund said she got into the race because she…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Fargo Pop EXPO held Saturday and Sunday at the river valley, fairgrounds, with celebration of all things, pop culture from comics to motorcycle The event featured vendors selling vintage toys, comics, and video games, as well as car and motorcycle displays. Fans could get autographs and pictures with The A-Team and Battlestar Galactica actor Dirk…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — It’s that time of year, time to get your “can” on the bus. MATBUS is celebrating Earth Week by offering a free ride from Monday through Saturday, April 22-27, when you donate one empty aluminum can on board. Last year, riders donated 163 pounds of cans. MATBUS began the promotion in 1992 and has done it…
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency cleared the way Friday for a higher blend of ethanol to be sold nationwide for the third summer in a row, citing global conflicts that it says are putting pressure on the world’s fuel supply. The agency announced an emergency waiver that will exempt gasoline blended with 15% ethanol from an existing summertime ban. Gasoline…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — An ammonia leak Friday night at Simplot in Grand Forks shut down a section of Gateway Drive and alerts were sent to people in the area to stay indoors. The leak was reported around 7:30 Friday night. Fire crews arrived to find high ammonia levels outside the building which had carried into a nearby residential…
