FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Fargodome Authority is proposing a massive multi-million dollar overhaul and expansion. If approved by voters, the $131 million project will include an extensive remodeling and the addition of a conference center. The project calls for more accessible seating options, easier transportation through the parking lots to avoid congestion and more restrooms. The $50 million, 90,000…
FARGO (KVRR) – Hershey has announced plans to close the original Dot’s Pretzel factory in Velva, North Dakota. The company says due to the small size and physical limitations of the building and costs associated with the plant, it led to a “hard decision to cease operations and close the facility. Hershey says the plant’s 27 employees will be offered…
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — A fire destroys a house in Otter Tail County, between Battle Lake and Perham. The Battle Lake and Ottertail Fire Departments and deputies responded to 40655 28th Street shortly after 2:30 this morning. The fire was out, but the house is considered a total loss. The cause of the fire is under investigation by…
FARGO (KVRR) – The daughters of former President George W. Bush will be the keynote speakers for the 10th annual Women Connect Celebration. The Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce says Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush will appear September 26 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Sanford Health Athletic Complex in Fargo. Bush Hager is co-author…
SARTELL, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The family of Tom Bearson, the NDSU student whose 2014 murder is still unsolved, has announced that they will be closing the foundation they started in his name. In a Facebook post Tuesday morning, the Bearson family thanked the community, Tom Bearson Foundation employees, and others. “As we close our Foundation, we want to express our…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The attorney general’s Fargo appearance also attracted the attention of protestors. They were there to plead for the release of federal inmate Leonard Peltier. The native man is serving two life sentences for murdering two FBI agents in South Dakota in 1977. His supporters say he was wrongfully accused and that his conviction is political motivated….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Attorney General Merrick Garland came to Fargo to meet with federal, state, and local law enforcement in the wake of the deadly July 14th police-involved shooting. Officer Jake Wallin was killed in the ambush attack. Officers Andrew Dotas and Tyler Hawes are still recovering after being hospitalized for weeks. Officer Zach Robinson shot and killed the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Gate City Bank dropped off two hundred of it’s tasty cookies at Ed Clapp Senior Center to help celebrate National Senior Citizens Day. The cookies are being distributed through the services Meals on Wheels and Metro Senior Ride programs. The bank helped Valley Senior Services purchase two brand-new delivery vehicles for the programs. A number of…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Fargo Police Department Chief Denis Otterness says he is retiring. Otterness was appointed as Chief of Police in September 2020. The chief retires with 33 years of law enforcement experience in a variety of agencies. He first got his start as a police officer with the Bloomington Police Department in 1998. His retirement takes…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — New students at Concordia College are already making a difference in the community. During orientation week, students are helping out with the annual Hands for Change outreach event. One of the locations is at Lake Agassiz Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Moorhead. They are spread out at 24 different service projects in the Fargo-Moorhead area. Classes…
