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Fargo Police say they arrest 4 during search warrant related to July 6 shooting

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fargo Police say they arrest four people this morning while executing a knock-and-announce search warrant in south Fargo. The Red River SWAT team and Metro Street Crimes Unit conducted the warrant just after 6 a.m. at an apartment in the 2700 block of 32nd avenue south in Fargo. Tavon Baskin, 18, Jaymon Hurd-Moore, 20, and Mario…

Thousands enjoy first day of Downtown Fargo Street Fair

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Downtown Fargo Street Fair is officially underway and the community is loving it so far! “If you can look around here, just the people next to me and the people around me, there are hundreds of vendors and they all offer these unique things. There’s people from Africa, there’s people from South America, there are…

‘No one has ever said give me a dollar and I’ll give you $20,’: Gov. Burgum’s plan to get donors

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Governor Doug Burgum is asking people to donate $1, and in return that person would receive a $20 gift card. A tactic that has never been used before to get donors according to a local political science professor. “No one has ever said give me a dollar and I’ll give you $20,” said Barbara Headrick, a…

Mexican Drug Cartel Leader Tied To Local “Operation Speed Racer” Pleads Guilty

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The lieutenant for a Mexican Drug Cartel pleads guilty in Fargo to leading a major drug trafficking enterprise. 45-year-old Juan Sillas-Rocha of Tijuana also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder in furtherance of the enterprise. He was indicted by a North Dakota grand jury way back in 2011. In September of last year after 11…

Race The Red

The race is on. Will you be the winner?

MOORHEAD — The sun is shining, the river is beckoning, and the time is right for a race. River Keepers is holding its annual kayak and canoe race “Race The Red” this coming Monday, July 17th. So far, the group’s had to postpone it twice this season because heavy rains have made the river swell and currents fast. That’s been…