FARGO (KVRR) – Sen. John Hoeven announced a $2 million federal grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to support the redevelopment of the aging Lashkowitz High Rise in downtown Fargo. Hoeven says the grant will help ensure the city has the funding it needs to remove asbestos at the site. The asbestos remediation is expected to take about 80 days….
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — If you live in West Fargo, don’t be alarmed if you see SWAT vehicles or hear loud noises this evening. The Red River Valley SWAT Team is doing a training exercise at 6 p.m. near the 600 block of Morrison Street. The exercise is expected to last until 9. You may see SWAT Team members,…
LAMOURE COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — A Valley City man is killed after a rock crashed through his windshield. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a semi carrying rock was traveling on State Highway 1, north of Verona shortly after 8 this morning. A Dodge truck approached the semi when the trailer released a load of rock into the road. The…
Marcus RexrodeFARGO (KVRR) – An arrest has been made in the death of a teenage boy Monday in Fargo. Thirty-one-year-old Marcus Brian Rexrode is in the Cass County Jail. A jail official confirmed that Rexrode is in custody in connection with the boy’s death. He was arrested Wednesday night. He’s being held on charges including murder, firearm possessed by felon…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – West Acres has announced a new tenant for the old Herberger’s space in the mall. Iowa-based Von Maur department store will open for business in spring 2025. West Acres CEO Brad Schlossman said the mall has been cultivating its relationship with Von Maur for over a decade and that the department store’s lease is by far the…
Once upon a time, they thought Maus would spend his days hunting for a mouse as a barn cat. He didn’t have the easiest disposition to handle when he arrived at the Humane Society of the Lakes in November. But things have changed. Maus has calmed down considerably, in part thanks to the staff at the shelter and the…
FORT PIERRE, S.D. (KVRR-KWAT) – A GoFundMe account has been set up for a rural Fort Pierre family who lost three family members and their home in an explosion Wednesday. Trevor and Kelsey Hupp were at work when the explosion happened at their home along Highway 1806 in the Antelope Creek area, southeast of Fort Pierre. The blast killed their…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Tasha Schuh, the author of “The Power of Path” came to Concordia College in Moorhead to speak on the importance of removing the stigma of speaking out about mental health and the significance of community support. She drew upon personal experience involving a tragic fall when she worked in theatre as a high schooler. Schuh fell…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — As hundreds of people cheered on the lawn around him, Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed a document to symbolize the passage of his $72 billion “One Minnesota Budget” at a celebratory ceremony on the front steps of the State Capitol Wednesday morning. Earlier that day, Walz signed twelve bills into laws that are part…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Students, teachers, and cancer survivors assembled at West Fargo High School for Relay for Life. The event is designed to remember those lost to cancer and people still fighting it. So far this year, event coordinators say $20,000 has been raised. At the event, people were given a chance to make a luminaria bag to…
