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Government shutdown could stall disaster aid for North Dakota

National Weather Service upgrades Enderlin tornado to EF5

A tornado on June 20, 2025, bent signs and destroyed a shelter belt along N.D. Route 46, about 3 miles east of Enderlin, North Dakota. (Photo by Dan Koeck/For the North Dakota Monitor)FARGO, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota won’t get federal disaster relief for communities affected by the June 20-21 storms until after the government shutdown ends, according…

Parents, teachers ask questions about replacing Horace Mann School

Parents and teachers write questions down concerning replacement of Horace Mann Elementary. 10/6/25.FARGO (KVRR) – Parents and teachers gathered in the Horace Mann Elementary School gym Monday evening to ask questions about the upcoming replacement of the school. Fargo Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Cory Steiner and Associate Superintendent Missy Eidsness answered questions ranging from construction safety to concerns about keeping…

Chi-Chi’s is reborn in St. Louis Park, Minnesota 20 years after the chain closed

ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (KFGO) – Chi-Chi’s, the Minnesota-born Mexican restaurant chain that served up its last chips and salsa about 20 years ago, made its return on Monday with a new Twin Cities location. The reborn Chi-Chi’s opened in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Marno McDermott and former Green Bay Packer Max McGee founded the chain in 1975, and the…

Fargo Fire Department is highlighting the importance of proper use and disposal of lithium-ion batteries

As part of the nationwide Fire Prevention Safety week, fire departments are using the campaign 'Charge into Fire Safety'

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Buy, Charge, and Recycle. These are the three key words from this year’s Fire Prevention Week. With this year’s campaign titled, Charge into Fire Safety. “What the campaign is talking about this year is if you’re buying batteries, to make sure you’re buying listed batteries. So UL listed, or sometimes they’ll say ETL listed. And that’s…

Two incidents on Otter Tail Lake on Saturday have positive outcomes

OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR)– Authorities responded to two incidents on Otter tail Lake over the weekend that both had positive outcomes. A catamaran style sailboat capsized around 3:30 in the afternoon on Saturday. Deputies arrived to find a good samaritan helping the boaters upright the sailboat and no one was hurt. Just over an hour later, a man from…

Several services provided by Department of Veterans Affairs are affected by the government shutdown

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Nearly a week into the government shutdown, several services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs are being affected. An email sent out in the last week said that there would not be any maintenance and placement of headstones at national cemeteries. As of Monday, Fargo National Cemetery has not seen any effect to its maintenance…

Park Rapids, MN husband and wife face charges after man is stabbed over alleged affair

Charles Justus / Danielle WestphalPARK RAPIDS, Minn. (KVRR) — A husband and wife in Park Rapids, Minnesota are jailed after a stabbing early Saturday morning. Hubbard County deputies responded to a call of an adult male and his 5-year-old daughter screaming for help outside a trailer home in Straight River Township outside of Park Rapids. Deputies say 49-year-old David Kerr…

Male stabbing victim in Cass Lake, MN being treated in Fargo

CASS LAKE, Minn. (KVRR) — A stabbing victim from Cass Lake, Minnesota is being treated at a Fargo hospital. Cass County, Minnesota Sheriff Bryan Welk says the assault happened around 2:30 in the morning on Saturday. Deputies arrived to find that the 29-year-old male victim had been stabbed several times. He was treated on scene before being flown to Fargo…

Sunshine and Sprinkles

FARGO — It’s one of the sweetest events of the region, and now, it’s getting a new twist… and a lot of other dance steps, too. College student Addie Loerzel started Addie’s Cupcake Stand when she was just a little girl. Cupcake sales happen with the help of some of your favorite fictional characters, and the proceeds go to help…