HORACE, N.D. (KVRR) – U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minnesota) made her way to the east side of North Dakota to tour the Fargo-Moorhead Diversion project. The senator along with Moorhead’s Mayor Shelly Carlson, got an inside look of what is being built south of Horace, ND. “I know what a huge difference this is going to make for the folks…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Steamatic is joining in on Fargo Police Department fundraising but they’re showing love with juicy meats for the department. They cooked hot dogs and burgers and helped raise money for victims impacted by the July 14 shooting. Steamatic employees say they had ideas to host a grill out for the department which said the best…
Annual Corn Feed, August 2023MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Concordia College hosts its annual Cobber Corn Feed. The event is open to everyone from alumni and students to the general public. It’s an all-volunteer effort to shuck 3,500 ears of corn for tonight’s feast. Not only are they serving up free corn, they have live music and inflatables for kids. This…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The North Dakota Department of Tourism has shared a map of the best places to take photos of sunflowers. In 2022, North Dakota was named the top producer of sunflower and the state is also one of the top producers in the country. Sunflowers are usually about 5 feet and six inches tall and can hold…
EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — East Grand Forks is the latest Minnesota city to approve an ordinance prohibiting the use of THC products in public. Without discussion, the council gave final reading Tuesday night to the ban that would make the use of cannabis products in public a petty misdemeanor. It includes all forms of the product from cannabis…
RED LAKE, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Business is booming at Minnesota’s first recreational cannabis dispensary in Red Lake. The NativeCare dispensary was the first cannabis business to open following the state’s legalization of recreational marijuana on August 1. It served over 300 customers on the first day of business. The dispensary still seeing hundreds of customers every day. Tribal officials plan…
FARGO (KVRR) – North Dakota’s Attorney General Drew Wrigley will be in Fargo Thursday to discuss surveillance and police body camera video from the fatal police shooting on July 14. Wrigley will be joined by Police Chief David Zibolski as they talk about the footage and surveillance from that day, which left Fargo Officer Jake Wallin fatally shot as well…
David GeorgeFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The principal of Independence Elementary School in West Fargo has been charged with seven felony counts of viewing or having child pornography. 39-year-old David George is charged with promoting or directing an obscene sexual performance by a minor and possession of prohibited materials. The charges filed by the Cass County State’s Attorneys Office say George had…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Income tax rebates of $260 for individuals and up to $1,300 for families of five are already starting to show up in the bank accounts of about 2.1 million Minnesota residents, officials said Wednesday. The rebates, adding up to about $1 billion, are part of legislation signed by Democratic Gov. Tim Walz in May to…
DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR) — Dilworth Police say Chief Ty Sharpe has been on medical leave for the last three months, according to City Administrator Peyton Mastera. The city will not say whether or not the reason for his leave is related to an injury on the job. Since then, Investigator Hunter Rawson has assumed the role of acting Chief since…
