FARGO, N.D.(KVRR) — As Fargo City Commissioners voted to approve a balanced $140.6 million budget for 2026, they also voted to make the mayor’s position full-time starting in June 2026. That is when the election will be held for the city’s next mayor. The votes were 3-2 with Commissioners Michelle Turnberg and Dave Piepkorn both voting no. To balance the…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — With fall here and winter up next, you might be surprised to learn that there’s just as much to do to prepare your yard and garden as there is in the spring. University of Minnesota Extension held a lunch hour seminar on garden prep during this season. Covering strawberry plants can help protect them over the winter….
Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli talks to one of his players before a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins fired manager Rocco Baldelli on Monday, ending his seven-year tenure that included three AL Central titles but only one playoff appearance over his final…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley is planning to hold a press conference in Fargo on Tuesday on the widening investigation into the creation and distribution of unlawful images. Last week, BCI executed a search warrant at Davies High School for personal property of specific students. Students were allegedly sharing sexually explicit material on Snapchat. We…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — On Monday, North Dakota State University launched the start of the Peltier Institute for Advancement in Agricultural Technology. The institute is being put together with a donation of $15 million from the Peltier family. “It was only natural that our family give a gift in honor of innovation, technology, teaching. So we wanted to reward all…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Acres Mall has landed a new sports fashion retail outlet. Mall operators say JD Sports offers the latest trends in sneakers, apparel, and so much more! They carry brands like Nike, Jordan, Adidas, UGG and more. The British multinational company was started in 1981 and has more than 3,300 stores worldwide. An opening date for…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — MnDOT has paused work statewide in recognition of two recent construction zone deaths. The first contractor was killed in Burnsville on September 24 on southbound I-35W. A preliminary investigation suggests the contractor was on foot in the construction zone when he was hit by the driver of a construction vehicle equipped with a boom attachment. The…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Police in West Fargo are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating a suspect involved in an assault in July. It took place around 4 a.m. on July 2 near the West Fargo Post Office on Main Avenue. The individual was seen driving a black four-door sedan, wearing tan Converse-style shoes. This is…
MOORHEAD — It’s the 200th anniversary of the first organized Norwegian immigration to the United States. And just in time, the region’s libraries are bringing us a celebrated Norwegian author to talk about his first novel set among the Norwegian diaspora here in our part of the U.S. Lars Mytting is the author of “The Bell in the Lake.” It’s…
COTTONWOOD, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The state patrol is investigating a deadly rollover in southwestern Minnesota where a fire truck from the Wood Lake Volunteer Fire Department rolled on its side in the ditch during homecoming festivities in Cottonwood. The patrol report says drinking was believed to be a contributing factor. The driver of the fire truck and a six-year-old boy…
