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Open house addresses clean food questions

There is a free agricultural open house at the Fargo Air Museum for the public to come in and ask questions about where their food comes from.

March 22, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – There was a free agricultural open house at the Fargo Air Museum for the public to come in and ask questions about where their food comes from. Crop dusters and farmers were there to explain their process of growing food, the use of pesticides and selling it on the market to get it into stores. They…

Leah duCharme named District Court Judge based in Moorhead

March 22, 2022

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Governor Tim Walz announced Leah duCharme is replacing Seventh Judicial District Judge Amber B. Gustafson who announced her resignation. According to the governor’s office, duCharme is a senior shareholder at Gjesdahl Law practicing primarily family law, including marriage dissolutions, child custody, paternity, child and spousal support, domestic violence, protective orders, adoption, and guardianships. She earned her…

Brad Shaffer Exits Fargo City Commission Race

March 22, 2022

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, ND (KFGO) — Brad Shaffer, an announced candidate for the Fargo City Commission race, has announced that he is withdrawing from the race. According to Shaffer,” I have appreciated the support and great comments from my fellow Fargo citizens. Thanks to everyone.” Two seats are open on the June ballot. Commissioner Tony Gehrig is not running again and Commissioner…

The Beach Boys, Amy Schumer & Others Announce Local Tour Stops

March 22, 2022

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The legendary sounds of The Beach Boys will fill the Shooting Star Casino events center on May 6. Co-founder Mike Love and longtime member Bruce Johnston are leading the band known for changing the musical landscape with hits like “Good Vibrations” and “Help Me Rhonda”. The tickets range between $61 and $110. They are on sale…

Term limit supporters fail to gather enough signatures for ballot

March 22, 2022

Alison Voorhees,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Petitions that were turned in to put term limits on the North Dakota ballot had a number of insufficient signatures. Secretary of State Al Jaeger says there were only 17,265 valid signatures. Backers had submitted about 46,000 signatures, well above the nearly 31,000 needed. Some of the problems include out of state addresses and signatures that weren’t…

Moorhead Felon Sentenced For Having Gun That Killed Child

March 22, 2022

TJ Nelson,

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — A Moorhead felon is sentenced to 57 months in prison for having a loaded firearm in his home. The gun belonging to 34-year-old Phillip Jones, Jr. was found by a child who was visiting last March under a snack box in the kitchen while Jones was out. The gun went off, killing a 6-year-old child….

Line 3 construction damages more severe than expected

March 22, 2022

Jim Monk,

Willow River/Honor the EarthST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota environmental regulators say damage to the state’s public groundwater resources from mistakes during construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline is more severe than previously known. The state Department of Natural Resources says Enbridge Energy crews ruptured three groundwater aquifers while building the 340-mile pipeline across northern Minnesota last year. The DNR…

LIVE: Honor Flight Raising Money With Designer Purse Raffle As They Prepare To Restart Flights

Designer Purse Raffle Set For This Saturday In Dilworth

March 22, 2022

Site Staff,

You, Louis Vuitton and Kate Spade can help send local veterans to Washington, D.C. The Veterans Honor Flight is hosting a designer purse bingo fundraiser this Saturday at TAK Music Venue in Dilworth. Tickets are $40 for a chance to win purses valued up to $2000. The Honor Flight is taking off to Washington, D.C. with local veterans next…

Kolpack joins growing list of Fargo City Commission hopefuls

March 22, 2022

Jim Monk,

Denise KolpackFARGO (KVRR) – The number of candidates running for the Fargo City Commission has climbed to 10. Denise Kolpack is a retired Blue Cross-Blue Shield executive who has also served as executive director of the North Dakota Newspaper Association and the North Dakota Water Coalition. She currently serves on the Fargo City Arts and Culture Commission. “I am excited…

Suspect hospitalized after hiding from officers in icy slough

March 22, 2022

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol says law enforcement officers carried a “severely hypothermic” man out of a slough Monday evening, following a pursuit that began on I-94 in Stutsman County. Capt. Bryan Niewind says it all started at 7:21 p.m. when a state trooper attempted to stop the man on I-94 for traveling 98 mph east of…