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Fargo VFW Gets Ready for Saturday’s Derby for the Vets

The seventh annual pinewood car derby supports the Fargo VA

FARGO, N.D. — The Fargo VFW is gearing up for Saturday’s seventh annual Derby for the Vets. Throughout the day, pinewood race cars will be rolling down a ramp to see who takes home first prize. Over the years, the race has raised more than $60,000 to support volunteer services at the Fargo V.A. As more people enter the race each…

Cass County Jail Provides Winter Gear to Inmates Upon Release

The jail receives donations from local organizations to clothe those in needs

FARGO, N.D. — When Adam Martin was an inmate in the Cass County Jail 10 years ago, he says they were not as willing to give people winter gear to keep them warm. “When I left, I just left. It hasn’t always been this way. With the new administration and the new sheriff, it’s been really cool to see how engaged…

Three People Dead, One Deputy Injured in Nevis Shootings

The deputy has been treated for non-life threatening injuries

NEVIS, Minn. — Three people are dead after shootings across multiple locations in Nevis. Thursday night before 8, Hubbard County deputies responded to a shooting at a home, which is also a daycare, on the 100 block of Paul Bunyan Trail. They say there was a dead woman outside the home, and an armed suspect left in the woman’s car. Another…

Helping the Homeless: New Life Center Hopes to Raise $1 Million for Giving Hearts Day

Volunteers from Touchmark at Harwood Groves served lunch for Valentine's Day

FARGO, N.D. — The New Life Center is serving up some love for Valentine’s Day, and they’ve also set an ambitious goal Giving Hearts Day. The Center helps men who are homeless, and it’s served as a much–needed shelter for people like Mikel Davis. “Couple weeks ago, it was really cold. 61 below with the wind chill, you could die…

F-M Ambulance to Host 5th Annual Save a Life Saturday at West Acres

First responders will be teaching songs to sing while performing CPR like "Staying Alive" and "Baby Shark"

FARGO, N.D. – Fargo-Moorhead first responders are gearing up for another year of teaching people how to save lives with the 5th annual Save a Life Saturday. F-M Ambulance is hosting the event to offer a refresher on CPR for free near Macy’s at the West Acres Mall. First responders will be teaching songs to sing while performing CPR like…

Couple Donates $100k to Jamestown Regional Medical Center’s Upcoming Cancer Center

  JAMESTOWN, N.D. – Jamestown Regional Medical Center announces its biggest Giving Hearts Day donation in history: a $100,000 gift for the hospital’s upcoming cancer center by philanthropists and business owners Clarice and Reuben Liechty. The JRMC says its Cancer Center will offer chemotherapy to the 55,000 people in the hospital’s nine county region. It is expected to help more…

Gas Leak Leads To Gas Being Shut Off To 975 Moorhead Customers

Xcel Energy crews made the decision in order to safely make repairs to the Moorhead area after a snow plow struck and damaged gas equipment at 16th Avenue South and 8th Street South.

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Xcel Energy says nearly one thousand customers in Moorhead should expect to have gas service restored tonight after a leak happened around 11:00 Thursday night. Xcel Energy crews made the decision in order to safely make repairs to the Moorhead area after a snow plow struck and damaged gas equipment at 16th Avenue South and 8th Street South….

Three People Dead & Deputy Injured After Shootings in Hubbard County, Minn.

One Hubbard County deputy was shot during this incident. He was treated and released at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND.

UPDATE, NEVIS, Minn. – Three people are dead and a Hubbard County Sheriff’s Deputy is hurt after a shooting in Nevis, Minnesota Thursday night. Deputies responded to a 911 call of a shooting at a home on the 100 block of Paul Bunyan Trail around 8:00. The sheriff’s office says when they arrived,  they found a dead woman outside the…

Former Moorhead School Superintendent Lynne Kovash Dies

She was diagnosed with the cancer two years ago and retired in November of 2017.

MOORHEAD, MINN. (KFGO) – Lynne Kovash, former Moorhead school superintendent, has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. She was diagnosed with the cancer two years ago and retired in November of 2017. A post by a family member on Kovash’s CaringBridge website said she died Thursday evening and with the words “may light perpetual shine upon her.” Funeral arrangements…