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Moorhead man accused of deadly poisoning of roommate in St. Cloud

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (KVRR) — A Moorhead man has been arrested for allegedly poisoning a St. Cloud man in June. Police arrested 35-year-old Stuart Hanmer for homicide in connection with the death of 33-year-old Cody Ernst. Doctors discovered thallium, a highly toxic heavy metal, in his system at levels so high, it had to be ingested. Police believe Hanmer intentionally…

Pet Connection: Meet Onyx and Mystic

FARGO — These two are the last of a litter of seven that had a rocky start in life, and as you can see from their cuddly and compliant behavior, they’re determined to get themselves a pair of furever homes. Mystic (the tortoiseshell female) and Onyx (the black male) were born to a mom who came in to Far North…

French Fry Feed scheduled for tonight “tossed like a hot potato” to Saturday due to the weather in Grand Forks

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Bad news for people hoping to fill themselves up with free fries during Potato Bowl USA in Grand Forks. The weather has forced organizers of the French Fry Feed to reschedule the event. As they say, the event is getting tossed like a hot potato. Is has been moved from tonight to Saturday’s UND Tailgate…

$100,000 lottery winner in Fargo, $1 Million in MN as jackpot climbs ahead of Saturday drawing

FARGO, N.D (KVRR) — Another Powerball drawing has come and gone with no jackpot winner. But there are a few big winners in Minnesota and North Dakota. A ticket sold at Speedway in Inver Grove Heights is worth $1 million. One sold at Don’s Car Wash on 52nd Avenue South in Fargo is worth $100,000. That player purchased the Power…

Horace City Council gives approval to backyard chickens

HORACE, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – It’s taken some time but the Horace City Council has approved the backyard chicken ordinance and residents will very soon be able to own up to six chickens to accommodate growing interest in the practice. “We did approve the ordinance, however there is a little bit of time while we get that ordinance in place. Then,…

Feed the Hungry Tour Stops in Fargo

Richard Demers says that once he did research about how pervasive of a problem food insecurity is in the U.S. and Canada, he felt he had to do something to combat the phenomenon.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo Air Museum is known for, well, its classic aircrafts. But on September 3rd, it hosted a different kind of vintage conveyance for a very special cause. Richard Demers grew passionate about fighting hunger after seeing the problem up close in his native Canada, and decided to hop behind the wheel of his 1932 Dodge DK8…

Buffalo Wild Wings Foundation Gives $11,500 to ABLE Games

ABLE says the money will help them expand to more states outside the Midwest.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A big donation is set to help many children with disabilities compete in athletics. The LaHaise family owns 11 Buffalo Wild Wings locations in North and South Dakota and Minnesota, and every October they focus on fundraising efforts for local organizations. That allowed them to present the ABLE Games with a check for 11,500 dollars. They…

Vitalant providing free diabetes screenings through month of September

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — For the first time ever, Vitalant is offering blood donors a free A1C test for diabetes through the month of September. More than one in three adults has prediabetes and doesn’t know it. Vitalant is testing to see how people react and be able to provide an easily accessible option for their donors. Blood donors will…

Fargo wealth manager sees big potential in AI-related investments like Applied Digital

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — “Artificial intelligence is one of the big new waves in the economy. Right now they say that artificial intelligence is worth about $750 billion in our economy right now. But they expect it to quadruple within about eight or nine years,” said Paul Meyers, President and Financial Advisor at Legacy Wealth Management in Fargo. According to…