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Moorhead Police Department Adds New Way for Citizens to Submit Anonymous Tips

People can either text a number with the tip information, or download the Moorhead Police Department app and alert officers that way.

October 24, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

Exterior of the Moorhead Police Department.MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – If you’ve got a tip for the Moorhead Police Department, but wish to remain anonymous, you now have another way of submitting that information. The department has unveiled the “tip411” non-emergency text line. To use it, you must text the keyword TIPMOORHEAD followed by your message to the number 847411 –…

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Reward offered for information leading to arrest in Detroit Lakes area fire

October 24, 2025

Jim Monk,

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) – A $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest in connection with a fire at Shady Hollow Flea Market near Detroit Lakes. Owner Chad Stenerson says investigators determined that the cause of the September 26 fire was arson. “We are offering a $1000 Reward to information that will lead us to the…

Fargo’s Distinctive Water Tower Wins Award

The 2025 "Tank of the Year" beat out more than 300 other competitors from the United States and Canada.

October 24, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The eye-catching blue-and-psychedelic-orange paint scheme isn’t just a cool visual near downtown Fargo anymore. That new water tower has been officially named Tank of the Year for 2025 by Tnemec Company Inc., a national provider of protective coatings. Their annual contest seeks to find the most innovative tower in North America. Fargo’s entry beat out more…

Driver Crashes Into College Basketball Team Van; Charged With DUI

The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the driver rear-ended the van, then rolled their own car.

October 24, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

RAMSEY COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – The Lake Region State College intramural men’s basketball team is maybe a bit shaken up, but uninjured, after being rear ended by a driver now being charged with DUI. The incident occurred about two and a half miles southeast of Crary, North Dakota at 9:35 P.M. on October 22. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says…

Annunciation school shooting survivor released from hospital

October 23, 2025

Alison Voorhees,

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR/FOX 9) — The girl who was critically hurt after being shot in the head during the mass shooting at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis is released from the hospital. It’s been nearly two months since a shooter shot at the church during morning mass, killing two students and injuring many others. Doctors say Forchas has made a…

Minnesota food pantries are sharing concerns for people who use SNAP benefits

October 23, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota food pantries are sharing their concerns as people who use SNAP benefits may now turn to them for food. The program helps more than 42 million Americans get groceries and essentials for their family. In Minnesota, approximately 440,000 people receive SNAP benefits monthly. But food pantries like Dorothy Day say they are already struggling with…

City of Fargo Plans Reconstruction of 1st Avenue North

The engineering department has already begun soliciting feedback with an online survey, and will speak to community members at an open house on October 28.

October 23, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The rationale regarding the reimagining of 1st Avenue North in Fargo is simple. “It’s made its jump to the top because it’s really in pretty poor shape,” said Jeremy Gorden, engineer for the transportation department. “It’s pushing 100 years old.” The city will attack the project in two stages. First, they’ll work on a shorter stretch,…

“Bras Off Broadway” Raises Money, Awareness During Breast Cancer Month

The feature presentation of the event is a fashion show with models who have custom-designed their own bras for the occasion.

October 23, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A unique event near downtown Fargo has returned this year, aiming to raise breast cancer awareness and funds for research. Bras Off Broadway is taking place at Brewhalla. It’s the fourth iteration of the event. The night begins with a social hour with silent auction items and a live DJ. That’s followed by a buffet dinner,…

Minnesota School Districts Preparing Upcoming Referendum

School districts in Minnesota are holding referendums as they say funding is needed more than ever

October 23, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The Moorhead Public School District is telling voters the money is needed now more than ever. “Over the last twenty years, since about 2005, is that the big portion of how we collect our revenue has not kept up with inflation. So, there’s about a $1,300 gap there, had our formula kept up with inflation. And…

Legacy and Light for the F5 Foundation

October 23, 2025

Emily Welker,

FARGO — It’s one of the most unusual nonprofits in the region, and its mission this coming month is to spotlight the tough intersection between the prison system, substance abuse, and suicide. The F5 Foundation’s mission is to help former felons transition from the correctional system out into mainstream society, through jobs, housing, social support, and other initiatives. Lately, though,…