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Community meeting Monday for Level 3 sex offender moving to rural Ottertail

November 10, 2025

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Gregory Michael KeppersOTTERTAIL, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office is notifying the public about a level 3 sex offender living in the county. Gregory Keppers, 35, will be living in rural Ottertail as of Monday, Nov. 10. A community notification meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday at the Otter Tail County Operations Center located at 469…

Fargo man pleads guilty to sexually abusing minor

November 10, 2025

KVRR Staff,

Aaron Cofell (West Fargo Police Dept.)FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A Fargo man has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a minor. 26-year-old Aaron Cofell was charged with gross sexual imposition, endangerment of a child or vulnerable adult, simple assault and two drug-related charges. Cofell pleaded guilty to gross sexual imposition and endangerment of a child at a change of plea hearing on Monday. The…

Valley City State University president takes same job in Aberdeen, S.D.

November 10, 2025

KVRR Staff,

Alan LaFaveABERDEEN, S.D. (KFGO/KVRR) – The South Dakota Board of Regents has picked the current president of Valley City State University as the next president of Northern State University in Aberdeen. Dr. Alan LaFave will return to his alma mater in January after seven years in Valley City. Before taking the presidency at Valley City State, LaFave spent nearly three…

Sky is done falling,’ North Dakota rancher says of dropping cattle prices

November 10, 2025

KVRR Staff,

Cattle made their way around the show ring at the Kist Livestock Auction in Mandan on Nov. 5, 2025. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota rancher August Heupel has yet to sell any of the beef calves he has raised this year, so far avoiding the recent drop in prices that was fueled…

Golden Drive Homeless Kids seeks donations for its annual “Christmas Gift Event”

November 9, 2025

TJ Nelson,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Golden Drive Homeless Kids is kicking it into high gear looking for donations for those in need heading into the holidays. Now through November 30, you can drop off items at participating businesses for the non-profit’s “Christmas Gift Event”. Gift ideas include backpacks, warm clothing, gift cards, non-perishable food and more. The new donations will…

Paul Tagliabue, NFL commissioner of 17 years who led an era of riches and expansion, dies at 84

November 9, 2025

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FILE – This May 23, 2006 file photo shows then NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue responding to questions during a news conference at the conclusion of the National Football League’s owners spring meeting in Denver. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Tagliabue, who helped bring labor peace and riches to the NFL during his 17 years as commissioner but was criticized…

No deer for Gov. Tim Walz during firearms deer hunting opener in Minnesota

November 9, 2025

TJ Nelson,

GOODHUE CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Traditions continue during this opening weekend of the firearms deer hunting season in Minnesota and North Dakota. Nearly 400 thousand hunters take part in the season each year across Minnesota. Gov. Tim Walz celebrated the opening weekend on private land near Cannon Falls, Minnesota. He spent the morning enjoying the woods but did not harvest…

Trump administration demands states ‘undo’ full SNAP payouts as states warn of ‘catastrophic impact’

November 9, 2025

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President Donald Trump’s administration is demanding states “undo” full SNAP benefits paid out under judges’ orders last week, now that the U.S. Supreme Court has stayed those rulings, marking the latest swing in a seesawing legal battle over the anti-hunger program used by 42 million Americans. The demand from the U.S. Department of Agriculture came as more than two dozen states warned…

List of possible names for new elementary school in Fargo is narrowed down

November 9, 2025

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fargo School Board has narrowed down the list of possible names for the new northside elementary school to 29. The names were submitted by the public, and board members selected their favorites. 437 unique names were submitted. Each board member selected up to five names to bring to the full board. The 29 names selected by…

Bundle Up Your Baby Bump Helps Families In Need

Bundle Up Your Baby Bump Seeks to Help Needy Families for the Colder Months

The biannual event saw a spike in attendance with many concerned about the suspension of SNAP benefits.

November 9, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Catholic Charities of North Dakota first sensed that families in the Fargo-Moorhead area were in need during the pandemic – and their biannual event, Bundle Up Your Baby Bump, has been occurring ever since. This one, held at Trinity Lutheran Elementary in West Fargo, is the 9th item giveaway. With the uncertainty over SNAP benefits…