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Kone’s Kreamery Owner to Sell Business To Pursue Embryo Adoption With His Wife

Business Is Located At 1650 45th Street South, Suite 120, Fargo

2021FARGO, N.D.(KVRR) — The owner of Kone’s Kreamery in Fargo says he is giving up the business so he and his wife can pursue embryo adoption. Brady Hand says they have faced nearly four years of infertility, including two unsuccessful rounds of IVF. He is ready to sell his store which he says has been his passion for years in…

Fargo Homicide Suspect Still Wanted, Name of Victim Released

2200 Block 12th Avenue South, Fargo/Friday

Leo DartoeFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Police are still searching for a suspect in a deadly shooting on Friday in the 22 hundred block of 12th Avenue South in Fargo. This is the man they are looking for: 34-year-old Leo Dartoe of Fargo. Police have also identified the shooting victim as 35-year-old Sampson Bleh. If you spot Dartoe, police say you…

LIVE: Adult Potions Class

CASSELTON, N.D. — They’re stirring up a little spirituality in the region these days, based on some homegrown herbalism. Plants and potion-making are on the syllabus at Casselton-based Massage Alchemy. The “Adult Potions” class is now open for students to register. It follows what owner Shannon Bueche says have been popular children’s potions lessons they’ve offered for a few years…

Senators demand USDA fix backlog of food distribution to Native American tribes

WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of senators is demanding immediate action from USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsak after several tribal nations reported that a federal food distribution program they rely on has not fulfilled orders for months, and in some cases has delivered expired food. Last spring, the USDA consolidated from two contractors to one for deliveries of its Food Distribution…

Hornbacher’s Donates “Check Out Hunger” Proceeds to Great Plains Food Bank

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Hornbachers presents Great Plains Food Bank with a check for over$ 62,000 from the annual “Check Out Hunger” campaign. The thirtieth annual campaign was held in July at all Hornbacher’s locations in the metro. Customers were invited to join the mission of fighting to end hunger. Since 1994, the campaign has raised nearly $1 million. “It…

Fargo VA Hosts First Ever Summer VetFest

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Since 1929, the Fargo VA has offered services to veterans in the surrounding community. With this first-ever VetFest, the main focus was finding assistance for veterans through what’s called the PACT Act. “So what this allows us to do is start that conversation about any potential exposure concerns they may have experienced during their military service….

Two People From Fargo Accused of Theft in Fergus Falls

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Two people from Fargo are facing theft and other charges in Fergus Falls. 29-year-old Gavin Gladue is charged with theft and fleeing. 41-year-old Tricia Potratz is charged with theft and drug possession after police found meth in their car. On Sunday, police were called to a store where employees said a man and woman stole…

Emerald Ash Borer confirmed in North Dakota

EDGELEY, N.D. (KFGO) – Emerald Ash Borer has been confirmed in LaMoure County, the first time the destructive beetles have been found in North Dakota. The North Dakota Department of Agriculture found adult ash borers in a trap 9 miles north of Edgeley earlier this week. Larvae were also found in the area. Emerald Ash Borers are native to Asia,…

LIVE: Navigating School Tragedy at the Start of the Semester

MOORHEAD — Local mental health experts are offering some guidance to families struggling with the news that a 14-year-old girl was stabbed to death at what police say were the hands of her teenage ex-boyfriend. The Moorhead public school community is reeling with the news incoming freshman Jaelyn Walker was stabbed and left to die near the Red River earlier…