FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Red River Valley SWAT wants you to know that they have two more training sessions planned this week in the metro. They will be in Moorhead on Concordia’s campus tomorrow between 3 and 8 p.m. They will also be training near the 500 block of 1st Avenue Northwest in West Fargo tomorrow from 5 to 9…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Pitmasters from all around the world are taking over the Fargodome this weekend for the annual Ribfest. Pitmasters at the event serve up some of the best barbeque in the world all in the Fargodome parking lot. And this year is no different, with smoked brisket, sausages, and of course mouth-watering ribs. Dan Johnson of Johnson’s…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A groundbreaking ceremony is held for the new Moorhead Community Center and Public Library. The state-of-the-art complex will house spaces for learning, business, play and exercise. It is part of an effort to revitalize downtown Moorhead, and city and library officials hope that it will become a cultural anchor in the community. Moorhead Public Library’s director…
NORTH DAKOTA (CNN) — It’s not every day that you stumble across a T. rex fossil but that’s what happened to three young boys. They were going for a hike in the North Dakota Badlands in July 2022 when they discovered the rare fossil. The Denver Museum of Nature and Science says its team of paleontologists excavated the remains one…
Joel PaulsenFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The former executive director of the Metro Diversion Authority says he resigned reluctantly after he refused to be placed on administrative leave. Joel Paulsen left the authority in April after he was informed by Moorhead mayor Shelly Carlson that he would be placed on paid leave while an investigation was conducted. Paulsen, on KFGO News and…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Say Cheese! Mac & Melt Co. in West Fargo has closed, but don’t worry cheese lovers, it’s only temporary. In a social media post, the operators say Say Cheese was closing effective June 3 so they can reinvent the space to better serve the needs and interests of the community. They say the decision was…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Court records show the Fordville, North Dakota man arrested after a crash near Grand Forks International Airport Monday night was over the legal limit for alcohol. 43-year-old Travis Bell is charged with criminal vehicular injury. He crashed into a vehicle stopped at a red light at Highway 2 and Airport Road, seriously injuring a Grand…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — An East Grand Forks man is pleading guilty to sex crimes against underage girls in Grand Forks. Prosecutors say 47-year-old Manuel Martinez Jr. is accused of sexually abusing a woman’s four daughters between 2012 and 2021. Martinez was living with the family and the girls were as young as age six at the time. He…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Fiercely independent country music artist Sturgill Simpson is coming to Bluestem Amphitheater. You can catch “An Evening With Sturgill Simpson – Why Not? Tour” on Tuesday, September 24. The concert will be held rain or shine. Tickets are on sale Friday at 10 a.m. with the usual online only presale Thursday from 10 a.m. -10 p.m….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Remember when we played the Taylor Swift song “Fearless” the other day and told you about Fargo Park District’s Taylor Swift themed event? Well now we have to tell you that “Fearless Friends (Taylor’s Version)” has been moved from Thursday night to next month. The park district is blaming unfavorable park conditions at Friendship Park due…
