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Police groups begin petition drive asking Gov. Walz to call special session

ANOKA, Minn. – Leading law enforcement organizations have launched a petition drive as they continue pushing Gov. Tim Walz to call a special session to fix what they call an unclear new state law on when school-based officers can use certain restraint holds on students. House Speaker Melissa Hortman, in a letter to city officials in the Anoka-Hennepin School District…

Bond Set for Fargo Man Charged With Having Child Porn

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Bond is set at $10,000 for a Fargo man, associated with Trinity Elementary School in West Fargo, after being arrested for having child porn. 25-year-old Joshua Bowman is an After School/Summer Program Coordinator. Court documents state the case started as a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. In July 2022, Snapchat sent…

Update: Pedestrian dead after being hit by pickup in south Fargo

Parts of 13th Avenue S. are blocked off in Fargo Wednesday morning after a crash

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A woman who was walking across the street is dead after an early morning crash on 13th Avenue S. in Fargo. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says at approximately 5:50 a.m., the 68-year-old woman was crossing the westbound lanes of 13th Ave S. when she was struck by a pickup. The pickup was traveling west on…

Reforest the Red event Plants thousands of trees

FARGO N.D. (KVRR) – Riverkeepers of Fargo Moorhead held their reforest the red event for sustainability. Executive Director Christine Holland said, “Riverkeepers help the community learn about the red river so they can self sustain it which we’re doing today and also safely enjoy it whether that means walking along the bike path or kayaking or fishing just really appreciating…

United Way Cass Clay hosts Community Kickoff

FARGO N.D. (KVRR) – United Way of Cass and Clay hosted its annual Community kickoff fundraiser event. The event held at Brewhalla is helping bring awareness to all who experience hunger. United way says over 16 thousand people locally experience severe hunger with 37 perecent of those being kids. More than 1,000 people experience homelessness, 20 percent being kids. United…

Moorhead Center Mall Demolition Work To Begin Within Months

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) —  After some delays, demolition of portions of Moorhead Center Mall should be starting within the next three months. Developer Jim Roers told the Moorhead City Council the reason for the delay is the company was waiting for a West Central Initiative grant application to be processed. The original plan was to take down the former Herberger’s…

Petition filed to block Trump from Minnesota’s 2024 ballot

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – A group of Minnesota voters filed a legal challenge Tuesday to try to block former President Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s presidential ballot next year. The petition, filed with the Minnesota Supreme Court, argues that Trump is disqualified from public office under the rarely used “insurrection clause” of the 14th Amendment to the…