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March Madness tips off as F-M basketball fans gear up

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Local sports bars and restaurants were packed with basketball fans for March Madness. The NCAA Men’s Division I basketball tournament of sixty-four teams tips off. It’s a sudden death tournament, where if teams lose one game they are knocked out. It’s known to have many upsets and already this year number 13 seeded Furman topped four…

Titan Machinery sees record-breaking revenue

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Titan Machinery reports a record-breaking revenue of $2.2 billion for fiscal 2023, an increase of almost 30% compared to 2022. The company’s gross total reached $583 million through the fiscal fourth quarter, which ended December 31st. It is an increase of more than $75 million in revenue compared to last year. Titan Machinery has attributed…

Walz revised budget invests in Minnesota’s public safety

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announces his revised budget plan that nearly doubles its public safety plan to $550 million total. It also invests $240 million to help Minnesotans access clean drinking water by replacing lead service lines in community water systems across the state. Walz says the public safety investment will ensure safety in all…

Accusations of Sex With Principal’s Co-Worker At West Fargo Elementary

WEST FARGO (KFGO) – An investigative report shows that former West Fargo Legacy Elementary School Principal Jason Markusen resigned after he was accused of having sex in the school with a woman who was a school employee. Markusen resigned last week. The investigation began when the school district received an anonymous letter from another employee who claimed that it had…

Fundraiser Started for Victims of Apartment Fire in Kindred on Tuesday

Courtesy: Cass County Sheriff’s OfficeKINDRED, N.D. (KVRR) — An online fundraiser has been set up for the victims of an apartment fire in Kindred on Tuesday afternoon. The lower unit had flames coming out of the structure when first responders arrived in the 100 block of Viking Circle. A GoFundMe account says Sarah Christmann and her daughter, Sophie, lost everything…

LIVE: The Sounds of St. Patrick’s Day

We've got your St. Patrick's Day entertainment in the bag(pipe) for you.

MOORHEAD — Want to sound  off about your Irish heritage? Or celebrate your Scottish, or English, Welsh, or Gaelic background in general? Then come out for the annual Celtic Festival this weekend at Moorhead’s Hjemkomst Center. The Morning Show just couldn’t wait, so we welcomed the traditional Irish music group Heather and Thistle to get us in the mood. You…

ND Bankers Association CEO says state banks are “solid”

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The President of the North Dakota Bankers Association says, despite the recent failure of two banks, the U.S. banking system is sound. Rick Clayburgh says the failures regarding the second and third largest bank failures since 2008 involving Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank are isolated. He adds they likely involve a management issue that has…