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Parents of Minnesota teen suing after he was sexually assaulted with plunger

August 23, 2022

Jim Monk,

PROCTOR, Minn. – (KVRR-FOX 21) – The parents of the teenage boy who was sexually assaulted with a plunger at Proctor High School last year are suing the school district, the coaches, and the superintendent. The lawsuit is on a federal level. The parents are suing the Proctor school district, the superintendent John Engelking, the football coach Derek Parendo, and…

UPDATE: Fargo Police/SWAT Conduct High-Risk Search Warrant

One Man In Custody After Warrant Executed Tuesday Morning

August 23, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — One man is detained after an early morning raid by Red River Valley SWAT at The Arbors Apartments at McCormick Park in Fargo. Nineteen-year-old Anthony Kaykay was wanted for his involvement in a shots fired incident on August 6 near the park in the 2100 block of 9th Avenue South. He is in the Cass County…

TAVR saving lives & changing cardiology

This month is the 10-year anniversary of Sanford Health's first Transcatheter aortic valve replacement, doctors say it's a game changer in the world of cardiology.

August 22, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – This month is the 10-year anniversary of Sanford Health’s first transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Doctors say it’s a game changer in the world of cardiology. We spoke to to a woman who’s caught her second wind of life after the procedure and the cardiologist who helped her through. Virginia MacKinnon of Bemidji is approaching 90-years-old and…

Concordia students give back during annual ‘Hands for Change’

This event is an effort to introduce students to their new community

August 22, 2022

Alison Voorhees,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — As college students start their school year, they are already giving back to the community. Concordia College hosts its 30th annual ‘Hands for Change’ event. First-year and transfer students volunteered at about 25 locations across Fargo Moorhead. One of the locations was at Cobber Kids Daycare, where planter boxes were built for growing fruits and vegetables….

Details Over New Agreement Between Roers And City of Fargo Over Townhomes Released

August 22, 2022

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — An agreement between the City of Fargo and Roers over townhomes that were supposed to be built by the end of 2021 is made public. The city commission in June found the company in default of building the townhomes near St. Paul Newman Center Church. The new agreement extends the completion deadline to May 2023. If…

Vitalant Blood Supply Depleted by 50% This Summer, Gift Cards Offered

August 22, 2022

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Vitalant is putting out an urgent call to blood donors and even offering a gift card. Patient needs for blood have depleted its supply by nearly 50% since the start of the summer. That is creating an emergency shortage. In fact, Type O, which is the most frequently transfused blood type, has frequently fallen to just…

White Nationalist Poster Left At Fargo Public Schools District Office

August 22, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fargo Public Schools says around one a.m. on Sunday a masked individual in a hoodie taped a big alarming poster that says “Better Dead Than Red” on the windows near the main entrance at district headquarters. It’s a cold-war era phrase that has been co-opted by the American alt-right group Patriot Front to promote white nationalist…

Ethics Board: Gov. Kristi Noem May Have “Engaged in Misconduct”

August 22, 2022

KVRR Staff,

Gov. Kristi NoemSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota ethics board says Gov. Kristi Noem may have “engaged in misconduct” when she intervened in her daughter’s application for a real estate appraiser license. The Government Accountability Board determined that “appropriate action” could be taken against Noem, though it didn’t specify the action. Its procedures call for a contested case…

Sobriety Checkpoint In Fargo Saturday Night Results in 4 DUI Arrests

August 22, 2022

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A sobriety checkpoint at the I-94 University Drive exit in Fargo on Saturday night resulted in four DUI arrests and eight drug citations. North Dakota Highway Patrol and Cass County Sheriff’s Office conducted the checkpoint from 9 p.m. until midnight. More than 400 vehicles went through in that time with 47 screened for impairment violations. Officers…

Fargo mayor has COVID-19, recovering at home

August 22, 2022

Jim Monk,

Mayor Tim MahoneyFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Mayor Tim Mahoney has COVID-19. A city spokesman confirmed to KFGO News that the 73-year-old Mahoney tested positive late Friday. He experienced strong symptoms at the onset, especially over the weekend. Mahoney is using Paxlovid in his recovery at home and is feeling better. He is still conducting city business over the phone and through…