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Food trucks feed folks at Eat United event

Eat United event at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota. Wednesday, June 18, 2025.Lunch plans were easy for those near Blue Cross Blue Shield in Fargo as they co-hosted the “Eat United” event along with United Way of Cass-Clay. Food trucks lined the parking lot as people walked, ate food, and listened to live music. Sixteen food vendors were…

LIVE: “Darkest Day of Horror” at the Fargo Theatre

FARGO — Are you ready to starting sleeping with the lights on? Just in time for the longest day of the year, the Fargo Theatre and the hosts of the local podcast “We Watch Shudder” are inviting you to join them for this weekend’s “Darkest Day of Horror” film festival. It’s the brainchild of podcast hosts Michelle Roller and JD…

First Cannabis Microbusiness License awarded in Minnesota

ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) – Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management’s first-ever lottery license in the books, the state has announced its first official business license to begin recreational cannabis cultivation. It went to Herb Quest, LLC, a microbusiness located in Pine County with the primary focus on the outdoor cultivation of cannabis plants. Earlier in June, the OCM’s license lottery provided…

Community Juneteenth Celebration To Be Held Saturday in downtown Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Juneteenth is tomorrow but Fargo is planning its community celebration for Saturday, June 21. Human Rights Commission and City Administration Office are helping to sponsor the annual celebration curated by the community group Fred’s Dissonance. An educational series will be held from noon to 3 at Black Coffee and Waffle Bar followed by a community block…

Standoff ends peacefully after 10 hours in Jamestown with arrest, minor child is safe

Courtesy: NewsDakota(UPDATE) 30-year-old Jacob Schmitt of Jamestown was arrested on suspicion of terrorizing. Formal charges are pending. JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) — A man has been arrested after barricading himself and a two-year-old child in a home in Jamestown for 10 hours. Police say they responded to a domestic violence incident in Western Park Village around 2 a.m. They say the…

Break-in at Rep. Hortman’s Brooklyn Park home days after fatal shooting

Hortman’s House in Brooklyn Park, MN (FOX9)BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (FOX 9) – Brooklyn Park police are investigating a reported break-in at the home of late Rep. Melissa Hortman, just days after her and her husband were fatally shot. Police were alerted at around 8 a.m. Wednesday to an overnight break-in at the Brooklyn Park home. The person reportedly entered the back of the…

New trial date set for Sen. Mitchell’s burglary trial

State Sen. Nicole Mitchell (D) Woodbury, Minn.DETROIT LAKES, Minn.(KVRR-KFGO) — The burglary trial for Sen. Nicole Mitchell of Woodbury is rescheduled for July 14 in Becker County. Jury selection was originally set to begin Monday but was postponed following the recent shootings involving Sen. John Hoffman, House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, and their spouses. Mitchell was arrested in April 2024…

Dream for BMX track for kids in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo BMX enthusiast is working to bring a track back to the area. Bicycle motocross, or BMX, is a cycle sport that is performed on BMX bikes either in competitive racing or freestyle. West Fargo previously had a track at South Elmwood Park with the last race held in 2012. Fargo Park District has asked…

North Dakota man charged with threatening official after email citing Minnesota shootings

FARGO (North Dakota Monitor) —A North Dakota man was charged Monday with threatening at least one federal official in an email that references the Saturday shooting that killed one Minnesota lawmaker. About 5 p.m. Sunday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Fargo received a threatening email from St. Thomas resident Charles Dalzell, according to a complaint filed Tuesday in federal court by the…