FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Cass County Commissioners declare an emergency to help cover the costs from the winter storm from December 25-27, 2023. Last week, Gov. Doug Burgum declared a statewide emergency for widespread utility infrastructure damage caused by the ice storm. Some communities have already spent thousands of dollars to cleanup trees and branches. Emergency Manager Jim Prochniak says…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR:8:45pm Update) — Cass County Electric is providing its members with an update as crews continue to work to restore power after the Christmas ice storm. Power was restored to around 300 members on Monday and another 100 on Tuesday but there are still 570 members without power. The majority of outages remain around the Valley City, Fingal,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – With the New Year, people will try to keep their resolutions. Which includes going to the gym. Some people lose steam to keep going over the year, but there are ways to keep that momentum going. Crunch Fitness says the gym has been busy this New Year’s Day, with numerous people looking to start their 2024…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – This is River Joy. Born into this world at 7 lbs. and 6 oz. at 8:18 a.m. on New Year’s Day. And she is the first baby born at Sanford to ring in the New Year. “She’s a New Year’s princess,” said Garrett Bohannon, River’s dad. “Absolutely amazing and a long time coming. Feeling all her kicks…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Cass County Electric is still working to restore power to all of its members after the Christmas Day ice storm. As of Monday morning they had just under 1,000 members without power. The majority of them are in the Valley City service area which still has more than 500 customers without power and just as many…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- One of the fastest growing sports in the U.S. hosted a tournament this weekend in Fargo. Courts Plus Community Fitness Center hosted a 4-hour pickleball tournament. This tournament had 10 doubles teams with people from all over the region coming to participate. The competition was quite fierce and the competitors loved the opportunity to play against other…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A holiday boost is given out to dozens of families before Christmas this year. Lend A Hand Up announces they were able to give out $1,200 each to 34 families in Cass, Clay and Becker counties the week before Christmas. That’s on top of the $2 million raised for 70 families this past year. Lend a…
FAIRMOUNT, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — The Fairmount Fire Department received a report of a house on fire around 10:30 Saturday night in the 200 block of 2nd Street South. When the fire crew arrived, the house was fully engulfed. Fairmount Fire requested mutual aid from the Hankinson Fire Department. No one was hurt in the fire. The homeowner was home at…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- The Feed My Starving Children FargoPack plans to make 10 million meals for starving children all over the world, but they need your help to reach that number. Amy Okeson, Executive Director of FargoPack Feed My Starving Children, said, “It’s going to take over 50,000 volunteers, we’re a little over half way there for now but we…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The city of Fargo is getting a new recovery center to help those in need. The Hope in Recovery Center will be offering recovery education, peer-led groups, structured activities, community outings, free meals and a safe environment for those working on their mental health recovery. It also doesn’t cost anything to be a part of the…
