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Kids Take Batting Practice with the RedHawks

100 local children got the chance to take some swings with the players at Newman Outdoor Field, free of charge.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – RedHawks players weren’t the only ones taking batting practice at Newman Outdoor field before Fargo-Moorhead took on the Lake Country DockHounds. It was a little earlier in the day, but kids ages 8 to 13 got to take BP with the RedHakws as part of a celebration of Play Ball weekend. The event was free, though…

Kidfest Returns to Island Park

The Fargo Park Department estimates there were about 10,000 total attendees for the Friday extravaganza.

FARGO, N.D. – The Fargo Park District celebrated its 26th annual Midwest Kid Fest on Friday, June 13. While rain may have come in at the start of the festival, that didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of all the people who turned out. Local businesses and organizations came out to provide informational tables, crafts, and games for both kids and parents…

RiverArts Kicks off in Moorhead

The concert and outdoor extravaganza series features five installments this summer.

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR)  – The sounds of summer are filling the air down by the Red River in Moorhead. RiverArts kicked off today in Viking Ship Park. The event series takes place over five Wednesdays in the summer. The June 11th installment featured musical performances from Fargo’s Hardanger fiddle group and Post Traumatic Funk Syndrome. There were also tents from…

Summer lineup announced for Spirit Lake Amphitheater south of Devils Lake

ST. MICHAEL, N.D. (KVRR) — The summer lineup is announced for one of the most beautiful concert settings in North Dakota! Spirit Lake Casino, south of Devils Lake, is hosting four concerts and two other events at Spirit Lake Amphitheater along the lake. Throttle Monster Trucks Tour takes place June 14 followed by Kip Moore on June 20. Blackhawk plays…

Natural Bodybuilding Competition Shows Strength of Lifting Community

A winner in one of the novice categories is an NDSU student who also works as a personal trainer at a local gym.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – 20-year-old Riley Fernow is many things. A student at NDSU, a personal trainer at Anytime Fitness in Moorhead – and as of Saturday, June 7th, the champion in the novice division for classic physique in the OCB Natural Spartan bodybuilding contest. OCB stands for the Organization of Competitive Bodybuilders, and what sets them apart is their…

Levity Promises Fun, Exercise in West Fargo

The amusement center is set to begin their first round of formal tumbling classes very soon.

WEST FARGO, N.D. – Families looking to have fun while escaping the summer heat have a new destination for that purpose in West Fargo. Levity is a new arcade and tumble gym that recently opened in West Fargo. The establishment invites people of all ages to play various arcade games or sit down for a slice of pizza or a…

RibFest 2025 Begins

The seminal BBQ event in the Red River Valley is getting close to its 30th installment, though organizers aren't positive exactly how close.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – “I mean, I think anywhere there’s smoke, there’s flavor,” said Lauren Vega of Cowboys Barbeque and Rib Co. It’s the good kind of smoke, though, as the haze floating down from the Canadian border has largely cleared – just in time to be replaced by sweeter fumes from the grills of masters. The hosts of Happy…

Jamestown native Alf Clausen, Emmy-winning composer who wrote music for ‘The Simpsons’ for 27 years, dies at 84

Alf Clausen at Fargo Theatre/2009LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alf Clausen, the Emmy-winning composer whose music provided essential accompaniment for the animated antics of “The Simpsons” for 27 years, has died. His daughter Kaarin Clausen told The Associated Press that Alf Clausen died Thursday at his home in Los Angeles after struggling with Parkinson’s Disease for about a decade. He was…