NEW YORK (AP) — Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago gobbled down 58 hot dogs to win his first men’s title Thursday at the annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, taking advantage of the absence of the event’s biggest star. Bertoletti won in a tight, 10-minute race where the leader bounced back and forth. The 39-year-old Bertoletti defeated 13 competitors…
WALKER, Minn. (KVRR) — Some bad news for people heading to Moondance Jam in Walker, Minnesota later this month. Organizers have cut all national touring acts from this years lineup due to what they call “unforeseen circumstances based on the present economic climate”. They say the 30-year-old festival has not met the necessary financial thresholds to produce a festival with…
WEST FARGO (KFGO) – Fox and Friends brought their ‘Breakfast with Friends’ segment to Randy’s Diner, Too in West Fargo Monday morning. When the owners made the announcement last week, it drew a mix of reactions with some people saying they were excited the restaurant was picked and others saying they wouldn’t eat there anymore. Some said it was a…
FARGO — What makes a state great? Time to find out in Fargo. It’s 701 Day in the metro, both in honor of the July 1st date and in honor of the 701 area code of North Dakota. Fargo Park District folks are bringing the live music, crafts with a local focus, foods, flower arranging, and celebration of everything that…
FARGO — It’s wet outside. It’s muddy. What can you do, besides complain about it? Try celebrating it instead. That’s the plan for Saturday at the First Avenue Market in downtown Fargo, as they celebrate International Mud Day. Mud Day’s grown at lot since it was first started in 2009 as a way for children to connect with the earth…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — If you want to be on national tv while having breakfast, then you should be at Randy’s Diner, Too on Monday morning. The restaurant just got the call last night from FOX & Friends about hosting its “Breakfast with Friends” segment. Randy’s West Fargo location will open at 5 a.m. and be featured on the…
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Sutherland, the prolific film and television actor whose long career stretched from “M.A.S.H.” to “The Hunger Games,” has died. He was 88. Kiefer Sutherland, the actor’s son, confirmed his father’s death Thursday. No further details were immediately available. “I personally think one of the most important actors in the history of film,” Kiefer Sutherland said on X. “Never…
Moorhead — A metro-based writers group is building connections in the community this morning through the power of storytelling. Chris Stenson is a novelist and one of the members of the Moorhead Friends Writing Group. He says the group’s grown over the last several years and it’s now on its third anthology, this one called Tales From the Water’s Edge….
Courtesy: Kip KovarWINSTED, Minn. (KVRR/FOX9) — A wet weekend came to a muddy conclusion at Winstock Country Music Festival, about an hour south of St. Cloud. Vehicles had to be pulled out of flooded campsites after nearly three inches of rain. The rain resulted in two artists, Sara Evans and Josh Turner, not being able to take the stage. Performances…
MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KVRR) — A country artist with nearly a dozen number one songs is coming to Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen. Justin Moore will take the stage on Friday, August 23. You’ll be able to hear all of his hits including “Why We Drink” and “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away”. Ticket prices range from $68 to $121 and…
