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LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Benedict

FARGO -- Benedict, a big black beauty, comes to us from Homeward Animal Shelter. He's about 15 pounds of shiny, solid black gorgeousness. Not fat, just solid muscle and fur with a huge head,…

Former Sen. Heitkamp hopes voters will make decisions based on policy over personality

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Former North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp is helping the Harris/Walz campaign share their small business initiatives. Vice President Harris is calling for a slate of new incentives for people to start…

North Dakota Raise For Rescues Fundraiser Returns

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- North Dakota Raise for Rescues is once again raising funds at a time when many rescues are struggling to keep the doors open. It was started by Central Dakota Humane Society…

Court Records: Kamara Took 350 M30 Fentanyl Pills From Murder Victim

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) -- Court documents show Geettoe Kamara took around 350 M30 fentanyl pills from the pockets of murder victim Sampson Bleh while he was still alive. Police are still searching for 34-year-old Leo Dartoe of Fargo, who is…

SheyWest owner announces closure; feels let down by city

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – SheyWest has been in their current location on 40th Ave. S in West Fargo since 2020. During that time they have been trying to get a turn lane built in…

Meet A Big Movie Star From The 1980s at "The Breakfast Club with Molly Ringwald"

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Here's your chance to get up close and personal with one of the biggest young movie stars of the 1980s. Fargo Film Festival is hosting "The Breakfast Club with Molly Ringwald" at Fargo Theatre on March…

Damaged E-Bike Battery Causes $10,000 in Fire Damage to North Fargo Apartment Unit

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) -- A damaged e-bike battery that was on a charger and started on fire has caused $10,000 in damage to an apartment unit at 202 6th Avenue North, Fargo. Fire crews responded to this three story apartment…

Moorhead-based Eventide announces merger with Tabitha Senior Care

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Eventide Senior Living Communities has announced a merger with Nebraska-based Tabitha Senior Care. The affiliation is expected to become effective October 1, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the final agreement. Eventide will…

Wildfire smoke to affect Dakotas, Red River Valley Wednesday and Thursday

FARGO (KVRR) – State health officials in North Dakota and Minnesota are urging people with respiratory conditions, pregnant women, and children and older adults to limit outside activity. The smoke from wildfires in Canada and the western U.S. will move…

Postmark problems from primary vote should not be repeated, North Dakota election official says

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) - The person in charge of North Dakota’s elections said he hopes a return to an “all hands on deck” policy by the U.S. Postal Service will prevent the postmarking problem that arose during the…

Gateway Auto Group to Expand Into Former Biltmore Hotel & O'Kelly's Location

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Gateway Auto Group has confirmed in a social media post that it has purchased the property along Main Avenue that houses the now former Biltmore Hotel & Suites and O'Kelly's. The hotel and bar closed at…

Ordinance Prohibiting Camping on Public Property Passes Fargo City Commission

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Fargo city leaders have adopted an ordinance prohibiting camping on public property, but there was some dispute over a resolution to the ordinance. It includes several new priority enforcement areas and the intention to implement Housing…

Recent Bomb Threats Have Cost The Community More Than The Last Year

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- In the last school year cost taxpayers over $446 million for deployment of officials to schools for situations such as bomb threats. Here in North Dakota it cost more than $103,000.…

Kamara Arrested As An Accomplice To Bleh Murder, Suspect Still On The Run

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- A Fargo man is arrested as an accomplice to the murder of Sampson Bleh on August 23. Police say at the time of his arrest, 30-year-old Geettoe Kamara was already being held in Cass County…

Pentatonix: Hallelujah! It's A Christmas Tour Coming to Fargodome

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- This might get you in the Christmas music mood. Mark your calendars and get your tickets for Pentatonix: Hallelujah! It's A Christmas Tour. The Grammy and Emmy award winning a cappella group is coming to Fargodome…

FBI now leading investigation into series of bomb threats in Fargo

FARGO (KFGO) – Fargo police say the FBI is now leading the investigation into a series of bomb threats in the city last week. There were six bomb threats in all. None were found to be credible. The office at…

Deputy attorney general under Wayne Stenehjem dies

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) – The former deputy attorney general under late North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem is dead. KFGO News first reported in March 2022 that Troy Seibel would be replaced by Attorney General Drew Wrigley. He was let…

Lisbon Man Faces Charges After Threatening To Kill Father Over Laughing Gas

LISBON, N.D. (KVRR/NEWSDAKOTA) -- A Lisbon man faces terrorizing and assault charges after allegedly threatening to kill his father over a bottle of nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas. Court records show 31-year-old Hunter Mairs had been using marijuana,…