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Plans released for a third Chick-fil-A location in FM Metro

September 3, 2025

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A third Chick-fil-A location is coming to the FM metro. A permit has been filed with the City of Fargo for a new building at 2301 55th Street South, just south of Sanford Medical Center. The permit says the building will include a drive-thru with free-standing, non-combustible order and meal delivery canopies. It will be built…

Fargo City Hall will glow purple for International Overdose Awareness Day

August 31, 2025

Alison Voorhees,

Courtesy: City of FargoFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — If you drive by Fargo City Hall this evening, you’ll notice it lit up in purple lights. The City of Fargo is recognizing International Overdose Awareness Day, a global campaign dedicated to raising awareness of overdose and reducing the stigma of drug-related deaths and substance use disorders. The annual day remembers the lives…

City of Fargo gets public input on interchange alternatives at 64th Avenue South & I-29

August 28, 2025

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — People in south Fargo were invited to attend a public input meeting on the proposed interchange on 64th Avenue South onto I-29. The proposal comes after reports of traffic congestion at 52nd Avenue South have been rampant. It is considered to be the highest within the state. The project consists of adding ramps to the 64th…

Fargo seeks to annex land near Harwood where proposed AI data center may go

August 28, 2025

KVRR Staff,

A rendering of the planned data center near Harwood, North Dakota. (Courtesy of Applied Digital)FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The City of Fargo has taken action to annex land near Harwood where the $3 billion Applied Digital artificial intelligence data plant may go. During the Aug. 4 city commission meeting, commissioners voted unanimously to begin the annexation process, without any mention of…

City of Fargo brings in two fiber internet companies to the area

August 22, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Over the last year, the City of Fargo has been working to install fiber lines with two fiber-optic internet companies. The companies Gateway Fiber and Ubiquity Fiber are the two companies that are being offered to residents of Fargo. Currently, residents between 40th Avenue South and west of Interstate 29 may have started to see the…

Communications Department Report Released

Third-Party Investigator Releases Report Regarding Fargo Communications Department

The investigator acknowledged the validity of differing perspectives from various levels of authority, but ultimately sided with those who said the department failed to meet basic standards of workplace culture.

August 21, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Forty-one pages in total. That’s how long it took to summarize the findings of Christina Sambor, an independent third-party investigator from Sambor Law & Consulting, who was retained by the city of Fargo to investigate its communications department. Thirty pages were devoted to the main investigation which began after now-former CommsGA employee Zoe Bolonyi submitted a…

City Of Fargo Proposes Changes For Matbus Services

Matbus riders may soon see significant changes to services

August 20, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The City of Fargo is proposing an increase in bus fares and changes in service for MATBUS riders. The changes, which could take effect January 1, are due to an increase in operational costs and reduced revenues from both the State and Federal levels. Riders have not seen a change to bus fares since 2009. Currently,…

Civil Rights Group Shares Concerns On The Use Of Flock Cameras

ACLU Concerned About Data Collected By Flock Cameras

August 14, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Driving down Main Avenue, you may catch sight of one of the many Flock cameras the city of Fargo has installed. But the American Civil Liberties Union says those cameras may be doing more than just reading license plates. “Flock cameras go into a nationwide database, and material can be shared within law enforcement without a…

Resignation letters from City of Fargo communications employees describe ‘toxic’ workplace

August 13, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The City of Fargo’s Communications team is down four employees after they submitted their resignations. Their reasoning, the department’s toxicity, and the lack of support for its employees. Those stepping down are Chief Communications Officer Gregg Schildberger, Deputy Chief Communications Officer Katie Ettish, Creative Services Director Ryan Green, and Project Manager Emily Groth. “The stress, anxiety,…

Four Leave Fargo Communications Department, Resignations Allege Toxic Work Culture, Other Issues

August 13, 2025

KVRR Staff,

FARGO (KVRR) – Four employees of the Fargo City Communications office have resigned. Those who resigned include Chief Communications Officer Gregg Schildberger, Creative Services Manager Ryan Green, Emily Groth and Katie Ettish. “I would respectfully defer to the comments I offered within my resignation letter as my overall response at this specific time,” Schildberger told KVRR News. “I am incredibly…