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Sprague Confirms Retirement from Auditor Role

He began working in that capacity for the City of Fargo in 1999.

October 16, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A prominent official for the city of Fargo is calling it a career after over two decades in his position. Steve Sprague, Fargo City Auditor, confirmed that he will be retiring after that news was brought up during a Liquor Control Board meeting on October 15. Sprague began serving as Auditor in December of 1999 and…

Target submits plans for second south Fargo store

October 13, 2025

Alex Bertsch,

Fargo, N.D. (KVRR) — Target has submitted an application for a permit with the city of Fargo to build a new store in South Fargo. The store would be built at 4814 38th St. S, just off of 52nd Ave. and I-29. The store is planned to be approximately 133,000 square feet. So far, the application has not been reviewed,…

City of Fargo employee under fire for profanity filled Kirk post

September 15, 2025

TJ Nelson,

Facebook post by Ryan Slapnicka shared by Commissioner Michelle Turnberg on Facebook on September 11, 2025.FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Outrage over an alleged social media post by a City of Fargo employee after the killing of Charlie Kirk sparked a short debate at tonight’s city commission meeting. Commissioner Michelle Turnberg tried to add an item to the agenda on social…

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,

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 the AI data…

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,…