FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Lately there has been more and more concerning cases of violence in downtown Fargo. Earlier this month, a man was beaten badly and on Monday night there were numerous gunshots fired near Island Park. “We have officers in the downtown area,” said Fargo Police Captain Bill Ahlfeldt. “We have officers that are patrolling all areas of…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Zandbroz Variety will close its door this summer for good after 33 years in business. The owners of the book and gift store say they plan to close in June. In a post to Facebook, Greg and Renee say it’s time to begin a new chapter. They called out the support from customers who helped them,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Downtown Fargo is getting a new entertainment club called Good Times on NP. Fargo Liquor Control Board has approved a Class C liquor license for the business. Owner Cordell Hoff told the board the plan is to open the comedy club and speakeasy within the next several weeks at 623 NP Avenue. He says they will…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Paradox Comics-N-Cards and Orange Records are on the move this year, as both businesses will be moving into the old downtown Mexican Village. “We’re going to have ample parking, easy access, and double our size,” wrote Paradox-N-Cards on their Facebook page. We’re combining our event and retail areas into a giant space perfect for buying comics,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Street crews will be busy hauling all of that new snow out of Downtown Fargo starting tonight and into the morning Thursday. People in the area are being asked to remove their vehicles from downtown streets. They will focus on the north/south streets first. This includes all streets between 2nd Avenue South and 7th Avenue North…
FARGO (KFGO/KVRR) – Police say a woman was assaulted in the parking ramp in the 200 block of 5th Street North in downtown Fargo. A security guard called 911 at about 9:30 p.m. Thursday to report that a person physically assaulted the woman in the parking ramp. The victim was taken to a local medical facility to be treated for…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Xcel Energy held a ribbon cutting for its new innovation hub in downtown Fargo The new center will allow for employees to have a community area to come and work. Xcel touched on how it will also be used to host events to help bring the community together. Leaders at Xcel made it a priority to…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A historical part of the Fargo, city skyline came crumbling down. The Lashkowitz High-Rise was taken down to help development affordable housing for low-income families. This was done through an implosion. “It was quick. It was quicker than I expected. It was really cool and really quick.” said Kim Seidlinger, who witnessed the implosion. Hundreds and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Lashkowitz High Rise is getting ready for Saturday’s teardown in downtown Fargo. Officials say the team full of structure engineers are putting in shaped charges on the sides of the building and a small piece of dynamite at the bottom. Once the building implodes, the next project will be 110 units of affordable housing called…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The 6th Annual Apple Harvest Festival at Wild Terra finished up this weekend which had activities for all. With fall right around the corner the cherished tradition around the fargo area in the Apple Harvest festival took place this weekend. The event which is going on its 6th year had a family friendly petting zoo, all…
