JL Beers in Moorhead/FacebookMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Labor shortages take out another business in Moorhead. In a social media post, JL Beers announced it will be closing its Moorhead location along Highway 10 after 11 years. The final day in operation will be this Sunday from 4 pm to 10 pm. The same location was closed temporarily last year due…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — City officials are deciding how to add more green spaces, bike lanes and better parking in downtown Fargo. “I think our challenge now is to meet the demands of how many people we have downtown and how we integrate that with the residents. I think, the next part of the focus will be, ‘Let’s look at…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — After seeing an increase in people going to the bathroom on the streets over the summer, several organizations are teaming up for a pilot program to put port-a-potties in two locations in Downtown Fargo. The Downtown Community Partnership and the Business Improvement District say this is a pilot program that lasts between two to three months…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The City of Fargo is in the first stages of planning a pedestrian bridge adjacent to the floodwall by 2nd Street North. Project managers are pitching three concepts for the pedestrian bridge near City Hall. Concept A would be the most expensive at $11 million, Concept B is the next costly at $10 million while Concept…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A 31-year-old woman was critically injured after being hit by a train early Sunday morning. It happened in the 500 block of North Broadway in downtown Fargo at about 3:45 a.m. Witnesses said the railroad’s crossing arms were working. Amtrak reported the emergency tone sounded and the train used manual air brakes to stop. It is…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — One man is shot and taken a hospital for life-threatening injuries when he was shot in downtown Fargo Friday night. Police are investigating the shooting that took place on the 600 block of Main Avenue after 9:30. They say the suspect and victim knew one another and had an altercation. The shooting remains under investigation. Categories:…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The man hit and killed by a passing train in downtown Fargo last week is identified as 35-year-old Matthew Scott. Police say he is not from the area. Emergency crews responded to the 400 block of Broadway just after midnight Friday after BNSF train operators told them a person was hit on the tracks. Scott died…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A man was struck and killed by a train in downtown Fargo Friday morning. Police responded to the train crossing in the 400 block of Broadway at around 12:30 am after BNSF train operators notified authorities that a person was hit on the tracks by the eastbound train. The victim was dead at the scene. Categories: Local…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — As Fargo City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn expresses concern over public safety downtown, some feel the city commission is approaching issues downtown too aggressively “We have to take back our downtown. Right now, the perception is our downtown is not safe and we have to address it,” said Piepkorn. Along with construction and population growth, the downtown…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn is sounding the alarm about public safety downtown. He wants a larger police presence to crack down on what he calls harassment and aggressive panhandlers. Piepkorn and other commissioners agreed the issue needs a metro-wide look with public input. There are Harm Reduction and Mobile Outreach programs that provide services including crisis…
