FARGO (KFGO/KVRR) – Giving Hearts Day is a 24-hour fundraising event for charities in North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. Since the first event in 2008, generous donors have given more than $112 million, 100% of which goes directly to participating charities. Nearly 550 charities are participating in Giving Hearts Day in 2022. Giving Hearts Day 2022 has already raised over…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo’s Teacher of the Year award goes to Amy Anderson, an Early Childhood Special Education Teacher. Anderson was surprised by Superintendent Dr. Rupak Gandhi and awarded the trophy. She teaches at Longfellow and is an Early Childhood Literacy Partner at Agassiz. Anderson works with children ages three to five with a wide variety of special needs….
FARGO-MOORHEAD (KVRR) – We’re looking at local police departments’ policies following the death of Amir Locke at the hands of a Minneapolis SWAT team during a no knock warrant. He was armed on a couch when he was shot and killed. What are the steps Fargo and Moorhead Police Departments go through to get a no knock warrant? “The benefit…
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP/KVRR) – After 202 starts on the PGA Tour, Tom Hoge of Fargo, North Dakota is finally a winner. Hoge emerged from a wild battle in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am that featured seven players who had a share of the lead during the final round. His final hurdle was a big one. He had to track…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Feed My Starving Children is back this week, trying to raise $480,000 for hungry kids. More than 8,000 volunteers, most of them middle or high schoolers from West Fargo to Moorhead, come together to feed around 2 million children over four days. The goal is to pack 2.5 million meals. Each volunteer packs around $50 worth…
(courtesy, KFGO)FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Fire damaged a home in the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park in Fargo Wednesday. The fire was reported around 3:30 a.m. at 4614 San Juan Drive South. Battalion Chief Joe Mangin said the only occupant was already outside when firefighters arrived. The first unit to arrive saw flames coming from the backside of the trailer, pulled…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – As expected, Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney is officially running for another term. Mahoney says he wants a better structure for students who want to learn trades and give job opportunities not far from where they grew up. According to Mahoney around 70 to 80 percent of students who go to college in the community find a…
FARGO (KVRR) – Authorities have identified two people who died in a Jan. 26 house fire in Fargo. The victims were 88-year-old Jean Clara Blouin and 91-year-old Myron Blouin. Firefighters were called to 1418 2nd Ave. S. shortly after 5:00 a.m. It took several hours to put the fire out. Two firefighters fell into a hole in the floor of…
Courtesy: Dustin For Mayor of Fargo Facebook pageFARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – A fourth candidate is in the race for Fargo mayor. Dustin Elliott says he works in the loan department of a Fargo bank. The 35-year-old is a political newcomer. He says he believes there should be more transparency of the investigation into the police department. “I think there needs…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Hornbacher’s customers have stepped up in a big way to help feed the community. Nearly $153,000 was handed over to the Great Plains Food Bank. It’s part of the organization’s annual Feed Hope campaign. The money raised through donations at each Hornbacher’s location through the month of December will provide more than 458,000 meals for those…
