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Ogema Man Arrested In Fargo For Drunk Driving After Hitting Fence in Moorhead

FARGO, N.D. — An Ogema, Minnesota man is arrested for drunk driving after fleeing police and crashing into a fence near the soccer complex in Moorhead. Police responded to a report of an impaired driver Sunday afternoon near Azool Hornbacher’s. They say 28-year-old Derek Berg fled in his vehicle, hitting the fence and eventually getting onto I-94 into Fargo. His…

West Fargo library hosts Tricks & Treats

Library staff handed out treats at Tintes Park.

FARGO, N.D.– The West Fargo Library is sharing the Halloween spirit with members of the community. Families showed up to Tintes Park where they were met by library staff in costumes who were ready to hand out treats. Instead of the usual candy, kids received coloring pages and activities to do at home. The library also hosted a raffle as…

Woman fleeing police gets stuck in cemetery, arrested for DUI

Fargo Police says the driver had a BAC of .157, which is almost twice the legal limit

FARGO, N.D. — A woman driving the wrong way near 12th Avenue North and University got stuck in a cemetery Saturday morning. Fargo Police officers tried to stop 33-year-old Melissa Rasmussen of Thompson, North Dakota at around 4:30 a.m. but she did not stop immediately. That’s when she got stuck in the Holy Cross Cemetery near the airport. Rasmussen was…

Sanford Health NICU babies get into the Halloween spirit

FARGO, N.D. – There’s nothing spooky about this. Just cuteness overload. Families at Sanford Health’s NICU are getting their babies ready for Halloween. They made lay-over costumes, similar to a blanket, from pieces of felt that lay over the baby. Sanford hosted two different costume making sessions with families to help figure out what they had in their minds for…

Fargo couple acquires Freddy’s Lefse

New owner promises no changes to family recipe

FARGO (KVRR) – A Red River Valley institution that’s been in the same family for nearly 75 years has been sold. Freddy’s Lefse has been manufacturing the Scandinavian delicacy since 1946. Freddy’s new owners are Bryan and Katie Nermoe of Fargo.  Katie Nermoe says Freddy’s has a long history of being on holiday dinner tables across the nation.  Nermoe says…

City of Fargo to announce details of Amazon distribution center

FARGO – (KVRR)  An announcement is planned Friday in Fargo about “Project Force,” the code name for the Amazon distribution center under construction in north Fargo. As KFGO News first reported in early September, the multi-million dollar warehouse, known as a “fulfillment center” is expected to employ up to one thousand people. Blueprints show a massive multi-level structure of over…

Salvation Army will have Red Kettle bell ringers out this year

The Salvation Army is taking safety precautions to protect their bell ringers

FARGO, N.D.- The Salvation Army still have Red Kettle Bell Ringers this holiday season, but there are some new rules they will be following. Bell ringers will no longer wear fabric aprons, bells and kettles will be sanitized and bell ringers will wear Salvation Army masks. The Salvation Army will have a QR code reader on the bells if there…

Fargo Mayor discusses second COVID-19 shutdown for the city

How implementing measures can help prevent the spread

FARGO, N.D. — As of Monday evening, Mayor Dr. Tim Mahoney issued a mask mandate for the city of Fargo. There is no enforcement. If Cass County continues to see an increase in cases, that could cause a shutdown. “The concern is that if we don’t start turning this around and our numbers keep going up it’ll be difficult to…

Man crashes into pole & home in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. – Police say a man going through a medical emergency in his car caused multiple collisions in Fargo. The problems started on Elm Street where he cut across a yard before taking out a city light pole and hitting a home. For a moment he stopped within that house’s driveway at the cross section of 31st avenue and…

Icy roads make for dangerous driving conditions

As temperatures drop, snow and slush from earlier in the day is turning into ice

NORTH DAKOTA & MINNESOTA – Winter may not officially begin for another couple of months, but icy weather is already here. ” just changing the mindset to what we have to look forward to the rest of the year,” says Fargo Public Works Supervisor Lee Anderson. That change in mindset should also mean a change in driving habits. With ice…