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Cass County cuts ribbon on new regional dispatch center

October 28, 2025

Eric Bolin,

A look at the new Red River Regional Dispatch Center. 10/28/25.FARGO — Emergency dispatchers for the Red River Regional Dispatch Center will soon have a new home. The new location near 45th St. N. features expanded work stations with sound and lighting controls. The facility also offers areas for dispatch employees to take breaks and spend time processing the emotions…

Names released in fatal single-vehicle crash in north Fargo over the weekend

October 27, 2025

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Highway Patrol has released the names of those involved in a fatal crash in north Fargo over the weekend. They say 23-year-old Juma Uredi of Fargo died at the scene. He was a passenger in a speeding vehicle that hit another vehicle and then a tree around 2:30 Sunday morning in the 1200 block…

Taco John’s to return to Fargo in a big way: 5 locations included in agreement

October 27, 2025

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The official return of Taco John’s to Fargo will include not one, not two but five total locations. Seasoned Taco John’s franchisee Brett Itterman of Pentex Restaurant Group is behind the brand’s Fargo comeback. The new agreement calls for five locations with the first one to open by the end of this year. The second location…

New Chapter for Local Bookstore

Facing an uncertain future in their Roberts Alley location, Ferguson Books decided to move under the roof of Daily's Market and rebrand as Fergie's Bookshops.

October 26, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – It is a short walk across Roberts Alley from the former location of Ferguson Books to the back door of Daily’s Market. But that tiny trek was actually a momentous decision to make for small business owner Dane Ferguson. Ferguson Books had only been in Roberts Alley for about a year, having previously been located in…

Halloween Pictures for NICU Babies and their Families

Dear NICU Mama set up near the JC Penney fountain in West Acres and snapped adorable photos all morning and afternoon.

October 26, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

Credit: Dear NICU Mama on FacebookFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Families that wanted to show off their getups were able to get professional pictures taken at West Acres for a good cause. Dear NICU Mama set up a photo studio near the JCPenney fountain on Saturday. All the proceeds from the pictures they sold went right back to the organization, which…

Fargo’s Distinctive Water Tower Wins Award

The 2025 "Tank of the Year" beat out more than 300 other competitors from the United States and Canada.

October 24, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The eye-catching blue-and-psychedelic-orange paint scheme isn’t just a cool visual near downtown Fargo anymore. That new water tower has been officially named Tank of the Year for 2025 by Tnemec Company Inc., a national provider of protective coatings. Their annual contest seeks to find the most innovative tower in North America. Fargo’s entry beat out more…

City of Fargo Plans Reconstruction of 1st Avenue North

The engineering department has already begun soliciting feedback with an online survey, and will speak to community members at an open house on October 28.

October 23, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The rationale regarding the reimagining of 1st Avenue North in Fargo is simple. “It’s made its jump to the top because it’s really in pretty poor shape,” said Jeremy Gorden, engineer for the transportation department. “It’s pushing 100 years old.” The city will attack the project in two stages. First, they’ll work on a shorter stretch,…

“Bras Off Broadway” Raises Money, Awareness During Breast Cancer Month

The feature presentation of the event is a fashion show with models who have custom-designed their own bras for the occasion.

October 23, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A unique event near downtown Fargo has returned this year, aiming to raise breast cancer awareness and funds for research. Bras Off Broadway is taking place at Brewhalla. It’s the fourth iteration of the event. The night begins with a social hour with silent auction items and a live DJ. That’s followed by a buffet dinner,…

Don Haney Prepares to Call it a Career

The legendary broadcast journalist has been at KFGO for well over 30 years.

October 22, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Don Haney is calling it a day after a long, illustrious career in broadcast journalism. He’s seen just about everything in decades of work, from the disastrous 1997 floods in Fargo to the Standing Rock protests in 2016, which even left him a little banged up. KFGO news director Paul Jurgens says he has nothing but…

MATBUS offers riders a free ride for ‘Try MATBUS’ week

October 20, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — MATBUS is offering riders a free ride on all its fixed route services all this week. The free rides come as part of MATBUS ‘Try MATBUS week.’ It’s a week dedicated to showing the Fargo-Moorhead community all the benefits MATBUS has to offer. The service comes as each year, two million passengers use the service on…