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Free Comic Books And Mick Foley: The Biggest Weekend For Paradox Comics N Cards Yet

Free Comic Books, Mick Foley Mark Monumental Weekend for Paradox

The shop's owner says the last two weeks have been the most impactful in the shop's entire history.

May 3, 2026

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – “We had a thousand people for Free Comic Book Day yesterday, and now we’ve got the legend himself, Mick Foley, right here,” beamed Richard Early, owner of Paradox Comics-N-Cards. That’s right. It wasn’t enough for Paradox to get items out the door like gangbusters for National Free Comic Book Day, where the store remained packed for…

Cleanup Week Do’s and Don’ts

The City of Fargo wants to make sure as many people who are participating in Cleanup Week are aware of its rules as possible.

April 30, 2026

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Cleanup Week, the time-honored Fargo tradition, officially starts on May 4, but many in the metro appear to have gotten a headstart on leaving things at the curb. That is exactly what the city’s sanitation department doesn’t want. “It’s difficult enough to pick up a mattress, let alone a wet mattress. So just put this stuff…

Power project for AI data center gets North Dakota agency approval

April 29, 2026

KVRR Staff,

Cranes work to position concrete panels at the site of the future Applied Digital data center near Harwood, North Dakota, on March 4, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)HARWOOD, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – The North Dakota Public Service Commission has approved a power project to serve a data center that is under construction north of Fargo. The $110…

Potentially Lifesaving Multi Tools Donated To Fargo Police Department

Operation Red River Ready Donates Potentially Life-Saving Multi-Tools to Fargo Police Department

The tools allow someone involved in a submersion vehicle accident to cut their seatbelt, smash a car window, and whistle for help.

April 29, 2026

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – They call themselves Operation Red River Ready – a group formed under the umbrella of the FMWF Chamber. “We all have to do a CCI project, which is a community change initiative project, so we talked about our 3-in-1 safety tools,” said Karmen Riley. Those tools hold great personal significance for Operation Red River Ready. Their…

City of Fargo Reminds Residents of Grass Height Restrictions

The city says that keeping lawns below a certain height eliminates habitats for unwanted vermin and possible pest infestations.

April 29, 2026

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The city of Fargo is seeking to remind residents, as their lawns become free from the scourge of snow, that there are restrictions on grass height that need to be observed. Fargo-Cass Public Health say that trends such as “No Mow May” have become increasingly popular. However, a city ordinance states that grass on one’s property…

Motorcycle driver has serious injuries and faces charges after crashing near Portland, ND

April 27, 2026

TJ Nelson,

TRAILL CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A motorcycle driver from Portland, North Dakota is in a Fargo hospital being treated for injuries and facing charges. Highway Patrol says the 36-year-old man was driving under the influence when he crashed his motorcycle Sunday night near Portland in Traill County. They say he failed to negotiate a left curve in the roadway and…

Fargo legislator remembers her friend and colleague Rep. Liz Conmy

April 26, 2026

TJ Nelson, Gabriel Ostler,

Rep. LaurieBeth Hager (D) Fargo FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Federal investigators are looking into the cause of a small plane crash on Saturday that killed Rep. Liz Conmy of Fargo and the pilot. Conmy’s fellow lawmakers have expressed their shock and profound sorrow at losing one of their own so abruptly. Representative LaurieBeth Hager of Fargo worked closely with Conmy…

Local Barber Celebrates 65 Years Of Cutting Hair

Fargo Barber Celebrates 65 Years of Cutting Hair

Orlan Rokke enrolled in barber college days after graduating high school in 1961 and has been at it ever since.

April 26, 2026

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Orlan Rokke’s haircutting career began with the same type of motivation that starts many a great journey – why not? “I was 17 years old. I didn’t really know what I wanted to do,” he said with a laugh. “A neighbor friend came to Fargo, went to barber college, and said he kind of enjoyed it,…

Coalition Forms To Promote Sales Tax Extension

Coalition Forms to Promote Renewal of Sales Tax

The Fargo Forward Coalition says their main goal is to educate voters regarding how exactly their lives would change for the worse if they were to let this tax lapse.

April 23, 2026

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo Forward Coalition may technically be a new organization, but the enthusiasm its co-chairs have for the penny infrastructure sales tax in the city is not. “In 2006, I was one of the almost 70% of Fargo voters who voted ‘yes’ on the infrastructure sales tax idea,” said co-chair Deborah Frederickson. The group, comprised of…

After a long process, Fargo’s Convention Center Committee is about to pick the site

April 23, 2026

TJ Nelson,

Fargo Convention Center Committee meeting. 10/24/25.FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo’s Convention Center Committee will meet Friday to narrow down its list of four possible sites to one. That site recommendation will be presented to the full City Commission during it’s Monday meeting. The four sites include an expansion to Fargodome, Scheels Arena, Fargo Civic Center, or land besides Brewhalla. In…