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Sanford Children’s Hospital staff brings smiles with Backwards Halloween event

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – It’s a backwards Halloween treat for kids at Sanford Children’s Hospital. Staff dressed up as Despicable Me, Hocus Pocus, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves and Star Wars characters to bring gifts and smiles to patients. Nearly half of them are participating. It’s the first time the event has happened since 2019 because of the pandemic….

Motorcycle driver killed in Fargo crash identified

The crash happened after the driver left a parking lot and lost control of the motorcycle

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Highway Patrol has also released the name of the man killed in a motorcycle crash in Fargo Saturday afternoon. Thirty-eight-year-old Andrew Burt, of Byron, Minnesota, was killed when he accelerated while driving out of a parking lot, lost control, and hit a curb. It happened in the 3500 Block Westrac Drive. Authorities say Burt…

Woman arrested in connection to Fargo shooting

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Twenty-three-year-old Tarnelle Abraham has been arrested in connection to a Fargo shooting October 10. She was taken into custody by Cass County deputies on felony warrants for aggravated assault and aggravated reckless endangerment Friday morning. The shooting police say she was involved in happened in the 2700 block of 47th Street South. Fargo Police has not…

Total of Four Arrests Made During Tuesday Raid and Searches in F-M

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A total of four arrests were made following a SWAT raid on an apartment building in south Fargo and two searches carried out in Moorhead on Tuesday. People were targeted by multiple agencies for selling M30 Fentanyl pills in the metro. 33-year-old Rickey Walker, 22-year-old Shermaine Lewis and 33-year-old Aaron Bennett, all of Fargo, were arrested…

Pilot program will test portable restrooms in downtown Fargo

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – After seeing an uptick in biohazards downtown over the summer, several organizations are partnering to roll out a pilot program to put portable restrooms in two locations in downtown Fargo.Cindy Graffeo, executive director of Downtown Community Partnership (DCP) said the Business Improvement District (BID) found they were cleaning more biohazards. Over the summer, that number was in…

Rep. Armstrong predicting a good midterm for Republicans

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Congressman Kelly Armstrong met with staff and patients at The Ridge a treatment and recovery center in Fargo. He says he predicts a good night for Republicans in the upcoming midterm elections because of “economic headwinds” causing problems for families across North Dakota. He says he believes voters will get the country back on…

New York Times writer takes a “completely unexpected” trip to Fargo

Danielle Braff said in a Zoom interview that she thought it would be funny to visit Fargo; now she would love to come back

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A New York Times writer visits Fargo and is surprised by what she found when she got here. Danielle Braff and her 13-year-old daughter planned a trip to Fargo because of their love for crime stories and associated the city with the movie. Her article describing their journey was published this morning, called “Geez, Even Fargo…