FARGO, N.D. — The Bison football team is pretty set at running back with Lance Dunn and Bruce Anderson returning for the upcoming season, but Ty Brooks made a case to find some playing time with his performance in Saturday’s spring game. Brooks rushed for 104 yards and scored twice for the offense in the offenses 33-31 win over the…
FARGO, N.D. — Some blasts from the past are headlining this summer’s Happy Harry’s RibFest at the Fargodome. Unlike the April Fool’s Day joke that got so many people, this year’s actual lineup includes Collective Soul, Night Ranger, Diamond Rio and Little Texas. The dates are June 7th thru the 10th. Seven award-winning rib cookers will be set up in…
FARGO, N.D. — Grab your cowboy boots and hat because the Rodeo is at the Fargodome this weekend. “It’s a full line up shows,” said Jeff Lee, the show’s announcer. “We’ve got bareback riding, saddle bunk riding, bull riding, tie down roping, steer wrestling, team roping and cowgirls barrel racing.” Cassidy Rasmussen, who is Miss Rodeo North Dakota 2017, is…
FARGO, N.D. — You don’t have to travel to Disney World to experience a show full of your favorite Disney characters. Disney on Ice opens tonight at the Fargodome. “They can expect to see a little bit of everything,” promised Laura Chavez, an ensemble skater for Disney on Ice. “We have the classic princess stories like Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and…
FARGO, N.D. — The Red River Valley Sportsmen’s Show returns this weekend to the Fargodome. This year’s show has nearly 200 exhibits including boats, RVs, camping equipment and hunting gear. There are daily seminars and family–friendly activities such as trout fishing and Twiggy the water skiing squirrel. The show provides the entire region a chance to celebrate the great outdoors….
FARGO, N.D. — The Fargodome is setting up for the 56th annual Red River Valley Home and Garden show, which kicks off Friday. The three-day event will exhibit all things home and garden, including building, remodeling, interior design, and different home products. Along with different displays, there will be workshop classes, a treasure hunt for kids and a beer walk…
FARGO, N.D. — The Fargodome was filled with the sweet smell of pancakes on the skillet Saturday for the Kiwanis Club’s 59th Annual Pancake Karnival. On average, between 9,000 and 16,000 people come to the event over the course of the day each year. The event employs 250 volunteers, cooks 4,000 pounds of sausage, uses 150 gallons of syrup and…
FARGO, N.D. — This annual Fargo event is listed in the best-selling books 1,000 Places to See Before You Die and the Guinness Book of World Records, but it’s all for a good cause. The 59th annual Kiwanis Pancake Karnival will be at the Fargodome on Saturday. Tickets are seven dollars in advance and eight dollars at the door for…
Courtesy: TJ Nelson The Fargodome broke an attendance record in 2016. Nearly 600,000 people packed the venue last year. The record crowds produced an operating surplus of over $528,000, which was way above the budgeted $92,000. Fargodome General Manager Rob Sobolik cites a strong concert line-up last year that included four Garth Brooks concerts, AC/DC, Justin Bieber, James Taylor and…
A bill being proposed in the North Dakota House of Representatives could give the state power to temporarily ban refugees. Refugee resettlement is generally under the jurisdiction of the federal government and Lutheran Social Services (LSS). LSS said they have concerns. The organization resettled 558 refugees in North Dakota last year. The number is determined by LSS and the federal government…
