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‘Smash for Sarcoma’ Tournament Raises Money for West Fargo Man’s Second Cancer Battle

36-year-old Brad Lindblad has fought off the disease once - now, the community is trying to make sure he has the support he needs to do it again.

January 25, 2026

Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – Community members packed a local pickleball venue to raise money for a West Fargo man who is battling a rare form of cancer for the second time. Brad Lindblad was first diagnosed with epithelioid sarcoma at age 23. He fought off the cancer and has since gone on to mentor other cancer patients while having three…

Fundraiser identifies Jamestown teen who was hit and killed by a semi on Wednesday

January 22, 2026

TJ Nelson,

Courtesy: GoFundMeJAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) — A GoFundMe account has identified a Jamestown High School student who was hit and killed by a semi in Jamestown as 16-year-old Jake Stiles. It happened around 4:30 Wednesday afternoon when the semi driver was turning onto 4th Street Northeast and hit Stiles while he was walking across the street. Highway Patrol says the driver…

Fargo coffee shop that hired adults with cognitive challenges closes

January 21, 2026

TJ Nelson,

Courtesy: GoFundMeFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Even though a GoFundMe account raised $14,000 to help keep Charlie’s Place open, the Fargo coffee shop that hired adults with intellectual disabilities has officially closed. In a social media post, operators say it was one of the hardest decisions they’ve had to make and say this is not an ending—it’s a pause and a…

Fargo woman raises funds for aunt who lost her home and brother in fire near Ulen, MN

January 13, 2026

Juliana Pelaez,

ULEN, Minn. (KVRR) — A woman in Ulen, lost her house and her brother in a fire, now a GoFundMe is aiming to help. Abigail Collins of Fargo started the account over the weekend with a goal of raising $2,400 for her aunt Sandy. The fire happened on Friday at 160th Avenue North in rural Clay County and took the…

GoFundMe started after young boy is mauled by two neighborhood dogs in Chaffee, ND

January 5, 2026

TJ Nelson,

CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A GoFundMe account has been started for a Chaffee, North Dakota family after their young son was mauled by two neighborhood dogs. Cass County deputies responded on December 30 after 9-year-old Jackson Hahn was attacked by two dogs that entered the yard. He suffered substantial injuries to his face, arms, and ankle and remains at…

Roseau County couple charged with misdemeanor after their young son dies in an accidental shooting

October 29, 2025

TJ Nelson,

ROSEAU CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A Roosevelt, Minnesota couple has a court date set after the tragic loss of their youngest child in an accidental shooting. Ted and Danielle Stewart are set to appear in Roseau County Court on November 3 on the charge of negligent storage of firearms. The gross misdemeanor could result in up to a year in…

Fairmount, North Dakota woman identified as fatal bike crash victim

August 28, 2025

Alison Voorhees,

GoFundMe/Mariah Buck fundraiserRICHLAND COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Highway Patrol identifies the victim of a bike crash in Richland County. The highway patrol says 45-year-old Mariah Buck of Fairmount was on her bike on County Road 81 Tuesday afternoon when she was hit from behind by a car. She was not wearing a helmet and was pronounced dead at…

Former UND player dies in Utah drowning

August 18, 2025

Alison Voorhees,

Courtesy: University of North Dakota, fightinghawks.comGRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A former University of North Dakota basketball player died Saturday evening after drowning. It happened at the Blackridge Reservoir in Utah. Deng Mayar, 22, was reported struggling in the water. His body was later recovered. Mayar played as a forward with the Fighting Hawks for two seasons and was about…

Flower tribute held for 9-year-old Moorhead boy killed while riding his bike

August 3, 2025

TJ Nelson,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — There has been an outpouring of support for the family who lost a young boy who was hit and killed while riding his bike in south Moorhead on Thursday morning. A flower tribute was held this afternoon for 9-year-old Adam Amin at the intersection where the crash happened at 14th Street and 40th Avenue South. Amin…

Fundraiser started for Lisbon, ND couple seriously injured while on vacation in Alaska

July 27, 2025

TJ Nelson, Alison Voorhees,

Ty and Katelyn Michels and boys/GoFundMeFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Lisbon, North Dakota couple on vacation in Alaska sustained serious injuries in a head on crash on July 25. Caringbridge and GoFundMe posts for Ty and Katelyn Michels say both are in hospitals in two different states. Ty Michels is in Anchorage, Alaska awaiting surgery on both his ankle and…