FARGO, N.D., (KVRR)- The two-day annual Cares for Kids Radiothon benefiting Sanford children’s hospital is underway. Sanford Children’s Hospital is partnering with Fargo radio stations Froggy 99.9, Y94, and KFGO to help raise money for children in need of treatment, and Sanford is very thankful for the help. Hillery Mork, Lead Development Officer at Sanford Health Foundation, said, “I just…
FARGO (KFGO) – A Fargo man has been charged with theft for stealing the SUV of former Gov. Ed Schafer from the KFGO parking lot. The SUV was taken while Schafer was guest-hosting News & Views last Friday morning. Schafer didn’t realize that the vehicle had been stolen until police called KFGO to tell him that it had been recovered….
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Former North Dakota Gov. Ed Schafer has heard the phrase “Lock It or Lose It,” but he’s now learned the hard way that leaving the key in your car isn’t a good idea. While guest hosting “News and Views” on KFGO Friday, Schafer learned that his SUV had been stolen from KFGO’s parking lot. “I was on-air…
PEQUOT LAKES, Minn. (AP) – The Fargo police officer who was responding to a routine traffic crash when he was ambushed and fatally shot by a heavily armed man was remembered Saturday as a dedicated officer and an exceptional young man taken too soon. Jake Wallin, 23, was killed July 14 when a man armed with 1,800 rounds of ammunition,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — How many friends would you have if you started handing out free lunches for everyone in the region? KFGO had more than a thousand friends over as they celebrate 75 years of broadcasting. The light rainfall did not stop people from gathering at the KFGO parking lot in south Fargo. They got to meet their favorite…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – Fire heavily damaged a home in South Moorhead early Thursday. Firefighters responded shortly before 3:30 a.m. Four people got out safely. It appears the fire may have started in the attached garage. A neighbor told KFGO News flames were coming from the garage. Heavy smoke was coming from the home. There were two vehicles in the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – A mobile home has damage and a shed is destroyed after an overnight fire at Countryside Trailer Court South in Fargo. Firefighters responded at 2:08 a.m. Thursday. The wood shed was fully involved as crews arrived, with fire extending to the trailer. Firefighters knocked the fire down quickly. The shed contained lots of material. A neighbor…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Stuff the Bus, which provides gifts for women and children, kicks off its 15th annual campaign. They’re looking for toys, fleeces, sports equipment, Legos and more. Donations need to be new and unwrapped. Supplies like wrapping paper, tape, sticky gift tags and tape are also needed. A few of the stops include KFGO studios, Advanced Business…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — People in Moorhead made history by setting a new record for the world’s largest cake walk. Everyone was a winner near the Bluestem Amphitheater by winning a free Bundt cake just for participating. Sponsored by KFGO, the game works like musical chairs where everyone will stand on a number. People walk around in a giant circle…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Award-winning local broadcaster Doug Hamilton has passed away after a battle with cancer. He was 72. Hamilton, a longtime Fargo TV news anchor, was part of the Peabody Award Winning News Team at KFGO during the 1997 flood. Hamilton was also active in the Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre, was the communications director at Minnesota State-University-Moorhead, and joined Prairie…
