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Salvation Army Continues to Support Family Who Moved from Texas to Fargo

Kids and their parents are lining up outside of Josef's to check in with the Salvation Army to get a free clean cut to start off the year

FARGO, N.D. — Getting your kids ready for school can get expensive and for many families in the metro, they can’t afford all the preparations. KVRR’s Jessie Cohen tells us why one woman is grateful for a partnership that’s provided free haircuts to her four children. “You never know what could happen from one day to another. We lost our…

Golden Drive Homeless Kids Raises Awareness With BBQ

They're having their 6th annual Community Event and Bike run next month

FARGO, N.D. — Golden Drive Homeless Kids has a big event coming up, and they want to make sure you know about it so you can help the homeless while still having fun. The organization held a barbeque today to raise awareness for kids without homes. They’re having their big community event next month, which will have everything from Star Wars…

Children of Hope Childcare Holds Grand Opening

The owners say they want to give kids a place to learn while still having fun

FARGO, N.D. — Children of Hope Childcare celebrated their grand opening by officially cutting the ribbon with the Chamber. The owners say the daycare is different because it has wide open spaces for kids to play. They want to give children a place to learn while still having fun. Babies, toddlers, and older kids all have their own sections, and there’s…

Kids Show Off Their Pets and Stuffed Animals at Moorhead Library’s Pet Show

They got to pick a category for their pet to compete in

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Kids got to show off their pets, whether they were real or stuffed animals, at Moorhead Public Library’s annual pet show. Kids picked a category for their pet to compete in, and they ranged from most unusual or friendliest to hairiest and most colorful. In the end, everyone got a prize. Librarians say the pet show is one…

People Get Their Creative Juices Flowing at Annual ChalkFest

The event is designed for people of all ages

FARGO, N.D. — The ChalkFest at the Red River Zoo gives people a chance to enjoy the day and let their creative juices flow. “It’s just a great place to connect to the community. Everyone walking by with their kids and just the enjoyment of all the colors, how could you say no,” Molly Rudenick, an attendee, said. People of…

Kids Learning How to Use 3D Printing at NDSU Stem Kids Summer Camp

They are using advance technology that engineers within the college are able to use

FARGO, N.D. — Kids are getting a chance to go to college for a week and dive head first into some exciting engineering projects. The students are using 3D printers as a part of the STEM Kids Summer Camp at NDSU to learn how to make different items like dice. They are using advance technology that engineers within the college…

Family of Fergus Falls Woman Who was Abducted and Found Safe, Speaks Out

Amber Simonson of rural Fergus Falls was abducted at gunpoint around 2 p.m. this afternoon but was found save just hours later and a suspect was arrested

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — Amber Simonson of rural Fergus Falls was abducted at gunpoint around 2 p.m. this afternoon but was found save just hours later and a suspect was arrested. The mother of the woman abducted Sunday afternoon tells KFGO a masked man armed with a gun entered her daughter’s home through an unlocked basement door. She says the…

Annual Downtown Fargo Street Fair Kicks Off

It was a rainy opening day but that didn't stop people from showing up

FARGO, N.D. — The Downtown Street Fair kicked off today, and despite the rainy start, there was no shortage of people who turned out. Dave Huebner, who sells ceramics at the fair, has been there almost every single year. “I flunked ceramics at SDSU… I’ve been working on getting a better grade ever since. To me it’s like a disease,…

Second Location of The Black Frame Boutique Opens in Moorhead

Just off of Main Street, you can find the store at 23 4th Street South

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Black Frame Boutique in Fargo has opened up their second location and it’s in the heart of downtown Moorhead. Just off of Main Street, you can find the store at 23 4th Street South. The owner of the store started the business out of her basement and has now brought her custom t shirt designs and…

New Position Aims to Provide Safety in Fargo Parks: Highlighted After Man is Chased with Machete

The police department is calling Josh Marvig the new park officer and the parks district has given him the title of security coordinator

FARGO, N.D. — A Fargo man was arrested Sunday after chasing a man with a machete in a Fargo park. Police got a call shortly after 9 p.m. to an area near the playground in Lindenwood Park. They say 25–year–old Emmanuel Gartei got into an argument with the man over money. Gartei then went to his car to get a…