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Wags n Whiskers opens new nonprofit for veterinary services

March 9, 2026

KVRR Staff,

Doug, owned by Wags n Whiskers owner Deanne Kading, can’t move his hind legs due to an injury and uses a mobility chair to get around.MOORHEAD — A Moorhead groomer is working to help veterinary clinics receive financial assistance for urgent and emergency veterinary care. Wags n Whiskers Veterinary Relief Fund was established by the owner of the Wags n…

City of Moorhead unveils its first major upgrade to city website

March 9, 2026

Juliana Pelaez,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — After three years in the making, the city of Moorhead has unveiled its new website. It is the first major online upgrade in several years for the city. Staff conducted surveys and outreach to the community to find out what they would like to see and what would work best for a new site. They say…

Moorhead man appears in court after he is accused of stabbing his sister’s boyfriend in the head

March 9, 2026

TJ Nelson,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A Moorhead man makes his first court appearance after a stabbing Sunday at a apartment on Sunrise Circle in Moorhead. 34-year-old Dallas White is charged with one felony count of assault. He is accused of using a butcher knife to stab his sister’s boyfriend after he hit White. Court records show the victim had a two…

Matthew’s Voice Project has seen an increase in homeless students in need each year

March 4, 2026

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A local non-profit helping students experiencing homelessness says they have been seeing an increase in students every year. Matthew’s Voice Project currently serves about 1,000 students in the Fargo, West Fargo, Moorhead, and Horace school districts. They provide them with funds to be able to pay for resources as well as things they are in need…

Employee fired after stealing from resident at Moorhead assisted living facility

March 4, 2026

KVRR Staff,

MOORHEAD (KVRR-KFGO) – An employee at an assisted living facility in Moorhead has been fired after she admitted to stealing money from a resident. The Minnesota Department of Health conducted an investigation at Arbor Park Living Center at 2921 6th Avenue North after reports of financial exploitation. The report says an employee admitted to making $1,286 of unauthorized purchases using…

Historic Dairy Queen In Moorhead Opens On March 1st For 77th Year

Historic Moorhead Dairy Queen Opens March 1st for 77th Year of Business

The time-honored tradition goes on regardless of weather - but temperatures in the mid-teens are mild compared to some the restaurant has faced in the past.

March 1, 2026

Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – Even though the operation looks seamless from the outside, it takes a lot of work to get the historic Moorhead Dairy Queen prepared for its annual opening. “Basically two weeks ago is when we started,” explained owner Troy DeLeon. “We start with soft serve, and we start making dilly bars, because we have to make them,…

Families Invited to Viking Ship Park to Paint the Snow

The outdoor activity featured multiple paint types for multiple surfaces.

February 22, 2026

Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – The recent snowfall has left quite the blanket of white laying around the Fargo-Moorhead area. One local group decided to use that blanket as their artistic canvas. Play in Open Spaces, an educational organization dedicated to outdoor activities, held a Paint the Snow Party at Viking Ship Park on Saturday. Families had free access to paints…

Civilians Meet To Search For Isadora Wengel

Community Gathers to Search for Isadora Wengel

Organizers handed out maps of the Red River and encouraged searchers to mark where they had looked. They hoped to find Isadora and bring her home, but they also wanted to show support for her still-grieving family.

February 15, 2026

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Since Isadora Wengel was reported missing in early January, the Fargo Police Department and other law enforcement agencies have been looking for her tirelessly. The case against her boyfriend, 21-year-old Joshua Hite, has moved forward on circumstantial evidence – but neither officials nor the general public will rest until her remains are found. To that end…

Woman given probation after pleading guilty to aiding an offender in fatal Moorhead shooting

February 9, 2026

TJ Nelson,

Abby FredricksonMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A psychiatrist who was charged as an accomplice in her then-boyfriend’s fatal drive-by shooting in Moorhead last April is sentenced to probation. 33-year-old Abby Fredrickson pleaded guilty last October to a single count of aiding an offender in the shooting death of 39-year-old James Hamilton by 35-year-old Jerome Thomas. Fredrickson was given a three-year “stayed…

Federal charges filed against man tied to shooting in Fargo last September

February 2, 2026

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Attempted murder and other state charges are dropped against 24-year-old Braden Poitra of Moorhead as federal charges are filed. Poitra is charged in U.S. District Court in Fargo with being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of drugs and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. State charges were dismissed…