MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A new sales tax is being discussed in the Minnesota legislature, it could impact many cities across the state. One of the biggest highlights of this new bill is the proposed 3.2% e-waste tax increase. And the difference between border states will be significant. For example, Fargo has a 7.5% sales tax, and with the new…
MoorheadMOORHEAD (KVRR) – Construction has begun on the major underpass project in Moorhead at 11 St. S. and Main Ave. Roads are being dug up, pavement ripped out and the area is changing as this multi-year project gets underway. Minnesota Department of Transportation says piling is set to start on the 15th, so residents might feel vibrations or hear louder…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Before you know, we will see junk, or what some consider treasure, spread out across the metro. Cleanup Week is coming in May. Fargo will follow the recycling collection schedule May 6-10 and May 13-17. They say debris should be set out on the boulevard before 7 a.m. on your scheduled day. There is a limit…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – North Dakota politicians from across the aisle are joining forces to bring back political civility. Former Democratic U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp and Former Republican Governor Ed Schafer held talks at Concordia College about the growing political tensions in the country, and how voters can work to restore civility. Heitkamp and Schafer led a moderated discussion with…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Police are investigating a theft at Starbucks on Highway 10 and 32nd Avenue. It happened around 7 p.m. They say an employee left the cash register open and a man grabbed the cash out of the till and ran out of the store. Police say 52-year-old Abraham Cozzi got in a vehicle which was stopped…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – SWAT members are using the area near a road closure for some training this week. Red River Valley SWAT will be training in the area of 11th Street and Main Avenue in Moorhead from 4-8 p.m. on Thursday. Officers will have firearms visible, but they will not be using live rounds. People may also hear yelling…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The top police chiefs in the metro area gathered in Moorhead to share current trends in crime and policing in the region. From Fargo Police Chief Dave Zibolski to Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting, some of the biggest trends revolved around mental health issues in the community to the importance of mutual aid between law enforcement…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Fargo man is charged after a hit-and-run last Tuesday in Moorhead. 55-year-old Derek McClarren is charged with criminal vehicular operation, hit and run, open bottle and 4th degree DWI. Police say McClarren hit a person in the 2400 block of 28th Avenue South who was trying to help a woman get her car out of…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — If you’re ready to break out the clubs, a Moorhead golf course is opening this week. The driving ranges at Village Green open 9 am on Wednesday. The course will open Friday at 11 am. Due to weather and course conditions, using golf carts will be permitted on a day-by-day basis. The Meadows will be opening…
\MOORHEAD, Minn., (KVRR)– In Moorhead, the 11th Street Underpass project has started with road closures and open Houses. First Avenue between 10th and 12th streets as well as 11th street between 2nd Avenue North and Main Avenue are now closed. The closures are expected to last for awhile since the entire project will take about two and a half years…
