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Punk Chef Pizza + Bar Abruptly Closes in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A pizza restaurant and bar that opened in its new location in Moorhead last summer is now closed for good. In a social media post, the operators of Punk Chef Pizza + Bar announced that Saturday night, January 28, they were officially closing their doors. They say after having to close during COVID as Usher’s and…

Jeff Wallin unanimously confirmed as Moorhead Fire Chief

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Jeff Wallin is named chief of the Moorhead Fire Department. Wallin was nominated by City Manager Dan Mahli and unanimously confirmed by the City Council. Council Member Deb White abstained since her son is engaged to Wallin’s niece. Wallin took over as interim chief since Rich Dysen stepped down in 2021. “I have similarly dedicated my…

Police: Woman tried to light two people on fire in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Police say a woman in Moorhead was arrested after attempting to light two people on fire. Twenty-five-year-old Kasondra Perez was arrested Friday. Police say Perez went to a home where she assaulted an acquaintance with a knife and tried to light two people on fire with lighter fluid. Authorities also say Perez sexually assaulted another person…

Disc golfers take talents to Moorhead for annual Ice Bowl

Frostival is back in our region to make everything cool again during the harsh winter.

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Disc golfers competed in this year’s Ice Bowl at Woodlawn Park all for a good cause. The Ice Bowl is a national collection of disc golf events held each January and February with an overall mission of raising funds to fight hunger. Since the movement began in 1996, it has raised more than $3 million dollars…

Spuds’ Hagen and Jenkins Hammer in the High School Play of the Week Win

JENKINS FINISHES THE HAGEN ALLEY ON THE OOP

FARGO– The Moorhead Spuds are the winner of the DJ Colter High School Play of the Week. Colten Hagen delivers the alley-oop pass to Adam Jenkins who finishes with the thunderous slam! Categories: High School, KVRR Sports Extra, Moorhead, Play of the Week, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Adam Jenkins, moorhead, Moorhead Spuds, MOORHEAD SPUDS BASKETBALL, Moorhead Spuds Boys Basketball

Veterans can now receive free emergency mental health care

Veterans in crisis can now receive free emergency mental health treatment wherever they go.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Veterans can get free emergency mental health care at any VA or non-VA health care facility as long as they served honorably for more than two years. “This is extremely positive news coming out of the VA. It’s going to help more than nine million veterans to use any ER or hospital of their choosing. It’s…

MSUM honors Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy on social responsibility

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – One day after the national holiday, Minnesota State University Moorhead commemorates the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr. The university held an event focused on social responsibility titled “More than a Dream.” It included a reception, invocation, African American spirituals and civil rights music. There was also a panel discussion on social responsibility. “We…

Five Former Moorhead Mayors Attend Swearing In Ceremony

Morrie Lanning, Wayne Ingersoll, Mayor Shelly Carlson, Del Rae Williams, Mark Voxland & Judge Johnathan JuddMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Five former Moorhead mayors attend the swearing in of Mayor Shelly Carlson and newly and re-elected council members. The election winners were all sworn in by Seventh Judicial District Judge Johnathan Judd, a former mayor of Moorhead. Other former mayors included…