FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)– A major milestone for the F-M Diversion project: the Red River of the North will be rerouted through the Red River Control Structure on August 7. A special program will be held that morning at the construction site near County Road 81 south of Fargo. The concrete control structure includes three 50 foot wide Tainter gates which…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A Fargo man accused of fleeing and hiding from law enforcement in a south Moorhead house on Monday makes his first court appearance. The judge set bond for 42-year-old Christopher Ringsrud-Knowels at $600,000 with conditions or $800,000 without conditions. He was out on bond for a possesion of explosives case in Grand Forks County and two…
MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – KVRR has obtained a response from Rep. Michelle Fischbach regarding the protest outside her Moorhead office on Wednesday, July 9. At the time of KVRR’s coverage on Wednesday, there was no comment from Fischbach or her staff. However, on Friday, July 11, we received an official statement from the congresswoman. It says, in full: “Over 275,000…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Labor union members and other concerned citizens began their protest outside Rep. Michelle Fischbach’s Moorhead office at about 12:30 on July 9. Fishbach was one of four Congressional members representing Minnesota who voted yes on President Trump’s budget bill. Protesters came from all points on the political spectrum – like Jessica Cain, who voted for Trump…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Business is back in the old Moorhead Tastee Freez building with new owners and a new name. The new Buddy’s Parfait had its grand opening this afternoon and it was pretty busy when we arrived. Buddy’s offers the cool treats that many expect at an ice cream shop, but they also have hot meals like cheese…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Moorhead saw its second “Safe City Nights” celebration of the summer. The series is coordinated by Moorhead Police Athletics and Activities League, who help to bring in all the public agencies in the city. The department says that for the first Safe City Nights event at Robert Asp Elementary, they beat their attendance projection by over…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A year and a half in the making, the city of Moorhead has brought together a friendship proclamation between the city of Moorhead and Zakho, more than 6,000 miles away. “When you have something that’s more intentional in a way that writes it on a piece of paper that we’re both signing it, both of the…
MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – Meredith Olafson was convinced she just had the flu. At first, she tried to work through it, but her supervisor sent her home. The next time she showed up, those superiors at Sanford Medical Center, where she’s a registered nurse, overrode her objections and forced her to get herself checked out. The test results were devastating:…
MOORHEAD (KVRR-KFGO) – Moorhead Police are investigating a shooting that left one person injured. Police were called to the 700 block of 15th Street N. around 11 p.m. Sunday on a report of multiple gunshots. Officers spoke with multiple witnesses and found multiple spent cartridges. Later, officers were called to a hospital for a male with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Juneteenth was officially celebrated on Thursday, but the city of Fargo kept the party going on Saturday afternoon. That’s when they held their 6th annual Juneteenth celebration in Broadway Square. It was similar to the earlier festivities in Moorhead, with vendors, inflatables, and food trucks. This was bigger in scope, though, as staff estimate a thousand…
