MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Saturday’s performance of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella at Trollwood Performing Arts School in Moorhead is canceled due to the air quality. Fargo Public Schools officials say the decision was made following consultations from the North Dakota State University Climate Office and Fargo Cass Public Health. The air quality index in the area continues to be unhealthy…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Heavy smoke and haze fill the Red River Valley as Canadian wildfires continue to burn. “Well, it’s pretty smoky, and I can feel it,” said Dawn of Sauk Centre who is visiting Moorhead. “My eyes burn. I kind of have a little cough. It’s very uncomfortable.” Uncomfortable and according to the U.S. Air Quality Index, the…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — A worker shortage is forcing JL Beers to close its Moorhead location starting Thursday and until further notice. In a social media post, company operators say they will re-open as soon as they are able to recruit new team members. Current workers will be helping out at the other JL Beers locations in Fargo and West Fargo….
FARGO, N.D. — Fargo is enacting mandatory odd/even outdoor water restrictions effective at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, July 27. People with an odd-numbered address may use water as normal on odd-numbered dates and vice versa. There are no restrictions on essential water uses like showers and laundry. Fargo will remain in this latest drought response phase until further action is taken…
MOORHEAD, MINN. (KFGO) – Fire caused extensive damage to a townhome in a four-unit complex plex in Moorhead overnight. Firefighters responded to the call just before midnight Sunday at 1816 Belsly Boulevard. Battalion Chief Dave Conrad says crews found heavy smoke and fire on the first floor of the two-story townhouse. It turned into a two-alarm fire with mutual aid…
FARGO, ND (KVRR) — The Fargo- Moorhead community was invited to learn more about the annual Somali celebration known as Neeroosh, or the festival of fire, which celebrates the beginning of the solar year. The event was held at Broadway Square and also focused on bringing different cultures together as one. “Educational thing we want to educate people we want…
FARGO, N.D. — Court records are providing new details on a bank robbery earlier this week in Wyndmere, North Dakota. Tessa Jaksa, also known as Tony Jaksa, is charged in U.S. District Court in Fargo with bank robbery. An arraignment is set for Friday morning at 10. The transgender woman admitted to FBI agents that quote, “I knew I messed…
ST. PAUL, MN (AP) — The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows 72% of Minnesota is currently experiencing severe drought. That’s up from last week, when 52% of the state was considered to be in severe drought. Minnesota Public Radio News reports the news is startling, since at the start of June, less than 1% of the state had severe drought…
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – A man arrested Wednesday afternoon is jailed in Fargo is accused of stealing a new John Deere payloader from RDO Equipment in Moorhead. Moorhead Police say the loader was stolen sometime between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. Tuesday. The dealership discovered the theft and tracked it to Fargo with GPS. It appears 42-year old Shane Duval…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The mayors of Fargo, West Fargo, Moorhead and Dilworth are joining forces to declare this week “Navy Week” in all four cities. The proclamation was presented to Vice Adm. Stuart Munsch on Tuesday at Fargo City Hall via a video made by all four mayors. Fargo Mayor Dr. Tim Mahoney was the only mayor present in…
