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Nordic culture club hosts 2025 Scandinavian Festival

June 20, 2025

KVRR Staff,

A piece of art made from wool at the Scandinavian Festival, Friday, June 20, 2025.MOORHEAD — The Hjemkomst Center was busy with food, music, and vendors for this year’s Scandinavian Festival. Those attending the festival are greeted by volunteers wearing traditional Nordic clothing. The food was a very popular attraction, serving foods and desserts from Finland, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway….

Moorhead Juneteenth Celebration at Concordia

Event organizers say the day was all about celebrating Black culture and bringing the community closer together.

June 19, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Today is Juneteenth, and a big crowd turned up at Concordia College to mark the holiday. The fourth annual Moorhead Juneteenth celebration took place on the bell tower lawn near Knutson Campus Center. It was a full day of programming, with a proclamation from Mayor Shelly Carlson, live music and stand-up comedy, and food and services…

State Senator Rob Kupec and Former State Representative Morrie Lanning React to Shooting

June 16, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

Rep. Melissa Hortman & Sen. John HoffmanFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — “To know that they had encountered either in Representative Hortman’s case such a violent end to their life or my friend John Hoffman, you know, that he went through and endured that moment of violence. That hurts a lot,” said Rob Kupec, (D) State Senator, Moorhead. State Senator Rob Kupec…

Moorhead Man Arrested After SWAT Standoff

Authorities say 44-year-old Landar Moore was trying to avoid being arrested for a parole violation.

June 15, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. – A Moorhead man is in custody after the Fargo Police Department says he attempted to evade arrest for an active warrant. The FPD says at 6:02 P.M. on Saturday, June 14, they responded to a report of a wanted person in 100 block of 12th St. S. 44-year-old Landar Moore of Moorhead had an active warrant out…

RiverArts Kicks off in Moorhead

The concert and outdoor extravaganza series features five installments this summer.

June 11, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The sounds of summer are filling the air down by the Red River in Moorhead. RiverArts kicked off today in Viking Ship Park. The event series takes place over five Wednesdays in the summer. The June 11th installment featured musical performances from Fargo’s Hardanger fiddle group and Post Traumatic Funk Syndrome. There were also tents from…

Moorhead City Council Member Diagnosed with Rare Disease

As of 2021, the condition affecting Heather Nesemeier has only been documented in 34 individuals.

June 11, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Watching Heather Nesemeier tend to her garden at her Moorhead home, you’d likely have no idea that she’s days away from a life-altering surgery – set to take place on June 16. The tribulations began early in 2024, as she began to have issues with her digestive tract that manifested in many ways. A diagnosis was…

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Swenson No Longer Employed by Moorhead Police Department

A media release says that his last date of employment was Friday, May 23, 2025.

May 23, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, MN – The Moorhead Police Department has issued a statement saying that former Captain Deric Swenson is no longer under their employment. Swenson was serving as acting Deputy Chief when he was placed on administrative leave on March 24, 2025. This was following a complaint the city received regarding Swenson. The department says that because his employment expired while…

MSUM Professor Talks About How AI is Changing the Workforce

May 21, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Distinguishing between what’s real and what’s AI-generated has been one of the top searches in the past few years. And in recent years, it has begun to receive more criticism. “A lot of companies feel like they can’t wait to see, oh, how is it catching on. They just feel like they got to get in…

Minnesota State Patrol squad car involved in crash

May 20, 2025

Alison Voorhees,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A Minnesota State Patrol trooper’s vehicle gets hit by another vehicle while heading to assist police in south Moorhead with an uncooperative person. The trooper was driving southbound on 20th Street South when they drove into the intersection of 30th Avenue South and was hit by an SUV. It happened around 10:40 a.m. and the roads…

Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride Rolls Through Fargo

The motorcycle event aims to raise money for men's mental and prostate health care.

May 18, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. – The roar of classic motorcycles paired with vintage threads as riders hopped on their bikes to raise money for men’s mental and physical health. It’s the local iteration of the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride. The event began back in 2012 in Australia, and has since spread to 121 countries around the world. In the F-M area, bikers staged…