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LIVE: These Aren’t Your Grandma’s Needles; Festival Embraces Funky Side Of Fiber Arts

This weekend's free Fiber Arts Festival shows off the wild side of creature comforts

August 3, 2023

Site Staff,

This isn’t your grandma’s knitting. This weekend’s free Fiber Arts Festival shows off the wild side of creature comforts. You can learn about the entire process from taking materials from animals or plants to the finished product. You can buy fur and yarn from things as varied as camels, rabbits and bamboo. There are free classes and demonstrations ,…

Spring Flood Prep Meetings Planned This Week in Fargo and Grand Forks

April 9, 2023

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — As it warms up and the snowmelt begins, community leaders all across the region are gearing up for the spring flood fight. A Monday press conference is planned with elected officials from Fargo, West Fargo and Cass County to give an update on local efforts and strategies as the flood outlook progresses. They’ll also give an…

Fancy felines compete in annual Purebred and Household Pet Cat Show

April 2, 2023

KVRR Staff,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — It was the purr-fect weekend for cat enthusiasts to watch felines compete in the 49th year of the pet cat show. Eighty cats were entered into the competition ranging from purebreds to sphynx cats. Each cat had its own distinct personality. “They just have a very sweet personality, they are very loving, very playful, they…

LIVE: Fancy Felines Ready To Hit Catwalk At Minn-Kota Feline Club Cat Shows

The Minn-Kota Feline Club is hosting its annual cat shows this Saturday and Sunday from 9-4

March 27, 2023

Site Staff,

FARGO (KVRR) – They’re hitting the catwalk this weekend at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds. The Minn-Kota Feline Club is hosting its annual cat shows this Saturday and Sunday from 9-4. More than 80 cats from a wide variety of breeds will be competing. Cats don’t have to do tricks like dogs do at dog shows. They are judged…

Snowmobilers are remembering fallen soldiers

December 15, 2022

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Snowmobilers at the Amsoil SnoCross Championship Races at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds will be honoring service members lost in combat. This is the fourth year of the Operation Vet Now project. Its mission ensures soldiers and veterans are honored at the highest degree. Two fallen soldiers will be commemorated at the snowmobile races this weekend….

Oscar Meyer Wienermobile is riding into West Fargo this week

December 11, 2022

Alison Voorhees,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — If you’re a fan of the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, this week can be your chance to see it in person. The traveling hotdog will be at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds in West Fargo on Monday and Tuesday. Both days from 4 p.m. until 10 p.m. It’s part of the Holiday Lights display. In August,…

RRVF light show debuts new horse carriage ride

Organizers at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds offer a sneak preview to the holiday light show to some friends, family, and media!

November 22, 2022

Site Staff,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – This year features a unique horse carriage ride through the light show. The Horse rides provide an up close and personal experience to the light show, that adds to the festive mood. Rides are available Friday through Sunday, they’re $10 a person and $200 to rent out. Organizers say this years event features more lights,…

Long Lines and Wait Times At Polling Locations in FM Metro As Polls Closed

November 8, 2022

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — It’s election night and people encountered long lines as they showed up to vote after work. This is the line at the Hartl Ag Building on the Red River Valley Fairgrounds in West Fargo. One person counted as many as 150 people in line around 6:30. That resulted in around a 45 minutes wait. There were…

Online Dashboard Shows You Wait Times For Early Voting in Cass County

November 1, 2022

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Early voting is underway and in Cass County there is a way you can avoid long lines. An online dashboard will show how long you’ll have to wait in line at each early voting polling location in Fargo and Casselton. There is also a mobile version of the dashboard available to access on your phone. You…

High fees force businesses, nonprofits to rethink annual Holiday Lights show

October 19, 2022

Site Staff,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Local businesses and nonprofits are feeling left out of the holiday lights display because of the event being more expensive now that it’s moved to the Red River Valley Fair than it was at Lindenwood Park. “We recognize that this has been turned over to a much more commercial aspect rather than a community aspect….