West Fargo

Class AAA Championship: West Fargo wins First State Title Since 2003

Jared Franek scored three touchdowns in West Fargo victory.

FARGO, N.D. — West Fargo capped off an undefeated season downing Minot in the Dakota Bowl 56-28. The Packers got on the board first in the opening quarter with a Jared Franek two-yard touchdown run. The Magi scored the next two touchdowns of the game to take a 14-6 lead, but West Fargo answered back. Tanner Zepeda caught a 19-yard…

West Fargo Bridge Undergoing Damage Assessments After Crash

WEST FARGO, ND — Damage assessments are under way after a truck hit a railroad overpass in West Fargo. The crash happened this morning on Center Street, just north of Main Avenue. No serious injuries were reported, but the truck driver may have struck his head on the windshield. The truck was heavily damaged. Categories: Business, Crime, Local News, News…

Four Local Classrooms Receive Grants to Fund STEM Projects

Doosan-Bobcat of Fargo presented a check for $500 to fund a miniature escape room project at Liberty Middle School

WEST FARGO, N.D. — Four schools in the metro are getting grants from Doosan-Bobcat to help promote STEM projects. A seventh grade math class at Liberty Middle School was one of the four area classrooms to receive a check for $500. The award will allow the class to fund a miniature escape room project. Teachers at Liberty say that the…

West Fargo Celebrates the Opening of New Sports Arena

The doors are open and the ice is ready for some shredding

WEST FARGO, ND — More than a year ago, construction began on the new West Fargo Sports Arena. Now, teams are finally getting their skates on the ice. The doors are open and the ice is ready for some shredding. “As a whole, I think it’s a beautiful place and it’s going to be a nice place to watch hockey,”…

Zepeda’s One-Handed Grab Earns HS Play of the Week

West Fargo wide receiver Tanner Zepeda reeled in the pass from Andy Gravdahl and scored on the play

WEST FARGO, N.D. — West Fargo wide receiver Tanner Zepeda is the winner of the D.J. Colter – Ken Kraft High School Play of the week. In the Packers’ first-round playoff game, Zepeda made a one-handed grab along the sideline and turned it into a touchdown. American Family Insurance Play of the Week brought to you by D.J. Colter and…

Hours Before Her Special Early Christmas Day Begins, West Fargo’s Debi Berger Passes Away

Debi, who was in hospice care, asked to experience the magic of Christmas one last time. Included is KVRR Reporter Danielle Church's original report

  WEST FARGO, ND — We have just received some sad news.  Debi Berger, the woman for whom the City of West Fargo was creating an early Christmas, has passed away. Debi, who was in hospice care, asked to experience the magic of Christmas one last time. Her daughter, Britney, and a group of family friends began asking neighbors to…

ND Prep Football: West Fargo Holds off Bismarck, Returns to Dakota Bowl

West Fargo will play Minot in the Class AAA state championship game.

WEST FARGO, N.D. — West Fargo remains undefeated on the season and advances to the Dakota Bowl after defeating Bismarck 29-22 on Friday night. Packers got on the board first with a 47-yard touchdown run by Andy Gravdahl, but West Fargo trailed 8-7 at half. In the second half, Alexander Sell punched in pair of touchdowns on the ground to…

Shhh…It’s a Secret! Creating Christmas for West Fargo’s Debi Berger

she will be surprised by the city of west fargo saturday night

WEST FARGO, ND — Debi Berger is fighting liver and kidney failure and has been placed in hospice care. Now, a group of neighbors in West Fargo are trying to grant her last wish. Christmas is coming a little earlier this year in West Fargo, but it’s not for the big man in red and his sleigh driven by reindeer. It’s…

Real Men Wear Pink Campaign: Thank You for All of Your Help!

Congratulations to West Fargo Mayor Rich Mattern for coming in first with over $6,700

FARGO, ND — October is over and so is TJ’s “Real Men Wear Pink” campaign to raise money for breast cancer research and programs sponsored by the American Cancer Society. TJ wants to thank everyone who donated and helped him pass the $2,500 goal. We raised $2,820 and tied for second place with Bruce Vieweg of Concordia College. Congratulations to…

Olympic Aquatic Center in West Fargo Prepares for Opening

The pool used for Olympic trials in 2016 was moved from Omaha all the way to West Fargo

FARGO, ND — A swimming pool used in the 2016 Olympic trials is getting ready to open in West Fargo. The Hulbert Aquatic Center, attached to the south end of L.E. Berger Elementary, will be used for open swim and competitions. They were pouring in concrete earlier this year. Now they’re pouring in water. “They transported it up here and…