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Corps of Engineers to Complete the Demolition of Drayton Dam This Week

June 26, 2023

TJ Nelson,

Drayton Dam(March)/HSG Park Joint Venture, LLCPEMBINA CO., N.D. (KVRR) — Work to replace the Drayton Dam in Pembina County is nearing the halfway point as the Corps of Engineers completes its demolition this week. The two year project started last July as part of the larger Fargo Moorhead Flood Protection Project. The $7.7 million Drayton project features a new dam…

Truckers stranded from the storm due to interstate closures

It's day two of road closures in our region due to the latest storm system.

April 5, 2023

Hami Arain,

NORTH DAKOTA/MINNESOTA (KVRR) — With large areas of highways and interstates closed, some truckers across the country have found themselves trapped in Fargo. The North Dakota Department Transportation closed I-29 from Canada to the South Dakota border because of low visibility and icy roads. I-94 from Bismarck to Fargo remains closed for the same reasons. Both interstates are impassable because…

Shania Twain Is Bringing Her “Queen of Me” Tour to Fargo

December 6, 2022

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Shania Twain is coming back to Fargo! The country-pop superstar will take the stage at Fargodome in just under a year on Sunday, November 5. The concert will be a part of her “Queen of Me” world tour which also includes a stop in Winnipeg on November 7. The Grammy winner will donate $1 of every…

Winnipeg Bicyclist Raising Money For His Granddaughter Hit & Killed on I-29

June 15, 2022

KVRR Staff,

Jean-Pierre Petit / FacebookSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KVRR/AP) — A bicyclist from Winnipeg who was raising money for his granddaughter’s kidney transplant has died in a Sioux Falls hospital. Jean-Pierre Petit was on a long-distance ride and hit from behind by a cargo truck last Thursday while riding on the shoulder of Interstate 29. He had passed through Fargo earlier in the…

First Woman Appointed to ND Supreme Court Dies at 86

June 6, 2022

KVRR Staff,

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Former Justice Beryl Levine, the first woman appointed to the North Dakota Supreme Court, has died. She was 86. Levine died Saturday at her home in San Mateo, California, with her family by her side. Former Gov. George Sinner appointed Levine to the Supreme Court in January 1985, shortly after the Democratic governor took office. Levine…

RedHawks Fall to 0-2 on Year With Loss to Winnipeg

Goldeyes beat the Redhawks 15-1

July 4, 2020

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. — It wasn’t the RedHawks day at Newman Outdoor Field on Saturday afternoon dropping game two on the year, 15-1 to the Winnpeg Goldeyes. The Goldeyes had 19 hits to go along with their 15 runs. The RedHawks struggled to get the bats going with just seven hits. Tyler Pike gave up four runs in three innings of…

Billboard on Main Avenue Takes People Back in Time Thanks to Wind

It showed the Pan Am Games in Winnipeg that happened two decades ago

March 20, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — A billboard on Main Avenue took people back in time, showing the thirteenth Pan Am Games in Winnipeg that happened two decades ago. The wind seemed to have ripped off the newer layers of the billboard. KVRR tried out calling the number for tickets listed on the billboard, but the call doesn’t go through. “The fact that it like…

Fargo Billboard Flash Back To The Past

A billboard is showing, promoting the 13th Pan Am Games in Winnipeg.

March 20, 2019

Site Staff,

FARGO, ND — Our nasty weather over the weekend had a pretty big impact on the entire valley. But did it make us go back in time? You might think that if you’re driving on main avenue and 2nd street in Fargo. A billboard is showing, promoting the 13th Pan Am Games in Winnipeg. The only problem? The games happened…

“Twins of Evil” Are Making Stops In The Region Including Fargodome

Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson's Latest Tour

February 19, 2019

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, ND — Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson are bringing their “Twins of Evil: Hell Never Dies Tour 2019” to Fargodome on Friday, August 9. Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning Friday. Zombie’s new album is due out later this year while Manson’s working on the follow-up to his 2017 release “Heaven Upside Down”. If you can’t make…

Red River Basin Commission Discusses Ideas Concerning Red River Viability

Forty four board members from North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Manitoba talk about several topics

March 1, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — Once every three months, officials from across the Red River basin gather to discuss issues that will impact the river and its surrounding communities. There are over forty members on the board for the Red River Basin Commission, and they discuss issues such as drought and water quality. Several prominent leaders, such as Fargo City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn…