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Starbucks Coffee, Sanford USD Medical Center. courtesy, SiouxFalls.BusinessFARGO (KVRR) – Sanford Health is exploring the possibility of opening a Starbucks Coffee inside Sanford Medical Center in Fargo. A Sanford spokesman confirms discussions are under way, but they are still in the early stages. “This is still very early in the process and we are in exploratory discussion,” according to a...

Taracon Precast fire 10/2/2024HAWLEY, Minn. (KVRR) – Authorities have determined the cause of a large fire on Oct. 2 at the Taracon Precast concrete plant near Hawley. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says the fire was accidentally caused by an employee who was cutting rebar. “Investigators determined a worker was cutting rebar with a handheld power cutter, which was caused...

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Moorhead Police say one man was detained after experiencing a “mental health crisis” at the Moorhead Fargo Islamic Center. Officers were called shortly after midnight on a report of a suspicious man who appeared to be trying to break into the building. Officers located the man outside. Police attempted to de-escalate the male, who was in...

COOPERSTOWN, N.D. (KFGO) – A former sheriff in eastern North Dakota made his first court appearance Monday on a felony charge of tampering with public records. Michael Beaver was sheriff of Griggs County when he altered an email to hide how much help he asked for from the Highway Patrol during the county’s annual Smoker fundraiser in Cooperstown. Beaver and...

Timothy WindelsFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Court records say a man arrested by Fargo Police for tampering with infrastructure may have caused thousands of dollars of damage to internet and cable lines in Fargo. Timothy Windels, 36, is accused of cutting Midco lines at seven different locations around the city, causing significant outages to residential and business customers. Some businesses affected were...

FARGO (KVRR) – As major changes lie ahead at one of Fargo’s most iconic pizza parlors, special attention is being given to the restaurant’s history and nostalgia. Duane’s House of Pizza has been churning out pizzas, chicken and jo-jo potatoes at its legendary South University Drive location since 1975, nearly five decades of producing what many believe is the finest...

FARGO (KVRR) – The man accused of stabbing and seriously injuring two people following last week’s Pride Parade in downtown Fargo had several encounters with police in the weeks leading up to his arrest. Thirty-five-year-old Michael Hurteau is charged with two counts of attempted murder, aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon and terrorizing. According to documents obtained through an open...

Ian KramchuckGRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – An armed robber was arrested early Monday, thanks to employees at a Grand Forks convenience store. Police were called to Valley Dairy at 1220 University Avenue at 3:31 a.m. on a report of a robbery in progress. The suspect, later identified as 20-year-old Ian Kramchuck, entered the store armed with a .40 caliber Smith...

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A fast-food chicken restaurant with roots in California will open its 215th location on Friday in Fargo. Dave’s Hot Chicken was started seven years ago by four friends who scraped together $900 to buy a small pop-up and a fryer. Dusty Jensen, owner of the Fargo location, says Dave’s Hot Chicken quickly became one of the...

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