Author: Alex Bertsch

LIVE: National Wear Red Day

Fargo, N.D. (KVRR) — While many may know the risks that cardiovascular disease poses, but you might not know that it’s the number one killer of women. That’s why every year on the first Friday of February people wear red to raise awareness of the dangers that heart disease can pose to women. Part of the lack of awreness stems…

LIVE: West Fargo Public Schools talks about new Special Ed funding source

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The challenge of funding special education programs has become a little easier in North Dakota this year. West Fargo Public Schools is utilising a new Medicaid funding source that provides the district with funds for some of the administrative work involved in placing students in their special education programs. While this program has been available…

Pet Connection: Meet Clevus

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) — While Christmas may have passed, this pup is still looking for a furever home to spend many more holidays in. Clevus was brought to Prairie Paws rescue in Jamestown by animal control. He’s a roughly six year old Jack Russel Terrier mix. They say he’s extremely friendly, and enjoys long walks just as much as he…

Homeless Memorial Day honors those who lost lives unhoused

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Saturday marked the longest night of the year, and a chance to remember the homeless neighbors in our community who were lost this year. The F-M Coalition to End Homelessness and First Lutheran Church in Fargo held a ceremony marking the Homeless Memorial Day, walking from Broadway Square to the church were they ate and told…

LIVE: It’s a Yippie Kay Yay Christmas

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Yippie Kay Yay! The directors at Stage West are bringing a new take on a hotly debated Christmas classic to the stage. “A Very Die Hard Christmas” is a musical parody of the controversial holiday classic, with 80’s jokes and smooth rock jams accompanying John McClane’s battle against terrorist Hans Gruber. They’re promising a performance with…

LIVE: Surviving the holidays as an introvert/extrovert couple

MOORHEAD, MINN. (KVRR) – The holidays are a stressful time for all couples, but especially when one is an introvert and one is an extrovert. That’s why Moorhead Community Education is offering classes to help those couples better understand each other, and learn to accept their eccentricities. They say that opposites really do attract, but that over time, and especially…

LIVE: Slumberland gives beds to kids in need

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – There’s nothing quite like going to sleep in your own bed, and Slumberland is helping make sure that kids in the metro get to have that experience. It’s the 30th year of their Homes for the Holidays event, where they work with The Salvation Army, The Knights of Columbus and other partners to provide beds and…