Author: Emily Welker

Red River Market Opens for Season

FARGO — The Red River Market kicks off for the season tomorrow in downtown, but the nonprofit behind it is running into resistance from city leaders when it comes to blocking off downtown streets for their gatherings. Folkways founder Simone Wai says it won’t affect the farmers market, which is now in its second decade and has grown to 80-some…

Pet Connection: Meet Kahlua

FARGO — Kahlua, the queen of kisses, joined the Morning Show with her friend, rescue worker Heather Klefstad of Homeward Animal Shelter, to share a somewhat unusual origin story. Homeward’s rescue workers found Kahlua, a striking four-and-a-half-year-old husky with blue eyes and a sweet and affectionate disposition, in the Fargo pound. When they brought her in, they of course had…

Deputy Arrested, Charged with DUI

Mahnomen, Minn. (KFGO) — A Mahnomen County deputy is facing criminal charges after he was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and refusing to submit to a chemical test after his arrest Tuesday afternoon near Mahnomen. Two state troopers responded to a call for assistance from a Mahnomen County deputy after determining a pickup had gone into a ditch…

From the FM metro to the oceans: Junior Aquarist Program

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR)  — “It’s so cool!!! It feels so cool,” sounds the voices of a group of a dozen or so elementary-schoolers crowded around a single net borne aloft by a camp instructor who’s just snagged a flappy, floppy, but still-reasonably-cooperative Atlantic stingray in the basement of the biosciences department. They’re petting the small animal gently — adhering to…

43 Years of Sweetening Survivors’ Lives: Cherries for Charity

FARGO — Summers in the region are pretty sweet for a lot of us. And there’s a way going on tonight, and through next Tuesday, that you can show support for local survivors of sexual and domestic violence, with some of summer’s sweetest treats. The annual “Cherries for Charity” is going on right now in all eight metro-area Hornbacher’s supermarkets…

Primed For Bargains: Fargo Police on Amazon Prime Day Crime

FARGO — Are you primed for bargains? Amazon Prime Days starts today and runs through Friday. But porch pirates are also primed for steals, according to law enforcement. So Fargo Police are offering some of their best professional advice on how to harden yourself as a target for thieves during the big online shopping event. First, consider investing in a…

LIVE: School Supply Drive Scoop

FARGO — Minnesota-based Target is vowing to hold prices on back-to-school goods steady at 2024 prices in spite of inflation and tariff pressure. And local United Way of Cass-Clay officials say it’s coming just in time. Their school supply drive is heading into its second month. It’s the earliest start and the highest goal yet for he annual drive. This…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Bobbi and Wayne

This week’s Pet Connection is a couple of bonded cuties who come as a package deal, so prepare to fall in love not once, but twice. The spicy young lady is named Bobbi, and she and her brother Wayne come to us from Natural Pet Center courtesy of Cat’s Cradle Rescue here in town, and in an unusual and welcome…

LIVE: Night Bazaar — Renaissance

FARGO — If you feel like you’re juggling work, home, family, kids — but somehow keep dropping the ball on community — now’s the time to change that. Because tonight in downtown, it’s the return of the Night Bazaar “Renaissance,” and everyone’s invited. Starting at five, come gather in Broadway Square for an evening of live entertainment from local performers,…

LIVE: Stepping into the Light with the Red River Children’s Advocacy Center

FARGO — For more than two decades it’s been one of the best-kept secrets in the region. And now, the Red River Children’s Advocacy Center is stepping into the light to share how they help local kids going through one of the darkest times of their lives. It’s a one-stop shop of sorts for child crime victims. Anything from sexual…