MOORHEAD — You’re probably comfortable with teaching your kid to read and write. But when it comes to handling money, a lot of kids aren’t getting much education. Concordia College is hosting a retreat for teenage girls this summer designed to get them started. It’s an overnight camp that gives girls a start on learning to save money, make money,…
FARGO — If you’re ever wondering just how much hard work and heartbreak goes into animal rescue, you’ve got the answer in these five tiny, fragile, one-week-old kittens. They were discovered abandoned, no mother or caretaker in sight, in a cardboard box at a gas station, having been born premature and undeveloped. Their odds of survival are far from assured…
FARGO — They’re two of the oldest performing arts groups in the metro. And now, they’re doing something entirely new: a a joint production of Puccini by the Fargo-Moorhead Opera and the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony. The two groups’ executive directors came up with the idea about a year ago. They’ve occasionally sent artists back and forth to perform with each other,…
FARGO — It’s still not quite warm enough to start breaking ground on the veggie garden for tomato lovers… but there is something that’s already growing fast this spring. That’s the latest expansion of the nonprofit project, Growing Together Community Gardens. And this year, their latest lot — at up to more than ten locations and counting — is sprawling…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — You could say that Fred is the perfect companion for any lady looking for love. He’s sweet. He loves to cuddle. He loves music and likes to dance. And at at least 44 years old, with a life expectancy of about 80 years, he’s the perfect combination of maturity and life experience — but with lots…
The Oceanarium at Minnesota State Moorhead is holding a naming contest for their three new bamboo sharks. 4/15/26.MOORHEAD, Minn. — Baby shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo…. Don’t be surprised if that’s what you hear from the Moorhead side of the Red River. That’s thanks to Minnesota State Moorhead’s newest acquisitions. They’re welcoming three baby bamboo sharks to the…
FARGO — Walking a mile in someone’s shoes is usually not as easy as you’d think, it’s even harder if you’re trying to walk in the footsteps of Bebop the shepherd cross. That’s because she has a congenital condition called cerebellar hypoplasia, which gives her a bit of a wiggle in her walk. It sounds daunting, but what it means…
FARGO — We’ve come a long way in the past few years when it comes to young girls and mental health and well-being. But one Fargo-based nonprofit thinks we can go the distance, and they want your help. BIO Girls (for Beautiful Inside and Out) is holding it annual “Find your Kind 5k” coming up later this month. Its founder,…
PLAINVIEW, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Department of Natural Resources officer is expected to make a full recovery after being rescued from the Whitewater Wildlife Management Area. The Minnesota State Patrol says officer Annette Schlag was removing an illegal deer stand in a heavily wooded area when she fell nearly 20 feet. Ground crews were not able to safely get to…
FERTILE, Minn. — If you ever wondered just how dedicated the animal rescue workers of our region are, this week’s Pet Connection is the perfect example. Smiley’s Rescue founder Sid Williams spent Thursday morning braving the slippery roads from rural Minnesota all the way in to our studio in Fargo to make sure little Elvira the tuxedo kitty got her…
