Author: Emily Welker

You Want To Feel What Love Is? These Students Can Show You

Their love of music got them on stage with a major music act. KVRR's Brian Barrett was there.

FARGO — Some local singers took the stage with an iconic rock band and help them sing their biggest hit. The kids of Sheyenne High School are waking up after a dream-come-true night on stage in which they played the biggest concert of their lives alongside Foreigner. Their voices ringing in the familiar chorus, “I wanna know what love is,…

LIVE: Ice Cream Contest at the Jasper and Silver Linings

We're melting over all the possible flavor combinations.

FARGO — Ice cream season is here, and two downtown businesses need your expertise to make it a great one. Fargo’s Jasper Hotel is teaming up with Silver Linings Creamery on another ice cream flavor contest, launching today. They’re asking you to submit your suggestion for the best new ice cream flavor of the summer. You can go as adventurous…

LIVE: Concordia Language Village

Summer camp just got a lot more stimulating.

MOORHEAD — What if we told you there was a way you could send your kid back to school at the end of summer break smarter than when they started? It’s the Concordia Language Village program and it’s ready for registrations now. Kids seven and up can participate in the total language immersion camp in Bemidji. You’ll get a passport and…

LIVE: Renew Your Sense of Wonder at the Plains Art Gala

No wonder we're excited for spring.

You might be wondering when spring festival and party season starts. Well, wonder no longer, because the Spring Art Gala at the Plains Art Museum is coming up May 6th. The theme for 2023 is “Wonderland.” The three levels of the museum are taken up with different themes of wonder, including a Wonderland of Wine, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and…

LIVE: Swim Season Safety

Jump on in and refresh yourself. And your memory.

Believe it or not, pool and lake season is almost here. And you have a very short time frame left to make sure your family hits the water brushed up on their swim safety rules. May is National Water Safety Month. Swim instructors from Foss Swim School say national statistics show drowning is the single leading cause of death from…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Jasper

A sweet survivor with a story to tell and a lot of love to give.

Jasper’s story is one he almost didn’t live to tell on Pet Connection. Homeward Animal Shelter’s Heather Klefstad says he came in as a stray, and severely underweight — only about six pounds on his full-grown, 13-year-old frame. Homeward workers also realized his back legs weren’t coordinating when he walked, and worked with the veterinarian to find out what the…

LIVE: Roger Maris All-Star Week Returns

We've got stars in our eyes and summer sports on the brain with a great cause behind it all.

FARGO — It sure doesn’t look much like baseball season out there this April 19th. But that’s not stopping the son of one of Fargo’s most revered baseball greats from getting us all in the winning spirit this morning. Roger Maris Jr. is in town to get his father’s hometown geared up to win in the fight against cancer ahead…

LIVE: Make Your Own Compost Tumbler

We're tumbling into Earth Week with all sorts of great ideas.

The environmental and recreation group River Keepers is bringing you the scoop on how to make spring even greener this time around. And you can do it by turning your kitchen garbage into gardening gold. They’re holding a workshop to teach you how to build your own compost tumbler. Composting is a great way to add a nutrient-rich soil-like substance…

LIVE: Garden Tours Return to the Metro

Plus, a peek at where things are already in full swing in our local gardening world.

  FARGO — There’s still several feet of snow on the ground, but gardeners are already getting into high gear. And KVRR was lucky enough to get a peek behind the scenes at Baker Garden and Gift’s big production facility on the city’s south side. They’re prepping pots and plugs ahead of plant shoppers looking to score the best and…