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…
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…
MINNESOTA (KVRR) — The Minnesota Nurses Association says a bill to require a minimum staffing number of nurses in a hospital would help stave off the waves of nurses leaving the profession. The Keep Nurses at the Bedside Act would set minimum nurse to patient ratios across the state. The MNA says the current ratios aren’t safe and put patients…
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…
Farmers and ranchers are getting hit hard by the severe weather as it strikes in the middle of calving and lambing season. The severe weather makes it hard enough to be outside for any kind of work, but newborn livestock are extremely vulnerable to cold temperatures. that means ranchers have to make sure the animals have extra protection from the…
FARGO — Cass County officials said at a planning meeting Monday that sandbagging starts next week for flood-vulnerable areas within the county. They’re looking at building about 100,000 sandbags before the river levels start to rise with the expected spring melt. That’s according to Deputy County Engineer Tom Soucy, who spoke at the meeting set to iron out disaster…
They’re young athletes who are no strangers to adversity, and the severe weather Friday morning made for a little bit more. The Third Annual Able Games kicked off at 9:30, but Friday’s freezing drizzle made it hard for some of the buses carrying players to roll from schools in the southern valley. Fargo native and professional football player Connor McGovern…
To heck with the snow from today – you can get your garden on now, six-foot snowdrifts or not. As a matter of fact, you’d better get moving on the biggest garden party in town pronto. That’s because the final reservations are going fast for the second annual Gardenpalooza. It’s a daylong event next month that attracts gardeners from all…
Dying, and death, is one of the top taboo topics in our culture. But an expert on death and funeral practices who’s coming to Fargo this week says treating it that way might be a mistake. Humanities North Dakota is bringing author and mortician Caitlin Doughty to Fargo next month. Doughty is credited as having helped launch the modern “death…
Sick of all the ice outside? There’s one way to make it fun while we wait for spring to hit. This weekend, you can catch young athletes taking a spin on the ice at the Moorhead Sports Center for the Moorhead Ice Show. Coaches say it’s a great way to get kids active who may not be into team sports….
