Author: Emily Welker

LIVE: Harvest Moon Fling

The pandemic is taking a bitter harvest from domestic abuse victims. Here's how you can help.

Rape and Abuse Crisis Center of Fargo-Moorhead officials say they’re not just seeing the same spike in the rates of domestic violence during the pandemic as the rest of the nation. Locally,  they’re also seeing an increased severity in the acts of abuse themselves. The nonprofit helps thousands of women, children and men in the region each year. But with…

Ask Danny: Buckling Wood Floors

Buckle down and make a plan with his expert help.

Are you ready to buckle under all the pressure you’re under these days? Imagine how your wood floors must feel. Danny Lipford lets us know what to do when they need your support, in this week’s Ask Danny. Categories: Morning – Features

LIVE: Pay it Forward Program

Keep moving forward through the uncertainty -- and help someone else get through it too.

It’s been a stressful year. But a program at the YMCA of Cass Clay that’s here to ease financial and mental strain on local families is here to help. The “Pay it Forward” program at the YMCA allows you to nominate someone you know for a fully sponsored membership. It can go to families struggling under financial hardship, dealing with…

Mass Voter Turnout and Election Night Results

What the early turnout tells us about what's to come.

We’re in Day Two of early voting after it started off with a bang about 24 hours ago. Elections officials say people started lining up an hour before the polls opened at 9 a.m. at the Radisson Hotel in Fargo. It’s one of three locations open in Fargo and West Fargo to cast your ballot. Any eligible Cass County voter…

Ask Danny: Mold Growth

Let Danny Lipford mold your thoughts on getting rid of mold.

What with all the snow and then melting out there, things are looking a mite soggy around our homes these days. And that can lead to mold. Let Danny Lipford mold your thoughts on mold removal techniques in this morning’s Ask Danny. Categories: Morning – Features

Pet Connection: Meet Prim

Need a cuddle buddy? Prim's your guy.

It’s pretty chilly out there, and that means it’s the perfect time to find yourself a cuddle buddy for the winter and all the seasons beyond. And we’ve got just the pet to do it. A beautiful bunny is looking for a forever home in this week’s Pet Connection. Tasha Gorentz introduces us to Prim, a one-year-old neutered male rabbit….

Social Distancing: Apple Picking

Pick your favorite technique and tell us about it.

It suddenly seemed like winter set in all across the region when most of us stepped foot outside this morning. Fortunately — my family got a little more fall fun in recently, social distancing style. We spent the weekend apple picking at my father-in-law’s. He has a tree that gives some of the tastiest pie apples I’ve ever had. They’re…

LIVE: Body Mind Spirit Expo

When the world's out of whack, you can find balance on the inside, instead.

In the cascade of catastrophes that remains 2020, it seems like every new event we tell you about is an additional stressor. The pandemic. The economy. The elections. Justin Bieber Crocs. It’s all leading to reports that our rates of depression, anxiety, and substance abuse are rising as fast as our Covid-19 rates are. But this weekend, there’s a new…

LIVE: Last-Minute Push for Native Census

The consensus is the census is important. So stand up and be counted.

It’s a story we first brought you on the Morning Show a while back: the deadline is coming closer to getting your information in to the 2020 Census. And while it’s critical for everyone to stand up and be counted, it’s especially so for our Native communities. Tribal leaders are working hard to get everyone’s information collected, in part because…

LIVE: Making a Basket Case

We're making a case for baskets this morning, and here's how you can get on board.

We’re making a basket case this morning on KVRR Local News. And the United Way of Cass-Clay is hoping to help get you involved. Each year, there are more than 1,022 people in the community who find themselves homeless. Out of those, 23 percent are kids. And even when they get into housing, many of them don’t have what they…