FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Homelessness has become a big issue that city of Fargo officials are still trying to tackle. “As Covid funding is ending, homelessness issue in Fargo is increasing. During COVID many cities saw that there was a surge in unsheltered homelessness. And when I talk about unsheltered that means people who aren’t in shelters people who aren’t…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Miss Minnesota, Emily Schumacher toured the Sanford Heart Clinic as part of her community service initiative, “The Heart of Matter.” Touring the clinic she talked to several doctors and nurses along the way about what Sanford has to offer. Her mom being an Emergency Room Physician Assistant led her into the world of medicine. Currently, Schumacher…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead is having one of its largest events of the year with its final Cruise Night of the season at M-State. Cruise Night was started by Bill Bartholomay and his family who really enjoy cars. They have been working on car shows for the past four years. The final event of the season featured more than…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — From chocolate to chocolate to even something spicy like chili this fundraising event brings in a crowd. “YWCA is a great organization to support and they do so much for our community. And who doesn’t love some chili and chocolate and some silent auctions and stuff,” said Summer Brainard. Chocolate for Change, invites community members and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Chamber hosted its first ever Chamber Impact Day. The Fargo, Moorhead, West Fargo Chamber of Commerce invited members of the community to help out non-profits in the area. There were over 100 volunteers who signed up to participate. The volunteers helped seven non-profit organizations, like the Great Plains Food Bank. Those people helped the food…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Raise for Rescues is once again raising funds at a time when many rescues are struggling to keep the doors open. It was started by Central Dakota Humane Society during the pandemic with twenty rescues and shelters across the state. Fifty percent of the proceeds goes to the shelter of the person’s choosing while…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — There has been a measles outbreak in the Twin Cities. The state’s Department of Health says most cases are among unvaccinated kids in the Somali community. With 36 confirmed cases, 35 of them being people within the state and one visiting. About one-third of the patients were hospitalized. It is the biggest measles outbreak since 2017…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — In the last school year cost taxpayers over $446 million for deployment of officials to schools for situations such as bomb threats. Here in North Dakota it cost more than $103,000. “North Dakota for some reason appears to be on the list. You already exceeded last year’s threats. You’ve already exceeded the cost of last year’s…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Across the nation, Operation Christmas Child sets out to put together the essentials and gifts any kid could need and want. “Many of the children that receive our shoeboxes if they don’t have school supplies they are not able to attend school. And so that’s one of the priority to put in a shoe box: pencils,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Summer is wrapping up and a local skating rink is celebrating as we roll into a new season. Skate City hosted its annual Labor Day Hot Dog Skate Skaters of all ages were invited to celebrate to go skating in the indoor rink. The event allowed families to come in longer than their normal two hour…
