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Melinda’s Garden Moment: Hardiness Zones

Increase your gardening success by selecting plants suited to your cold hardiness zone and other environmental conditions.

  Increase your gardening success by selecting plants suited to your cold hardiness zone and other environmental conditions. Hardiness zones reflect the average minimum temperatures for an area. Buying cold hardy plants helps reduce losses when extreme winter temperatures occur. You’ll find the USDA Plant Hardiness Map printed in garden books and catalogues. Locate your town on the map and…

Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth, has died

LONDON (AP) – Buckingham Palace says Prince Philip, the irascible and tough-minded husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died. He was 99. He spent more than seven decades supporting his wife in a role that both defined and constricted his life. His life spanned nearly a century of European history, starting with his birth as a member of the Greek…

West Fargo’s Andy Young Called Up to Arizona Diamondbacks

Second stint with the organization

PHOENIX, AZ — West Fargo’s Andy Young has been called up to the big leagues. The Arizona Diamondbacks had an injury with outfielder Starling Marte going down and Young fills that void. It’ll be his second stint with the D’Backs. The first came last year hitting .192 in 34 plate appearances while playing in left, right, second, short and at…

Alexandria Boys’ Basketball Advances to Class 3A State Title Game

Play Minnehaha Academy on Saturday

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Alexandria boys basketball comes back late in the second half to beat Richfield, 66-64. With the win, the Cardinals play Minnehaha Academy for the Class 3A state title on Saturday. Tip is at 6 P.M. from the Target Center.     Categories: High School, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Alexandria Boys Basketball, Alexandria Cardinals

Sen. Amy Klobuchar stops in Moorhead to address scams targeting seniors

Tips on how to avoid falling victim to a scam are below

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Moorhead Mayor Shelly Carlson address a problem that’s grown exponentially throughout the pandemic: scams targeting seniors. “This is on the rise once again and it could get worse,” Klobuchar said at a press conference Thursday morning. Older Americans lose an estimated $3 billion every year from financial scams, according to AARP. The…

West Fargo School Lunch Repack Pilot Program deemed a success

A total of 134 servings were repackaged and 116 were claimed

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The West Fargo Public School District has wrapped up a pilot program aimed at repacking leftover lunch meals and distributing them to students in need. Officials say the School Lunch Repack Pilot Program has been a big success. Over the past month, 86% of the repacked servings were claimed by students. Liberty Middle School’s food…

Division I Football Committee announces championship host sites, Fargo & Grand Forks on list

INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division I Football Championship committee announced today 14 predetermined preliminary round sites for this year’s Division I Football Championship. Due to the health and safety protocols surrounding the pandemic, it was deemed necessary to conduct NCAA championship competition at predetermined sites. Of the 14 selected sites, eight will be chosen to host first-round games. Twelve of the 14…

President Biden announces new gun restrictions

      WASHINGTON (AP) – In President Joe Biden’s first notable gun control measures, he has announced executive actions aimed at addressing what the White House calls a “gun violence public health epidemic. In his actions announced Thursday, Biden is tightening regulations for “ghost guns” – homemade firearms that usually are assembled from parts without serial numbers – and…

Rochester woman charged in attack on U.S. Capitol

MINNEAPOLIS – FBI agents arrested a Rochester woman on charges connected to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. She is 39-year-old Victoria White. The Capitol insurrection by a mob of Trump supporters left five people dead, including a Capitol police officer, and about 138 other officers injured. White is the second Minnesotan to be charged in the attack….