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Social Distancing: Feeling Thankful

Plus, looking ahead to Christmas

It sure seems like we made the most of this weird Thanksgiving Holiday. It was heartwarming seeing so many people have celebrations at home while still getting into the spirit and remembering what they have to be thankful for. I saw several people making their very first pies. My very first pie turned out better than I could have hoped!…

Melinda’s Garden Moment: Indoor Gardening

Keep Your Green Thumb Going During Winter

Brighten your home with a few colorful amaryllis. Purchase firm bulbs free of soft spots and blemishes. Plant one or more bulbs in a container with drainage holes that is slightly larger than the bulbs. Plant your amaryllis in a well-drained potting mix leaving the top 1/3 of the bulb above the soil surface. Then water thoroughly. Or place several…

MN, ND & SD Covid-19 cases & deaths update

NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA & MINNESOTA – North Dakota has 10 new coronavirus deaths and 952 new cases. Two deaths each are from Cass and Dickey counties. One person with the virus died in Foster County. North Dakota has more than 8,300 active Covid-19 cases. That’s 270 fewer since Wednesday. 302 people with the coronavirus are hospitalized. That’s five more…

Two teens hurt after Nelson County, ND crash

NELSON COUNTY, N.D. – Two juveniles are hurt after a 15-year-old driver rear-ended a vehicle on Highway 2. A teen girl was driving west on Highway 2 when a car in front of her slowed down for a hazard. Highway Patrol says she didn’t realize the car in front of her slowed down and she rear-ended it. She was taken…

Man arrested after chase in Grand Forks

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – A Thanksgiving morning chase ends with a suspect in custody. Grand Forks Police says officers tried to pull over a car near 42nd Avenue South and Demers Avenue shortly after 3:00 matching the description of a car that left the scene of a service call. Authorities say the driver, 29-year-old Cordero Foster, ran a red light…

Assistant Secretary for Health For HSS Says Quarantine Guidelines Could Loosen Soon

Admiral Brett P. Giroir Joined KVRR's Morning Show Team To Talk About The Pandemic

    FARGO, N.D. – Admiral Brett P. Giroir is the Assistant Secretary for Health at HHS. He tells Adam Ladwig and Emily Welker that COVID-19 numbers could be turning the corner here in our region after being the worst in the nation for most of the past month. He tells us how we can make sure the curve goes…

Social Distancing: Pie In The Sky

First Time Cooks Are Navigating Kitchens All Across The Country This Thanksgiving

  We wish you a safe and happy Thanksgiving celebration today. Safe from COVID risk, and safe from kitchen calamity. A lot of people are attempting Thanksgiving cooking for the first time today. We’ve got first-time turkey cooking tips on the morning show page on KVRR.com from our friends at Meats by John & Wanye. This Thanksgiving morning I’m sharing…

Fargo Police investigating 15-month-old girl’s death

FARGO, N.D. –  Police in Fargo are investigating the death of a 15-month-old girl. Her aunt writes on a GoFundMe fundraiser page that Meka Carrillo was horribly abused, burned with chemicals, given alcohol, battered, and raped multiple ways. Police were called to a home in the 23 hundred block of 17th Street South last Friday night when the girl became…

Gophers’ star WR Rashod Bateman opts out of remainder of 2020 season

Will prepare for NFL Draft

MINNEAPOLIS – Rashod Bateman has officially played his last football game at the University of Minnesota. The Gophers’ star wide receiver announced on social media on Wednesday he’s opting out of the remainder of the season and focusing on preparing for the 2021 NFL Draft. Minnesota was scheduled to play at rival Wisconsin on Saturday, but the game was canceled Tuesday after…