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Social Distancing: Staycation

Stay Close To Home While Burning Off Vacation Time In Style

  I don’t know about you, but I’ve been building up more vacation time than I know what to do with during the pandemic. I had plans for several little trips go up in smoke. John, one of our production people here at the station had a similar problem, so he took time off for a staycation. And I didn’t…

LIVE: Real Men Wear Pink With Rob Kupec

Rob Is Raising Money For Breast Cancer Research And Awareness In October

  KVRR Chief Meteorologist Rob Kupec is back again raising money this October for the American Cancer Society’s Real Men Wear Pink Campaign. He’ll wear something pink every day in October, which is breast cancer awareness month. He got ready early to join the morning show and talk about why it’s such an important cause to him. Click here to…

Moose wandering in South Fargo

FARGO, N.D. – A moose is on the loose in Fargo this Thursday morning. Fargo and police and the North Dakota Game & Fish Department are asking people to leave it alone, don’t chase, attempt to take photo’s or otherwise frighten the moose that has been wandering through south neighborhoods since early this morning. It was first reported around 4:30…

NDSU’s Tutsie One of Key Returners On Defense Embracing New Role

Tutsie Taking Leadership Role in Safeties Room

FARGO, N.D. — We’re four days away from game day as North Dakota State football inches closer to its match-up with Central Arkansas. When watching the defensive secondary on Saturday, you’ll find a key returner in safety Michael Tutsie. The junior came into the season as a preseason All-American after leading the Missouri Valley Football Conference in interceptions, his 7…

Twins swept out of AL Wild Card Playoffs after 3-1 loss to Astros

Postseason Losing Streak Extended to 18 games

MINNEAPOLIS – (FOX 9) Another year in the Major League Baseball post-season, and the same frustrating result for the Minnesota Twins. They said their goodbyes Wednesday and cleaned out their clubhouse after a 3-1 loss to the Astros in Game 2 of the American League Wild Card Series. Swept out of the playoffs. That’s 18 straight post-season losses, the longest…

Health officials: Cass Co. sees highest number of active Covid-19 cases since May

FARGO-MOORHEAD – Sanford Health officials say Fargo hospitals have the highest level of patients for the coronavirus since May, but they say there is still plenty of capacity. Active COVID-19 cases in Cass County are at about 550, the same peak they were in late May in early June according to Fargo Cass Public Health. Clay County has about 200…

Star WR Rashod Bateman cleared by NCAA to return to Gophers

Had been practicing with team after originally opting out

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Rashod Bateman is officially back with the University of Minnesota football team. The Gophers’ star wide receiver announced in a video posted to social media on Wednesday that he’s been given clearance by the NCAA to play this fall. Bateman originally opted out of 2020 college football season due to health concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Bateman then…

Vikings game at Texans still on for Sunday amid COVID-19 concerns

Facility to open back up Thursday

MINNEAPOLIS – (FOX 9) The Minnesota Vikings game at the Houston Texans scheduled for Sunday is still on as planned, as of Wednesday morning, according to Texans coach Bill O’Brien. Speaking with Minnesota reporters Wednesday morning via Zoom, O’Brien said he’s been told by NFL officials to be ready to play Sunday. That comes after news that three Tennessee Titans…

Social Distancing: Diffusing The Giant Stress Ball

Pandemic Stress Could Combine With Seasonal Stress

  We’ve been living with the stress of the pandemic for more than half a year now. With cold, dreary looming, the possibility of Seasonal affective disorder could cause people to spiral emotionally. But today we’ve got tips from the Village Family Service Center. Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Ruth Denton-Graber says pandemic stress and Seasonal affective disorder have similar effects…

Astronomy Update

Clouds will make spotting any planets difficult, but the full moon should be easy to spot.  Another full moon is on the way just in time for Halloween. Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Notes Tags: astronomy, earth, jupiter, mars, mercury, moon, Planets, saturn, SPACE, stars, venus