If you’re thinking about becoming a first-time bird owner, these might be the birds for you. Carrie Leopold and her son Isaac from C.A.A.R.E. are introducing us to Peat and Repeat this morning. They are a bonded pair of budgies. Budgies are wonderful starter birds. They’re small, and they’re relatively quiet. They can live quite nicely in apartments. Budgies…
FARGO, ND — Local and county law enforcement remember the officers who gave their lives in the line of duty. 163 law enforcement officers died while on duty last year. In their memory, 163 flags are standing in a field of flags near the American Legion Memorial Fountain for Law Enforcement Memorial Day at Lindenwood Park. Speakers include U.S. Attorney For…
FARGO, N.D. – Slightly more than one-third of North Dakota’s spring wheat crop is in the ground, but the pace of planting still lags well behind average. The Agriculture Department in its weekly crop report says nearly two-thirds of the crop should be seeded by now. Planting of almost all crops in the state is behind the average pace after…
About 100 veterans will get the trip of a lifetime this weekend on the latest Veterans Honor Flight of ND/MN. They’re leaving on Sunday, May 19th for a trip to Washington, D.C. The veterans will visit war memorials honoring their service, then get a banquet in their honor. This flight includes 16 World War II veterans, including vets up…
FARGO, N.D. — NDSU softball leaves for Minneapolis Wednesday in preparation for its match up with Minnesota Friday night. This could’ve been the second trip to the Twin Cities for the Bison this year had it not been for a cancellation of a doubleheader scheduled back on April 24th. The Gophers have had the upper hand in the head–to–head series of…
FARGO, N.D. — Sheyenne baseball faced Grand Forks River in a doubleheader. The Mustangs bounced back from a 2-0 loss in game one to win by run rule in the second, 11-1 in three innings. Valley City swept both games of a doubleheader from Sheyenne in softball. The Hi-Liners took game one 11-0 and game two 12-5. They have now…
WEST FARGO, N.D. – An Xcel Energy official says a City of West Fargo truck snagged a power wire bringing down multiple poles in West Fargo. The outage was reported in the area of 2nd Street East & 4th Avenue around 1:50 PM Tuesday. Courtesy: Xcel Energy Xcel’s website says 56 customers have been affected and the company hopes to…
If you’re under 40 and in the upper Midwest, you probably can’t imagine a time before Jacob Wetterling. But no matter how old you are, almost everyone here has felt the reverberations of shock, horror, and fear that went through Minnesota and North Dakota when the 11-year-old boy disappeared, snatched by a stranger at gunpoint, while he and some friends…
The American Heart Association says up to 80 percent of strokes can be prevented. KVRR Local News is dedicating an entire week to stories about stroke prevention. Chrissy Meyer from the American Heart Association says you can make small changes in your life which can make a big difference in your stroke risk. The top ways to lower your…
FARGO, N.D. — Shanley Girls Soccer remains perfect after a 3-0 win over Grand Forks Red River. The game was scoreless through the first forty minutes before the floodgates opened in the second half. The Deacons scored three goals in the first ten minutes of the second half and went on to win, 3-0. Goal Scorers: Hannah Hansen, Elsa Wambach,…
