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Jeremiah Project Partners with Prairie Public Learning Express

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Prairie Public Education Services have recently launched the Learning Express, a free resource trailer that will travel to schools, childcare centers and libraries. Their first stop is at The Fargo Jeremiah Program. “Because of our relationship that we’ve had with Prairie Public that we have had a conversation about the new learning resource that they were…

LIVE: A Can-Do Attitude for Canning and Preserving Season

FARGO — If you’re turning your can-do attitude toward canning the stuff you grew in your garden, or even just bought from the farmer’s market, there’s a good chance you might have run across some misinformation online. NDSU extension agents say people are risking serious illness when they don’t know how to can and preserve their produce properly. Practices in…

LIVE: A Museum Comes to Life at Pioneer Days

WEST FARGO –Museums might make you think of just a collection of lifeless objects. But this weekend, you can see those objects come to life in the metro. Pioneer Days is coming back to Bonanzaville. It’s been 54 years since the celebration first started. This year, you can see historic re-enactors dressed in pioneer-era garb demonstrations how people from back …

LIVE: Spooky Submissions for the 7th Annual Art Ghoullery

MOORHEAD — Don’t get scared, but artists in the metro are already starting to get ready for Halloween. That’s why the Rourke Art Gallery in Moorhead is now open for submissions for their seventh annual “Art Ghoullery.” This year’s theme is “Cults, Cabals and Covens,” once again dedicated to exploring the dark and mysterious side of art. Artists are invited…

LIVE: Meet the German Shepherd Puppy

FARGO — We’ve been to Pride and Joy Rescue several times before for Pet Connection, meeting their beautiful adoptable horses, donkeys and goats.  But this time, we’re featuring a much smaller adoptable animal.  In fact, he might be one of the smallest creatures who lives there at the facility north of Fargo.  At seven weeks old, this tiny puppy is…

Sen. Tina Smith visits new Dilworth Fire Hall under construction

DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR) — Senator Tina Smith visited the Dilworth Fire Hall today to see how progress was going on the newly constructed fire station. Senator Smith helped secure $975,000 through congressionally directed spending to help fund this project. The fire station is approximately forty years old and shares space with the community center. The current fire station was exposing…

Concordia College celebrates 50th anniversary of its Cobber Corn Feed

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Concordia College invites the community to join in marking the 50th anniversary of its Cobber Corn Feed from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, August 21. The event will feature live music, inflatable games for children, and, of course, plenty of sweet corn, along with additional concessions available for purchase. First held in 1974, the Cobber…

Blues Festival Starts Today at Newman Outdoor Field

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Blues Fest starts today with thirteen bands playing over the course of the next two days. “We’ve got a great line-up, we’ve got Pablo Cruise who’s going to be out tonight at nine o’clock. The North Mississippi Allstars are going to be closing the show out starting tomorrow night.” Shinn has worked at Blues Fest…

LIVE: 24 Years of Pride in the FM Metro

FARGO — It’s about to get a lot more colorful this weekend in downtown Fargo. Pride Week culminates in a rainbow-ridden parade on Sunday, August 11th. But there are a lot of other events this weekend celebrating the LGTBQ-plus community in our region too. In the 24 years since the first F-M Pride Week, the event’s grown exponentially. There are…