FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — “The demand is great, we make decisions that we wouldn’t normally make about how many people we serve. Sometimes we tolerate more things within the shelter and more behavior within the shelter than what we would normally do. And everybody gets really, really stressed,” said Jan Eliassen, Gladys Ray Shelter. On any given night, over a…
FARGO — From buying presents, to creating the perfect meals, to decorating the house and buying plane tickets, being saddled with so many extra responsibilities over the holidays can pile on the stress. But skipping out on your daily workout in order to save precious time for other tasks is probably going to backfire on you, according to health and…
CASSELTON, N.D. — It’s hard to believe that this much in-studio mayhem started with a lone little dog, abandoned by herself on the side of the road in a single pet carrier. But that’s what happened when animal lovers discovered Charlotte the beagle, picked her up, and brought her in to the care of Crystal Aakre at Kieffer Kennels. Upon…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo Police Department is attempting to engage more directly with the people they protect. To that end, they held a community meeting at the Fargo Parks Sports Center the evening of November 19. The city is broken up into 5 beats, and this meeting concerned beat 4, which covers the area south of I-94 and…
CLEARWATER, Minn. (KVRR) –The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is offering up five parcels of state lands for sale. Four of the properties for sale are school trust lands. The school trust lands for sale are in Carlton, Clearwater, St. Louis, and Wadena counties. Each year, the state evaluates its current land holdings to decide what land can be put…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — In honor of celebrating American Indian Heritage month, Minnesota State Moorhead unveiled a powerful new sculpture. The sculpture known as the ‘Gauntlet’ was created by Dennis Williams. He is an MSUM art education major who is also a member of the White Earth Nation – Pillager Band of Ojibwe. He says this sculpture reflects the challenges…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — South Fargo has a new place to get a pick-me-up in the morning or anytime of the day. Ziggi’s Coffee has opened its doors to customers along 52nd Avenue South. The shop also offers tea and smoothies as well as dirty sodas, breakfast items, and sandwiches. Several cars were lined up in the drive-thru when we…
FARGO — We’re on our second installment of our weeklong series on staying healthy and minimizing stress for the holidays. And even if you’re lucky enough to be surrounded by friends, family, and other reasons to celebrate the season, it doesn’t mean stress is necessarily going to miss you. On the contrary, according to Sanford Health experts like psychiatric nurse…
FARGO (KFGO/KVRR) – The City of Fargo is changing parking restrictions for certain parts of the city this winter. The City has done away with night restrictions from 19th Avenue N. to 13th Avenue S. from the Red River to 25th Street. Instead, there will be one-side only parking from 12th Avenue N. to I-94 from the river to 25th…
FARGO — It’s the first in our week-long series to help you handle holiday stress with tips on health and wellness from some of the region’s top experts. And we’re kicking it off with one of the most stressful holiday situations you can face. Grieving a recent death or other loss, or handling loneliness can make it much more complicated…
