FARGO — She’s got a clear shot at being the top dog in the country this morning. And a therapy dog from right here in our region needs our help to do it. Maura the Golden Retriever is a therapy dog for Hillsboro school students, seniors, hospice patients, and countless others through our region. She’s the North Dakota pick for…
FARGO — We know we need to keep it clean on TV. But we’re saying the F-word anyway. Flu season is starting throughout the region, and Sanford Health officials are already seeing the first cases come in. Fortunately, this year’s flu shots are here just in time to anyone six months old and older. It’s too early to tell how…
FARGO — Students at West Fargo and Moorhead public schools are set to start school on Thursday. And that means there are only a few days left to get your kids up to date on their shots. New kindergarteners need chicken pox, tetanus, and Hepatitis B vaccinations, as well as the measles/mumps/rubella shot, and the polio vaccine. Doctors recommend kids…
ST. PAUL (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz had the legal authority to mandate face masks when he declared a public health emergency in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Monday. Walz declared a peacetime emergency in March 2020 and mandated masking in most indoor public spaces in July 2020. The conservative Upper Midwest…
It’s one of the most spectacular sounds and sights of the season. And it’s coming back full strength for the first time since the pandemic. Concordia College is in the final stages of preparation for its annual Christmas concert. It’s now in its 96th year. The concert features nearly three hundred student singers, in three separate choirs, plus a full…
The Morning Show got a visit from some old friends to kick off our Merry Morning holiday season coverage. The Fargo-Moorhead Gay Men’s Chorus stopped by the studio to give us a sneak preview of their upcoming Christmas concert, “Christmas Soup.” The group’s seen a number of changes since the pandemic struck. First, they had to scale way, way…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Minnesotans can now get four more free COVID-19 at-home rapid tests. The state is making them available before the busy Thanksgiving holiday. They can be ordered online at mn.gov/covid19. Food banks, local public health agencies and other community health groups may also have free tests available. You can walk in or schedule an appointment for a…
FARGO — We’re in the thick of Halloween party planning this Ghoul Morning. and there’s nothing that puts the boos in planning a party for your grown-up guests like booze. So the folks at Fargo-based Proof Artisan Distillery took some time out of their own party planning for this weekend’s Zombie Prom to come in and help us mix up…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – Bonus payments for Minnesota frontline workers will start going out this week, with over 1 million people receiving nearly $500. Gov. Tim Walz on Monday announced that 1,025,655 Minnesota frontline workers will receive $487.45 to “recognize their work on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic,” a news release said. State officials will begin sending out the payments…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Governor Tim Walz said, if elected to a second term, he will fight to allow Minnesotans working in other states to get frontline worker bonus pay. Walz’s original plan gave $1 billion to those workers and $1 billion to workers and businesses in the hospitality industry. That was modified by the Legislature. Only workers living in…
