Morning – In The Community

LIVE: F5 Project’s Back the Blue Fundraiser

For some of us, the shooting hit too close to home. So they're stepping up to help.

FARGO — They were once on the wrong side of the law. Now, they’re raising money to protect some of the metro’s lawmen — the ones who sacrificed themselves to save their city from an apparent mass shooting attack on July 14th. The F5 Project is a Fargo-based nonprofit that helps get jobs,. homes, and healthy transitions into regular life…

LIVE: Addie Loerzel Pays It Forward For A Decade With Royal Cupcake Stand

For a decade now, Addie Lorezel and her team of royal princesses have been helping make dreams come true with the power of cupcakes

  For a decade now, Addie Lorezel and her team of royal princesses have been helping make dreams come true with the power of cupcakes. Addie’s Royal Cupcake stand is Tuesday afternoon. Addie Loerzel, her mom and friends spent the weekend baking three thousand cupcakes from scratch. They’ve been doing it since 2013 You can hang out with costumed princesses…

LIVE: Shakespeare In The Park…ing Lot With North Dakota Shakespeare Festival

Their final shows are Friday and Saturday night at 7 at the Town Square in Downtown Grand Forks

  He wrote “All the world’s a stage” But this weekend, the stage for his work is in the northern Valley. These are just some of the people bringing William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” to life this year for the North Dakota Shakespeare Festival. They performed a scene for us live on the KVRR morning show this morning. Their final shows…

LIVE: These Aren’t Your Grandma’s Needles; Festival Embraces Funky Side Of Fiber Arts

This weekend's free Fiber Arts Festival shows off the wild side of creature comforts

  This isn’t your grandma’s knitting. This weekend’s free Fiber Arts Festival shows off the wild side of creature comforts. You can learn about the entire process from taking materials from animals or plants to the finished product. You can buy fur and yarn from things as varied as camels, rabbits and bamboo. There are free classes and demonstrations ,…

LIVE: Tree Pose at Yoga In The Garden

Spiritual growth, with heirloom tomatoes on the side.

FARGO — It’s a big day at Growing Together Community Gardens on the city’s south side — the first day of  the farmer’s market — and that means the volunteers have to get warmed up first. They leave their garden aprons in the grass, set aside their sun hats, and take up positions on their yoga mats for a sun…

LIVE: Zoo Brew Lets People Enjoy Red River Zoo In New Light

Beer and animals, a wonderful combination to help conservation efforts in our community

  FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Beer and animals, a wonderful combination to help conservation efforts in our community. The annual Zoo Brew at the Red River Zoo will bring about two dozen different brewers out to the zoo Friday night. There will be food, a concert, and the chance to meet some of the zoo’s animals, including a ferret who…

Metro Soccer Fever for the Women’s World Cup

It's kicking in to high gear.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The women’s world cup is starting this week right here on KVRR and soccer fever is hitting new heights here in the metro. Tri-City United soccer club is getting ready for a watch party this Friday for when the U-S Women’s team is playing Vietnam. The metro club has about four thousand members, both recreational and…

Minnesota Hometown Mourns Officer Jake Wallin

Officer Jake Wallin's hometown is mourning his tragic death this morning while also celebrating a life dedicated to service

  ST. MICHAEL, Minn. (KVRR/KMSP) – Officer Jake Wallin’s hometown is mourning his tragic death this morning while also celebrating a life dedicated to service. Wallin died in a shooting in Fargo on Friday. Jake Wallin graduated from St. Michael-Albertville High School in 2018. He played football in school. St. Michael Mayor Keith Wettschreck says people are stepping up to…

Race The Red

The race is on. Will you be the winner?

MOORHEAD — The sun is shining, the river is beckoning, and the time is right for a race. River Keepers is holding its annual kayak and canoe race “Race The Red” this coming Monday, July 17th. So far, the group’s had to postpone it twice this season because heavy rains have made the river swell and currents fast. That’s been…

LIVE: Local Flavor Thriving In Fergus Falls

Owner Evan Burkdoll took over neighboring restaurants Toast and Union Ave. bar and eatery in downtown Fergus Falls at the start of the year

  FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) – Local flavor is thriving in Fergus Falls. Owner Evan Burkdoll took over neighboring restaurants Toast and Union Ave. bar and eatery in downtown Fergus Falls at the start of the year. Toast is a Scandinavian-style breakfast and lunch spot. They spent months completely renovating Union Ave. and opened back up 8 weeks ago. They…