It’s a disease with no cure that impacts every decision someone with it makes. But you can join in and help find a cure. The JDRF One Walk to end Type 1 Diabetes is Saturday, November 12th at Scheels Arena. Friends, family and supporters walk to raise money and research to try and cure the disease. 16-year-old Jarin Monson…
NORTH FARGO — For anyone who loves the scary season, there’s a real art to bringing it to life. Local artist Ashley Rieck knows just how to do it. Bring it to life after death, that is. Rieck creates her pieces under the name “Tinker,” inspired by the Peter Pan fairy Tinkerbell, who makes things from found objects. In Rieck’s…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The drive from Grand Forks to Fargo can be a lot. Imagine trying to walk it. That’s what the men of NDSU’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity are doing. Groups of six to 10 member are taking turns in a relay walk down old highway 81 raising awareness for men’s health. They leave at 8 p.m….
Take a seat. No, really. That’s what a longtime performing arts center in the region is hoping you’ll do to help them out with their theater demolition. After all these years, the Stage at Island Park is coming down. And now, FMCT is asking people to come by and pick up theater seats before the building is leveled. The stage…
Grab lunch and help feed people in need in our community all at the same time. The United Way is hosting its annual “Gobble It Up for United Way” lunch event on Thursday, September 22nd. From 11-1, all 8 Hornbacher’s locations in the Metro will be selling lunches with a sandwich, chips, frozen tread and a drink. They’re asking…
Runners are hitting the pavement and the trail this year for a tradition dating back nearly 50 years. The Lake Agassiz Pacers are hosting their annual Red River Run this Saturday at 9 a.m. at MB Johnson Park in North Moorhead. People can walk or run on a 5k or 13k course that combine roads and trails. The group…
It’s been a long, dark and winding road for a lot of us for the past two-plus years of the pandemic, and everything from isolation to inflation has taken its toll. Health experts say mental health issues are creating a struggle for people of all ages. So before you reach the breaking point, you can make a connection. This weekend,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – One of the most iconic vehicles in the nation is rolling through the Metro this week. The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile spent Friday morning in the parking lot outside KVRR’s studio. It will be at Pioneer Days at Bonanzaville in West Fargo on Saturday and Sunday. Learn more about what to expect this weekend in the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo-Moorhead Science Museum is one step closer to becoming a reality. The Museum just hired its first Executive Director, Josey Balenger. Balenger has worked in philanthropy and at the Science Museum of Minnesota. The project has been in the works since 2018. Right now, they’re looking for a site in the metro to build…
FARGO — An internationally-renowned photographer famous for his wet-plate portraits is coming to Fargo this weekend to launch his new show in downtown. You probably already know Shane Balkowitsch’s work — his famous 2019 portrait of teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg was installed on a downtown mural in 2020. Fargo activists brought it here after people in Bismarck threatened to…
