Morning – In The Community

LIVE: Sober Rides From The Red River Valley Fair

A story that will give a little lift to your day.

North Dakota’s vision zero program is helping to get you home safe this year from the Red River Valley Fair. With bigger acts this year taking the stage than ever before, including Jason Derulo and Tim McGraw, excitement is heating up. Fair officials are expecting the party to be huge. And if you plan to party with alcohol, you’ll need…

Teens Make Lasting Memories With Pilgrimage To Buttzville

Road Trip To Buttzville, North Dakota Helps Teens Make Memories Before College

  BUTTZVILLE, N.D. (KVRR) – A group of five fresh high school grads wanted to make some memories and go on one last journey together as a group before they all went off to college. And I was honored to be able to help them figure it out. A couple weeks ago a guy named Corey emailed me. He and…

LIVE: All-Star Week

What's an even bigger legacy than setting a home run record? Helping fight cancer for countless folks in our region.

He’s one of the greatest baseball stars of all time, and his legacy in cancer awareness is just as great. And this week, you can help remember Fargo’s Roger Maris, because today kicks off All-Star Week in the metro. All-Star Week features free youth sports camps, golf tournaments, and other community events throughout the metro area. This year’s newest offering…

LIVE: Falling Off The Bone At This Year’s RibFest

KVRR's Brandon Blakney gets his hands on some of this year's ribs at Happy Harry's Ribfest

  KVRR’s Brandon Blakney calls himself our BBQ taste guru. So we sent the North Carolina native to the FargoDome to check out this year’s Happy Harry’s RibFest. Find out how he says the ribs this weekend stack up with the best. Categories: Morning – In The Community Tags: fargodome, Happy Harry’s Ribfest

LIVE: #EatUnited Food Truck Feed To Help United Way

Help Tackle Problems Like Hunger In Our Region By Taking Care Of Your Own Hunger

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Help support a lot of great programs that help kids, help people find homes, and help fight hunger. You can do it all by fighting your own hunger. The Eat United food truck feed is this Wednesday in the parking lot of Blue Cross/Blue Shield on the corner of 13th Avenue South and 45th Street in…

Woman shot at Fargo restaurant dies

Lucia Garcia And Her Baby Were Shot By The Baby's Father On May 18th

Courtesy: GoFundMeFargo, N.D. (KVRR) –The woman shot at a Fargo restaurant last month has died. The family of Lucia Garcia posted on their GoFundMe page that she has died. They write, in part, “Our baby girl hurts no more and fears no more. She is free of all that ever caused her pain and she has joined our Lord, Jesus…

Fargo Marathon Keeps Pace While Adjusting To Changes

Fargo Marathon Set For Saturday, May 21st

  Fargo, N.D. (KVRR) – Marathon week is back at its traditional time, no matter what obstacles get in the way of runners. The Fargo Marathon is this Saturday. It’s in May for the first time in three years because of COVID. Marathon week events have gone well so far, including the Cyclothon and the FurGo Dog run. But organizers…

From Minnesota to New Mexico: Firefighter Brings Decades Of Experience to Save Their Region

Unprecedented winds, extreme dryness.... all starting to sound very familiar to Bemidji-based Chris Weir-Koetter.

We used to think of wildfires as a phenomenon of the Western states. But after last year’s fires devastated some of the most beautiful parts of Minnesota, that is all changing. One person who’s known for a long time how dangerous wildfire can be is Bemidji’s Chris Weir-Koetter She’s been fighting fires for more than three decades, for the state…

LIVE: West Fargo’s Newest K9 Officer

He may not have his own movie coming out, but he sure can make for some good TV.

The Morning Show got to see some major action this time. Thor is the 19-month-old newest K9 member of the department, who’s taking to the streets of West Fargo to fight crime along with his partner, Officer Matthew Oldham. Oldham says Thor is an American-bred cross between a German Shepherd and Belgian Malinois, two of the most popular breeds for…

LIVE: Facing White Supremacism

You might think it couldn't happen here. You would be incorrect.

A North Dakota nonprofit wants you to sit down with someone who’s stared into the face of white supremacy to find out why hate still has a foothold in our community. The event, called “Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist,” features book author Eli Saslow. In it, Saslow profiles a former white supremacist, Derek Black,…