Morning – In The Community

Social Distancing: St. Urho Days

COVID Can't Cancel One Of The Quirkiest Celebrations In The Region

  So I promised you a crazy statue tour of Lakes Country in Monday’s segment. But my tour went longer than I thought it would and I didn’t get back home until almost 9 PM Sunday. With the time change stealing an hour from deep within our souls, I didn’t have time to put it all together. So I’ll have…

Big Brothers/Big Sisters Moves Biggest Fundraising Event Online This Year

"Bowl for Kids' Sake" Runs March 21st Through 27th

  Big Brothers/Big Sisters of The Village Family Service Center is moving its biggest fundraiser of the year to a virtual event for 2021. “Bowl for Kids’ Sake” runs from March 21st through the 27th. Sponsorship deadlines are Monday, March 15h. You can participate by getting a fundraising team together and joining in an online bowling game. Or you can…

LIVE: Unglued Craft Fest

Consider your Zoom fatigue officially CONQUERED.

This pandemic has forced a lot of us to draw on our creativity to stay sane and entertained in ways we never had to before. And now, the experts at making much of what’s around you are showing us how to do it in a bigger way than ever before. The 11th Annual Unglued: Craft Fest is going forward this…

LIVE: Har Mar Superstar Talks New Album And His Moorhead Bar

Har Mar Superstar's "Roseville" Is Available Digitally Now

  FARGO (KVRR) – One of Minnesota’s biggest indie musicians has his first album out since coming back home to the state. Har Mar Superstar, the musical alias of Sean Tillmann, released “Roseville” digitally last week. The album will be available in stores in May. It’s his first album as Har Mar since he moved back to Minnesota five years ago….

LIVE: Red River Sportsmen’s Show

If you buy a boat this weekend, don't forget the life jacket to go with it.

The ice is melting fast throughout the region, and the boats and grills are disappearing just as fast. That’s the word from organizers at the Red River Sportsmen’s Show, who say some of the boat dealers you’ll see at the show are already looking at the end of their inventory for the season. The heightened demand is due in part…

KVRR Morning News Special: COVID-19 vaccinations – Finding Answers

Your biggest questions about getting the Covid vaccine in our region answered by the people who put the vaccine program together.

We’re tackling today some of your top questions about the Covid vaccine program in the Red River Region and beyond, and we couldn’t have done it without your help. The Director of Nursing, Fargo Cass Public Health’s Suzanne Schaefer, took two hours today to talk with our Morning Show anchors live about the biggest questions you still have about the…

Golden Drive Partnering With Menards For Food Drive

Donation Box & Items List Set Up At Moorhead Menards During March

  The woman behind one of the most prominent charitable forces in the Metro says need is growing during the pandemic, but there’s a way you can help this month. Golden Drive is partnering with the Moorhead Menards location for a food drive. There is a box set up at the store, along with a flyer showing the most-needed food…

Mammograms and the Covid Vaccine

When they get together, the result can be misleading, doctors say.

If you’re headed in for a mammogram or thinking about booking one soon, be sure to tell your doctor if you’ve gotten any of the Covid vaccines. That’s because swollen lymph nodes, which are a side effect of some vaccinations, including Covid, can raise your doctor’s suspicions about breast cancer. Sanford Health physicians say a few people have already come…

LIVE: Smallest Businesses Eligible For Paycheck Protection Loans

Businesses With Under 20 Employees Have Exclusive Application Period Through March 9th

  The smallest businesses that are struggling during COVID have a chance to apply for a financial lifeline, but they better hurry. Businesses with fewer than 20 employees have an exclusive window to apply for Paycheck Protection Program loans through March 9th. This is the second round of PPP loans from the government. The loans are meant for paying employees…

LIVE: YWCA Sees Spike in Kid Clients

The silent crisis brewing beneath the pandemic is emerging this winter.

FARGO, N.D. — The eerie slowdown at one of the region’s biggest women’s and children’s shelters appears to be over. The YWCA of Cass and Clay Counties serves mostly women and children escaping domestic violence. At first, during the pandemic, shelter workers noticed clients calling more, but not showing up for their appointments to get help and a new safe…