Morning – In The Community

Celebrate Your Mom With KVRR Local News

Tell Us Why Your Mom Is The Best And We'll Sing Her Praises On The Air

  Mother’s Day is just a few days away, and we’re getting a head start celebrating moms everywhere. We want you to tell us why your mom is the best. Let us know on the KVRR News Facebook page. Send us a pic or video of your amazing mother and tell us why you love her in 25 words or…

Social Distancing: May The Fourth Be With You

Plus, A Perfect Excuse To Revisit Your Favorites And Show Them To A New Audience

  Social distancing is giving us a lot of time to catch up on the myriad of new shows streaming. Even with all this free time, you’ll never catch up on everything. But it’s also a time to revisit the classics. So here’s an idea, show your loved ones some of your favorite shows and movies. I showed my girlfriend…

Social Distancing: Popping Wheelies In Your Stroller

Plus We Check In On The All Hockey Hair Team As They Let Their Lettuce Flow Without Barbers

  I miss sports. Thankfully one of the biggest high school tournaments in the region wrapped up in early March before everything shut down, the Minnesota State High School League hockey tournament. And maybe the best part of the tournament is all that flowing hockey hair. Game On! Minnesota immortalizes the flow every year with the All Hockey Hair Team….

Social Distancing: Treat Yo Self

Humans And Animals Deserve A Treat During This Pandemic

  One of the favorite things my girlfriend and I liked to do in the before times was go out for apps. Every couple weeks we’d hit up one of our favorite local restaurants for happy hour and get four or five different appetizers. So I took a stab at creating one of the most iconic dishes in the region…

LIVE: Mushroom Foraging with Nature of the North

Live with a fun guy and gal to learn about finding mushrooms in Minnesota.

The concerns around food are mushrooming these days. Social distance during grocery shopping. Grocery store shortages and supply chain issues for various products. Eating healthy to fight off illness during the coronavirus pandemic. So it’s a good thing there’s one activity that’s still there to do us all,  body and soul, some good: exploring the woods with your family. And…

Social Distancing: Quarantine Curls Go viral

Local Comedian & Dad's Clip Ends Up In National Commercial

  We’ve been trying to show how you’re living your lives during this pandemic. This morning, a comedian here in our region is being seen by more people than ever before while we’re all social distancing. A bit he filmed with his kids that we showed you last month here on the morning show is now in a commercial airing…

Social Distancing: Flash Mobs, NFL Draft Excitement, And Learning To Ride A Bike

Here's How We're Thriving During Social Distancing In The Valley

  Families in one Fargo neighborhood know how to have some fun while social distancing. Families in the Southgate Drive neighborhood in Fargo figured out how to pull off a flash mob while staying at least six feet away from each other. They all took turns dancing to the music. You got your costumes, you got your T-Rex family. It…

Social Distancing: Puppuccinos & Sushi

Here's How We're Handling Living In The Age Of Social Distancing

  Cute animals always help. And we need some help every now and then. We asked you guys to send in clips of how you’re spending social distance time with your animals. Anna sent in this short clip. She took her dogs to try their very first puppuccinos at Starbucks this week. They look like they can’t wait to start…

LIVE: Meeting The Need For Foster Care During COVID-19

Nexus-PATH Family Healing Hosting Zoom Meeting For Prospective Foster Parents

  The work doesn’t stop when it comes to finding foster parents for kids who need them, even during a Pandemic. Nexus-PATH Family Healing, formerly known as PATH North Dakota, is using Zoom to help people learn more about potentially becoming foster parents. They’re hosting an informational meeting Tuesday, April 21st from 8:30 to 9:30 on the video conferencing app….

Big Draft: Adam

Our Final Big Draft Pick Uses Pokemon To Help Connect With His Little

  The NFL Draft is this week. Young athletes will see their dreams realized. But there’s another draft where you can be the mentor a child is dreaming of. Help a kid in our region at The Big Draft with Big Brothers Big Sisters. I’m lucky enough to be the final draft pick for this year’s Big Draft. I’ve been…