Morning – In The Community

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…

Big Draft: Tyler

The NFL draft is one of the few sporting events that hasn’t been postponed or cancelled yet. Thankfully the can do it over the phone. But there’s another draft that’s still going on, too. Help a kid in our region at The Big Draft with Big Brothers Big Sisters. Meet the latest Big to declare for The Big Draft, Tyler!…

Petitioners: Gov. Burgum, Shut Down This State

The petition started Friday begs Burgum to join vast majority of sitting governors with a formal order.

An online petition asking North Dakota’s governor to issue a stay at home order for the state is up to more than 3,700 signatures and counting this morning. The online petition featured on change.org started circulating April 3rd. The petition says it was started by a mother from North Dakota, Denise French. It asks Governor Doug Burgum to issue a…

Cass County Coroners: Preparing for Pandemic’s Rise

How they handle bodies to stop the spread of COVID-19.

The video is unsettling out of  New York: health workers resorting to forklifts and refrigerated trucks to handle and store the bodies of American citizens’ loved ones, as the coronavirus pandemic ravages one of the United States’ biggest cities. And here in Cass County, the bioseals are standing ready. As the number of cases rises here in the Red River…

Big Draft: Jordan

Jordan drove 480 miles to take his Little, Blake, to his first Vikings game

  The NFL draft is one of the few sporting events that hasn’t been postponed or cancelled yet. Thankfully the can do it over the phone. But there’s another draft that’s still going on, too. Help a kid in our region at The Big Draft with Big Brothers Big Sisters. Meet the latest Big to declare for The Big Draft,…

LIVE: Musicians Find Gigs During Pandemic With Livestream Concert Series

Livewire Producing Livestream Concerts To Raise Money For Musicians

  Musicians who are losing gigs because of the coronavirus have a chance to still hit the stage thanks to a local events company. Livewire is livestreaming concerts from its Fargo warehouse. Livewire president Kent Kolstad says his company has no events to help produce during the pandemic, and realized local musicians probably had the same problem. They organized the…

Price-Gouging in Minnesota: Make A Report

The state is cracking down on eighty-dollar toilet paper. Here's how you can report.

Minnesota’s Attorney General wants to hear from you this morning about price gouging on toilet paper and other goods sold at inflated prices during the coronavirus crisis. MN AG Keith Ellison tweeted out Tuesday out he’s getting reports of ninety-dollar toilet paper. He says his office responded to 150 complaints of price gouging last week and as many since then….

Big Draft: Kelly

Kelly Is A 13-Year Veteran As A Big

  The NFL draft is one of the few sporting events that hasn’t been postponed or cancelled yet. Thankfully the can do it over the phone. But there’s another draft that’s still going on, too. Help a kid in our region at The Big Draft with Big Brothers Big Sisters. Meet the latest Big to declare for The Big Draft,…