Morning – In The Studio

LIVE: Herding Cats At The Fargo Theatre 2022 International Cat Video Festival

It's meow-re memorable video moments than ever before.

FARGO — It’s furry important news we’re sharing with you this morning. And we’re not kitten around. The cat is coming back to the Fargo Theatre. The International CatVideoFest is returning for September 2022, and we’re purrfectly delighted. Cat video connoisseurs compile the best of the internet’s cat videos, plus original submissions, music videos, and sourced animations. Then, you get…

ND Dept. Of Health Working With Colleges On Monkeypox Vaccine

Monkeypox Has Not Impacted College Students In ND

  BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Department of Health says its working with colleges in the state in case monkeypox starts to spread. Brenton Nesemeier  with the North Dakota Department of Health says there have been four confirmed monkeypox cases in the state during the current outbreak. He says the disease is currently only found among men who…

LIVE: Wassail Festival at Cottonwood Cider House

We're wassailing -- er, wrestling -- with a wassail question.

We’re wrestling with a question about wassailing on the Morning Show this Monday. Why, when most of us have only heard about wassailing from Christmas carols, are some people having a wassail festival this weekend? The answer is that it’s a lot better to wassail outside in North Dakota in August than in December. The wassail, a celebration of the…

LIVE: Air Force Band Brings Top Brass To ND/MN

Offutt Brass Quintet Playing Patriotic Tunes Throughout Region

  FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Hear the patriotic sounds of the United States Air Force over the next few days in our region. The Heartland of America Band’s Offutt Brass Quintet is touring North Dakota and Minnesota. They stopped by the KVRR studios for a performance on the morning show Friday. The quintet plays songs by American composers with a…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Arlene

A champion cuddler and conversationalist.

Arlene is a cat with a lot to say, and a lot of love to give. She’s been in the Homeward Animal Shelter for 104 days now, and so it’s understandable she’s seen a lot and wants to comment on it. The pretty, personable almost-8-year old tortoiseshell domestic shorthair isn’t just full of sweet words of endearment for a potential…

Addie’s Royal Cupcake Stand Grows Even Bigger In Its 10th Year

Cupcake stand will help two young girls have their dreams come true

  A long-time charity event is growing to new royal heights this year. Addie’s 10th Royal Cupcake stand is Tuesday afternoon. Addie Lorezel, her mom and friends spent the weekend baking three thousand cupcakes from scratch. You can hang out with costumed princesses and villains and buy cupcakes to support The Sunshine Foundation, which grants wishes for kids battling illness…

LIVE: Group Therapy Program Helps LGBTQ+ Teens Deal With Challenges Of Life

Pride Teens Program Starts August 16th

  A group therapy program is back for its second year helping LGBTQ+ teens navigate difficult issues. The Village Family Service Center is stating its “Pride Teens” program August 16th. It runs through October 18th. Teens will meet once a week to talk about things like coming out, developing positive relationships, identity development, suicide awareness and more. The goal is…

LIVE: New School Year Starts

New school year, new school board.

Believe it or not, the new school year starts in less than a month for the region’s biggest district. And that’s not the only thing that’s new. Four of the five Fargo school board members elected for this term are newcomers to the board. Among them is Melissa Burkland, who was the top vote-getter in this summer’s election. Burkland reflects…

Celebrating National Chicken Wing Day

Slim Chickens shows off their new wings in the Metro

  FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Friday is the perfect day to wing it. It’s National Chicken Wing Day. The Metro has not shortage of restaurants serving up chicken wings. The newest one is Slim Chickens, which opened up earlier this month. They celebrated National Chicken Wing Day by bringing some of their wings on the KVRR morning show. They’re also…

LIVE: Blizzard in the Studio for Miracle Treat Day

It'll be a miracle if we don't get brain freeze from all this ice cream.

It’s still warm outside. But we had a blizzard in the studio this morning. Several of them, actually. It’s Miracle Treat Day, and we wanted to do our part to put the word out that ice cream before 9 a.m. is actually a good thing. On one day of the year, in July, we actually look forward to a blizzard….