Thursday we ran a story on a quarantine cat film festival to help support independent theaters that had to close during COVID-19. It’s an entire film stitched together with short cat videos, and it sounds like a comforting thing right about now. We implored you to send your quarantine cat videos in as well, and Tracy came through for…
The need for foster parents is growing during COVID-19. But now, you can complete almost the entire process remotely with Nexus-PATH Family Planning.The group says nearly 90 kids are waiting for foster homes across the state. With COVID-19, Nexus-PATH has moved most of the foster parent certification process online. Zoom meetings are replacing in-person visits. In some ways, it’s…
The Great Plains Food Bank could be coming to a town near you with a truck full of food that helps people in need and farmers around the country during COVID-19. The food bank is partnering with the USDA for the Farmers to Families Food Box Program. Farmers who saw their sales drop during the pandemic are supplying Great…
I might just reserve the Friday social distancing segment for cute animal videos. In that spirit, here you go. My friend Jess, who owns the Hawkes Homestead Animal Rescue outside New Rockford, celebrated her birthday Thursday. Her present? A miniature Donkey. Named Quixote. Get it? They call him Otie for short. Here’s Otie meeting all sorts of critters…
A pandemic. Worldwide protests. We are living in a more stressful time than we’ve seen in a long time. The Village Family Service Center has some tips to help cope with the stresses we’re all dealing with. Counselor Denise Hellekson says you can help your stress levels by not focusing on what-ifs. She says our minds always go to…
Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney joins Adam Ladwig and Emily Welker to talk about the protests over the death of George Floyd this weekend in the city. He tells us how he though Fargo Police handled the escalating situation and addressed concerns about public safety after Saturday night’s chaos. He addressed social media posts about armed men heading towards the…
There’s a new top dog at the Dilworth Police Department, but she’s not like any police dog in the Metro. The Dilworth Police Department says Keely is the first therapy and community service dog in the area. She was sworn in this week. Keely is a 10-month-old lab from a Detroit Lakes shelter. You won’t see her chasing down…
A Grand Forks woman says her life followed a path she never thought it would. But now she wants to use her experience to help kids who need loving, stable homes. When Ashley Rae Klinger and her husband experienced infertility, they found a different way to start a family. The adopted a son and became foster parents. The couple…
Hit the pavement at your own pace to support local businesses hit hard by COVID-19. The FMStrong Community Run is a virtual 5k race. You have until the end of May to complete the race on your own time, while social distancing of course. If you sign up and run the race, you get a race bib sticker and a…
The president of the Great Plains Food Bank says they need as many volunteers as they can get to meet a massive spike in demand during COVID-19. They’re looking for up to 100 volunteers a week to pre-pack food boxes for pantries and mobile food banks across the state so they can provide no-contact delivery for people in need….
