Morning – In The Studio

LIVE: Free Target Gift Cards for National HIV Testing Day

As if peace of mind isn't gift enough already.

Thursday, June 27th is National HIV Testing Day, and health care workers in the metro want to make it worth your while to get tested — beyond just the gift of peace of mind. That’s why the Harm Reduction Clinic, or HRC, in Fargo is offering free Target gift cards along with free tests for HIV and Hepatitis C. The…

LIVE: Buffalo Wings & Rings Coming To West Fargo

West Fargo Location Is Chain's 3rd In North Dakota

  The owner and general manager of the brand new Buffalo Wings & Rings restaurant tells Adam Ladwig what they’re bringing to West Fargo. The restaurant is set to open next Wednesday, July 3rd, at 695 32nd Avenue East in West Fargo. Owner Al Hauck already owns locations in Bismarck and Minot. He says his restaurant serves fresh, never frozen…

LIVE: Make Friends With Man’s Best Friend At Tail Waggin’ Tuesdays

"Downtown Dogs" Hosts Weekly Meetups For Dogs, Owners

  Do you want to make some new friends? Does your dog need to enhance its social life too? Downtown Dogs wants to help. Rachel Mrozinski joins Adam to talk about her doggy social group. During the summer, Downtown Dogs hosts Tail Waggin’ Tuesdays at the Dike East Dog Park in Fargo from 6:30-7:30 p.m. every week. They also do…

LIVE: Moorhead’s American Legion Post 21 Celebrates 100 Years

Legion Hosting a Full Weekend of Festivities To Commemorate 100 Years

  Scott Moen with the American Legion Post 21 tells us about a weekend full of fun event honoring 100 years in the community. He estimates the American Legion has poured more than one million dollars in the local community. Festivities run Friday through Sunday at the Legion Hall at 303 30th St. N, in Moorhead. Check out the entire…

LIVE: Erasing School Lunch Debt

You can help local families by keeping school lunch debt out of the hands of collections agents.

We all know kids who are stressed because they’re hungry can’t concentrate enough to learn well in school. But for some families, the stress of paying for school lunches lasts long after school’s out for summer. Districts that struggle under the burden of unpaid school lunch debt have now started to turn that debt over to collections agencies. That can…

LIVE: Moon Rocks Land In Fargo

Fargo Public Library Hosting Actual Moon Rocks Friday

  They’re over the Moon at the Fargo Public Library over the opportunity to share actual moon rocks and meteorite pieces with the community. The library is hosting real moon rocks this Friday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for the Rockin’ On and Spacin’ Out event. They partnered with the North Dakota State Library to display the rare cosmic…

Live: Learn From A World Champion On National Yo-Yo Day

Yo-Yo World Champion John Narum Hosting Yo-Yo Workshop June 6th

  June 6th is National Yo-Yo Day. Game Giant in downtown Fargo is hosting Fargo’s own world champion yo-yo artist, John Narum, for a celebration of yo-yo’s. He’s joining other local yo-yo artists for a performance at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, with a workshop afterward. The event is free and open to everyone. The store is located at 626 2nd Ave N….

LIVE: Traveling Equine Vet

Would you rather hoof it to the vet? Or let her come to you?

A Sheldon, North Dakota veterinarian is doing what she can to mitigate the shortage of equine vets in our region by taking her clinic on the road. Veterinarian Dr. Charley Stansbery started her mobile equine clinics earlier this spring, bringing the vet clinic to the horse, rather than the other way around. They’ve been so popular in the region, the…

LIVE: Polka Fest

It's a veritable polka-palooza, and it's coming up.

Break out the floor wax and roll out the beer barrel, because Polka Fest is this weekend, and it’s one of the biggest draws in the region for festival-goers from all over the country. It got its start a mere six years ago in Hankinson, North Dakota, and now it’s attracting dancers from 21 different states from all over the…

LIVE: Researcher Discovers Fish Species Live Really, Really Long Lives

Big Mouth Buffalo Fish Can Live 80+ Years Longer Than We Used To Think

  An NDSU PhD researcher discovered species of fish here in our region lives much longer than we previously thought. And that discovery could have drastic consequences in our wildlife management. Alec Lackmann discovered the Bigmouth Buffalo Fish can live well past 100 years old. He researched fish from 12 different populations in Minnesota. Before, the oldest known example was…