It’s 21st year of one of the most fabulous springtime events in the F-M metro area. Plains Art Museum Development Director Sandy Thompson stopped by the KVRR Morning Show to visit live in-studio with Emily Welker about this year’s Plains Art Gala: Garden Galore. It’s a twofold theme this year, both to celebrate the resurgence of spring in the Red…
If being a parent is a full-time job, then being a single parent is working a double shift all at once. Add the pursuit of higher education on top of that, and you can see why some single moms are struggling. That’s where the Jeremiah Program comes in. It supports college-track education with early childhood education, life skills training and…
Red River Zoo Executive Director Sally Jacobson joins us on KVRR Local News to talk rabbits ahead of Easter. She brings Bernie the bunny, one of the zoo’s three rabbits. Jacobson explains why rabbits might not make the best present for kids on Easter morning. Luckily, the zoo will be open on Easter, and the zoo’s rabbits will be…
There’s a new law in effect that removes a lot of the privacy guarantees that kept our browsing history, app usage and geo-locations private. Now, internet service providers are allowed to collect and provide our data to other companies. Including advertisers. The change comes amid controversy over the potential sale of our private usage info to other companies. Proponents of…
Bison Illustrated editor Joe Kerlin joins KVRR Local News to talk about the latest magazines from Spotlight Media. This month’s Bison Illustrated focuses on “The Rise”, young athletes making a name for themselves at NDSU. Fargo Monthly focus on local fashion and this season’s hot looks. Fargo Inc! profiles Ryan Fritz, the CEO of Office Sign Company. Design & Living…
Dr. Garry Running, a professor in the Department of Geography and Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire joins the KVRR morning show. Dr. Running has been studying land form development in the region for more than 20 years. He’s helped researchers discover the shoreline of the ancient Lake Agassiz, as it was 11,500 years ago. Knowing local land forms…
If you’ve never been to a powwow before, you’re missing out. If you have been and don’t go this weekend, you’ll be missing all your friends. Committee member Jered Pigeon and Head Dancer Winona Goodthunder stopped by the KVRR morning show to talk live in-studio with Emily Welker about Saturday’s festivities. Watch the dances, hear the drums, eat some delectable…
After sweeping urban areas of the country over the past few years, backyard chicken keeping could be coming to Fargo. After identifying some seemingly contradictory elements of city ordinance regarding keeping the birds in your backyard, Fargo City Commissioners directed the city attorney to work with Fargo Cass Public Health and other city departments to update Article 12–03, and other…
Emily and Adam remind you every morning to donate blood. The folks at United Blood Services are wrestling with some serious shortages in our local blood supply, and they’re asking for your help with donations of much-needed blood types, and platelets too — all blood types are needed. Even green, as Adam pointed out. So live long and prosper, and…
Thomas Kemper with the National Physique Committee joins us on KVRR Local News to talk about this weekend’s bodybuilding show. Bodybuilders Erin Westby and Jeff Case, who have a lot of muscles, show off some of their poses. They also tell us about the level of dedication it takes to be a bodybuilder. The NPC is hosting the Upper Midwest…
