It’s a special kind of talent to identify a niche need in a community, build a product, and present it in a way that attracts customers and helps the local economy thrive. But that’s what small business owners around the country do every day, and that’s why the KVRR Morning Show is celebrating Small Business Week. Emily Welker sat down…
Members of the Fargo-Moorhead Gay Men’s Chorus stop by the KVRR Local News morning show ahead of their spring concerts. This year’s spring show is a best-of concert featuring songs they’ve performed over their four year history. The concerts are April 29th at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Moorhead, April 30th at the James Mann Center for Performing Arts in…
Miss North Dakota USA Raquel Wellentin sits down with Adam Ladwig ahead of her trip to Las Vegas for the Miss USA pageant. She moved to North Dakota from the Phillippines when she was young. She studies Health and Physical Education and Psychology at NDSU, while also volunteering with the Study Buddies program at the YWCA. Wellentin talks about…
Special Olympics North Dakota President/CEO Kathy Meagher joins Adam Ladwig to share some of the great things Special Olympics does in the state. Special Olympics works with more than 1,500 athletes in North Dakota. The Special Olympics State Summer Games are June 8-10 in Fargo. You can find out more about joining the cause on the Special Olympics North…
1 Book, 1 Community is a partnership between libraries in Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo, as well as at NDSU, MSUM and Concordia, Moorhead Community Education and the Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County. The project centers around a single book for the year. This year’s choice is Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford….
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…
