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Pet Connection: Live: Meet Kiwi

FARGO — Are you ready for a little spot of sunshine in your life? Kiwi’s the sun conure’s ready to bring it. As you can see, sun conures are beautiful birds with affectionate, gentle personalities. CAARE Avian Rescue volunteers aren’t sure whether Kiwi is a boy or a girl, and to determine sex would require a blood draw, so for…

LIVE: Fiesta! It’s National Tequila Day

Mas celebration in downtown Fargo, and live in studio.

FARGO — Wednesday, July 24th is a fiesta day, and one of the staples of the downtown Fargo dining scene is celebrating it in style. Rosewild at the Jasper Hotel is offering a special experience in honor of National Tequila Day. They’ve got a whole tequila flight running through the weekend. And Rosewild Manager Jack Lingle gave the Morning Show…

LIVE: 10 Years of Sustainable Shopping

FARGO — You might not necessarily think of the mall as your first stop for sustainable shopping. But the Market at West Acres might prove you wrong. It’s been going now for 10 years, and it’s been growing, pardon the pun, each season. Like most open air markets, it’s purely seasonal. All the produce comes from growers who live right…

A massive tech outage is causing worldwide disruptions. Here’s what we know

(AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP/KVRR) – Much of the world faced online disarray Friday as a widespread technology outage affected companies and services across industries — grounding flights, knocking banks and hospital systems offline and media outlets off air. At the heart of the massive disruption is CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm that provides software to scores of companies worldwide. The company says the problem occurred…

The Historic Moorhead Dairy Queen plans celebration on Miracle Treat Day

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The Historic Moorhead Dairy Queen is getting ready to celebrate its 75th Anniversary, along with Miracle Treat Day, and they want you to join in on the fun. Next Thursday, July 25th, they will donate all proceeds from Blizzard sales to Sanford Children’s Hospital. Owners say they are hoping to raise $75,000. The celebration will include…

Walz To Lead Trade Mission to The Netherlands and Ireland in November

ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is heading to the Netherlands and Ireland. He will lead a delegation of business leaders on a trade mission to the countries in November. The mission will focus on growing Minnesota’s exports of goods and services. “Trade missions provide an opportunity to strengthen international economic ties and lead to direct investment in…

LIVE: A Decade of Delight in Downtown

FARGO — It’s a big milestone for open-air markets in the metro this morning. That’s because Folkways is celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Red River Market on Saturday. The market’s come a long way since its first day with a handful of booths in 2015. This opening weekend, Broadway Square and the surrounding city blocks will include live music,…

‘Cherries for Charity’ annual fundraiser begins

FARGO — They’re one of the sweetest treats of the summer season. And now, you can indulge, and make life a little sweeter for families in our region struggling with the bitterness of domestic violence. Cherries for Charity is kicking off its 42nd year of fundraising at area Hornbacher’s. For each pound of Bing cherries sold, 25 cents goes toward…