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Biden’s student loan forgiveness doesn’t go towards Bank of ND loans

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Those who received student loans from the Bank of North Dakota aren’t eligible for President Biden’s loan forgiveness plan. It eliminates $10,000 for those who got loans issued by the U.S. Department of Education or $20,000 to people getting pell grants. It applies to those who make $125,000 a year or less or couples who make…

Fargo daycare closed indefinitely due to water heater leak from nearby business

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A south Fargo daycare is forced to close temporarily after a water heater leak causes up to 14 inches of flooding. Last weekend Anna Matcha, the owner of Time 2 Play daycare, was informed the center saw a significant water heater leak coming from a nearby business. The F-M community are showing their support by starting…

North Dakota officials to review hemp house sustainability in Downtown Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — An experiment near downtown Fargo centers around two homes sitting next to each other. The purpose of these homes is for research material. One of them is made out of hemp. The other is made out of conventional wood frames covered by that classic white house wrap material. Many across the Red River Valley wonder how…

LIVE: Wassail Festival at Cottonwood Cider House

We're wassailing -- er, wrestling -- with a wassail question.

We’re wrestling with a question about wassailing on the Morning Show this Monday. Why, when most of us have only heard about wassailing from Christmas carols, are some people having a wassail festival this weekend? The answer is that it’s a lot better to wassail outside in North Dakota in August than in December. The wassail, a celebration of the…

$25,000 grant will help Cares for Cancer impact 50 people

Farmers Union Oil and Cenex selects Cares for Cancer for their 25 tho Hometown Pride Grant.

HANKINSON, N.D (KVRR) – Farmers Union Oil and Cenex selects Cares for Cancer for their $25,000 Hometown Pride Grant. It will give out 10 grants a month of $500 to people in Hankinson and surrounding rural areas to help with medical expenses. CHS and their energy branch Cenex has given this $25,000 grant to local non profits four times a…

LIVE: World-Renowned Photographer Shane Balkowitsch in Fargo

Balkowitsch's striking wet-plate images are resonating out from Bismarck all over the world -- and now here to a show in Fargo.

FARGO — An internationally-renowned photographer famous for his wet-plate portraits is coming to Fargo this weekend to launch his new show in downtown. You probably already know Shane Balkowitsch’s work — his famous 2019 portrait of teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg was installed on a downtown mural in 2020. Fargo activists brought it here after people in Bismarck threatened to…

Pet Connection: Meet Willie

A big beauty with some heartbreak in his background.

This week, we’re making a big announcement on the Morning Show. We’re welcoming a brand-new pet rescue to Pet Connection, and they have a big mission to fill. Pride & Joy rescue was established back in 2020 in Cass County, N.D., just around the time the pandemic was making itself felt through the world. And co-founder Connie Faulkner got it…

Yearly cost of operating a new vehicle rises to more than $10k per year

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – It seems like everything is becoming more expensive this year with inflation causing a spike in gas, food and now car shopping. AAA says the average yearly cost to own and operate a new vehicle is $10,700. That’s just less than $900 per month. It’s an 11 percent increase from 2021 and fuel prices are playing…

Roers announces development plans for downtown Moorhead

The Fargo-based development group shared a mock-up of the project

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead’s downtown area is set to get a new look. Roers is partnering with JLG Architects and Stantec on the Downtown Moorhead Development project. They say the project could be upwards of nine city blocks, taking over the location where the Moorhead Center Mall sits. The project is set to have multiple phases with the first…