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Hankinson celebrates 21st annual Oktoberfest

HANKINSON, N.D. (KVRR) — Grab your beers and line up your brats for Hankinson’s 21st annual Oktoberfest! “Hankinson is all about events and finding gatherings and celebrating our small town. This is what makes us special versus Fargo or any other larger community. We do something different here and that’s what Hankinson’s about,” said Ryan Wallock, the Vice President of…

NDSU aiming to raise student retention rate

FARGO N.D. (KVRR) – NDSU President David Cook wants to revamp a new program aimed at helping 1st generation college students get more resources. In his annual State of the University Address, he discusses that the school needs to target those in the first- and second-year college experience. Their plans to help first and second years is through Bison Bridge…

LIVE: The F-Word On TV

Times like this call for drastic measures. Like saying "flu" on TV.

FARGO — We know we need to keep it clean on TV. But we’re saying the F-word anyway. Flu season is starting throughout the region, and Sanford Health officials are already seeing the first cases come in. Fortunately, this year’s flu shots are here just in time to anyone six months old and older. It’s too early to tell how…

National Coffee Day is here!

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Cool beans! It’s National Coffee Day and we can’t fully espresso our excitement. Northstar Coffee was happy to be serving the beloved drink to their Fargo regulars. Being a small local coffee shop these little coffee huts believe the drink is so universally loved becuase of its versatility. For example, you can drink coffee hot or…

KVRR morning anchor trying to raise thousands for breast cancer research

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Real Men Wear Pink. That’s the message our morning anchor, Adam Ladwig, is spouting all October for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. He’s trying to raise $2,500 to make a difference for those fighting cancer and their families. The American Cancer Society estimates more than 300,000 people will get diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023 and will…

TeamConnor Childhood Cancer Foundation and Suite Shots hosts Swing Fore Childhood Cancer

FARGO N.D. (KVRR) – TeamConnor was formed in honor of Connor Cruse, a 4-year-old boy who lost his four-year battle with childhood cancer in 2009. TeamConnor partnered with Northwestern Mutual to host the event in 8 states across the country at Top Golf and Suite Shot locations to raise awareness and money for childhood cancer. Fargo’s event will be fundraising…

Fargo firefighters vs. police officers in 3rd annual Battle of the Badges Blood Drive

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -Fargo Fire Department competed against The Fargo Police Department for the Battle Badges Blood Drive. Spokes Person for Eastern North Dakota and Northwestern Minnesota Red Cross Lynette Nyman said,  “Every year they hold this shall we say competition, people get to come in and vote for Fargo police or for Fargo fire and donate blood which helps…

CCRI trying to raise $100,000 to sustain mental health services

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A Moorhead nonprofit with a mission to enhance the lives of those with disabilities is trying to raise a hundred thousand dollars to sustain its mental health services. CCRI is hosting a fundraiser next Thursday to keep their programs going after years of funding shortages from the state. They say they needed a 23% funding increase…

Great Plains Food Bank saw “unprecedented” numbers during Youth Summer Meals Program

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Great Plains Food Bank announces it was it a huge year for it’s Youth Summer Meals Program. They say the program more than quadrupled the meals they gave out this summer. An unprecedented 23,270 meals were given out at 14 different locations throughout the state. That is an increase of over 17,000 meals compared to last…