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Girl Scouts sell cookies to take a trip to Chicago

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Girl Scouts get entrepreneurial at the 13th Avenue Culver’s. They’re selling cookies to take a train trip to Chicago. GoGo Rental donated an ice house so they could keep warm. Hannah, Nora, Ava and Hillary hope to have a fun weekend on the trip and see the aquarium. The girls are learning many things trying to…

150 people come to Moorhead veteran’s funeral, family not able to come

A late Moorhead veteran is a honored by the F-M community with a Presidential Memorial Certificate.

HARWOOD, N.D. (KVRR) — A late Moorhead veteran is a honored by the F-M community with a Presidential Memorial Certificate. He had no known family in the area, but officials say he has a brother who lives in Arizona but could not make it out to the ceremony. Officials say they are grateful but not shocked to see around 150…

LIVE: Valentine’s Dinner Ideas from Fargo-Moorhead Eats

Because a well-fed Valentine is a happy Valentine.

By now, we hope you have your dinner plans set for Valentine’s Day. If not, there are some pretty popular options emerging for this evening in the metro. Local foodies from the Facebook group “Fargo-Moorhead Eats” recommend the “Unicorn Park” offerings at Drekker Brewing. They specialize in noodles and bao and other Asian-influenced dishes. F-M Eats founder Rick Gion suggests…

LIVE: Local Ad Pros Weigh in On Super Bowl Ads

It's some of the best TV you'll see all year.

Local ad makers are weighing in on this year’s crop of Super Bowl ads, and they’re finding a lot to like. Of course, the Scheels ad featuring North Dakota native Josh Duhamel, who’s currently co-starring in “Shotgun Wedding” with Jennifer Lopez, is finding a welcome audience in local viewers. Flint Group’s John Pederson also gives top scores to the Pepsi…

Gate City Bank announces winner of $100,000 prize

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Gate City Bank has announced its slate of charity winners at Dakota Medical Foundation as part of Giving Hearts Day. The bank gave away over $125,00 to six winners in conjunction with its 100th anniversary. Creative Care for Reaching Independence won the grand prize of $100,000. The winners of $5,000 each were Moment of Freedom, Love…

Fundraising frenzy during Giving Hearts Day

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — More than 37,000 donors have already given nearly $23 million for Giving Hearts Day as of 7:30 Thursday night. It is a 24 hour long event with around 550 charities involved. Since 2008, More than $138 million has been raised for local charities. It’s easy to donate online. Just go to giving hearts day dot org,…

LIVE: Panda Picks Super Bowl Winner

It's Super Bowl panda-monium.

It’s time to “paws” and make a prediction for the big winner onĀ  Super Bowl Sunday. And KVRR is getting some help from the Red River Zoo’s famous red pandas. Panda Pepper came out to share her thoughts with the Morning Show on Giving Hearts Day. Her keepers used “panda candy” to sweeten the deal — which is what they…

LIVE: Super Bowl Party Decor with Unglued

Fast, fun DIY decor you can do in a couple hours, leaving you leave you plenty of time to take in the game with your guests.

When the athletes on the field are getting their muscles working, it’s time for you to give your creative muscle a workout as well. So we turned to the top coach in town, Ashley Morken of downtown Fargo’s Unglued, for her best ideas on DIY decor for a winning Super Bowl party. She had so many ideas we could barely…

Fargo Library showing classic 1940s films every Sunday this month

Featuring a discussion after each screening and free popcorn!

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Fargo Public Library’s downtown branch showing classic films from the 1940s all through February. Tomorrow, it starts with “The Grapes of Wrath” from 1941 at 1 o’clock in the community room. Then it’s “Citizen Kane” on February 12th, “Gaslight ” the week after and the 1945 English drama, “Brief Encounter”, to close out the month….