A lifeline for resorts in the Northwest Angle is opening back up again for the second time in the pandemic. It’s an ice road that starts in Warroad, Minn. and goes 37 miles across Lake of the Woods to the Northwest Angle and islands is set to open Friday. The private road opened for the first time last year to…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Concordia College students and faculty honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior in their Daring to Dream program. The theme for this year’s event is The Radical Imagination of a New Generation. “MLK DAY is a day where we can just take a break from whatever we do on a daily basis and just to reflect…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- The Betty White Challenge of donating to animal shelters has been picking up momentum at a Fargo shelter. Homeward Animal Shelter has raised $8,000 on Facebook. The Hollywood legend, a known animal advocate, would have turned 100-years-old on Monday. All this week Homeward has been raising money and offering a discount on adoption fees to help finding…
Being a teen can be tough. Being an LGBTQ teen can make things even more complicated. So now, one of the region’s best-known nonprofits is launching a new therapy group for them. The Village Family Service Center is starting the 10-week, 12-person therapy group in the metro February 8th. It follows a similar group in St. Cloud launched three years…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — “When you donate blood, you’re literally saving someone’s life which is just awesome and it doesn’t take much to do it,” Roberta Pytlik of Fargo said. A nationwide blood shortage is impacting hospitals and blood banks across the country. Vitalant Regional Director of Donor Recruitment Jennifer Bredahl says it’s impacting doctors and patients. “Physicians are having…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Fargo VA Health Care System teamed up with several veteran driven groups to educate vets on available healthcare and job training. There’s also an art exhibit with a focus on their healing. “It definitely gives you chills. We all have different stories and hearing others and what they’ve gone through, you definitely have a lot…
FARGO N.D. (KVRR) – Homelessness is an issue year round, but in winter months challenges are even greater as temps drop to dangerous levels. Throw in a pandemic and an already challenging situation becomes more complicated. While it is difficult to get precise numbers, Fargo Cass Public Health estimates around 1,000 people in Fargo-Moorhead don’t have a place of their…
FARGO (KVRR) – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says 14 year-old McKenzie Harris has been located in Minnesota. Cass County authorities are working to return McKenzie’s safe return to her family. McKenzie was last seen on Jan.9 at around 6 pm leaving a family member’s residence in North Fargo. The Sheriff’s Office says an investigation remains on-going. Categories: Community, Local News, North…
Pandemic-weary working women looking to recharge and reconnect have an opportunity coming up this spring. That’s the promise from the organizers at Ladyboss Midwest, who are putting on their first-ever retreat for 3 days in Nisswa, MN. Among the featured guests is motivational speaker and pro MMA fighter Mariah Prussia. She’s also a personal trainer and owner of MPX Fitness…
The Fargo National Cemetery is the first and only one of its kind here in North Dakota, and so far since its opening in 2019, it’s been a beautiful and meaningful resource for families of veterans. There’s just one problem: when you need to conduct a service there this time of year, it’s uncomfortably — and impractically — cold. At…
