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A 10-Year-Old Dilworth Resident Starts Petition To Bring Chickens To Households

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — With egg prices still on the rise, one ten-year-old in Dilworth wants to help her family save some money. Ariel Olson started a petition on Change.org titled, “Allow Dilworth City Residents to Keep Chickens Within Confined Property Boundaries.” Although cities like Fargo and Moorhead have allowed residents to choose to have their own chickens, Dilworth has…

LIVE: Big Voices, Big Personalities in Fargo Moorhead Opera’s “Scalia/Ginsburg”

FARGO — People can get pretty loud when they’re talking about politics. But they don’t have anything close to the volume these voices do. The 2015 opera “Scalia/Ginsburg” is coming to the stage in the metro, courtesy of the Fargo Moorhead Opera. It’s described as a “love letter” to the late, iconic Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and her best friend in…

Free School Lunches Proposed for North Dakotans

The bill would use money from the Legacy fund to ensure kids were properly fed every day at school.

BISMARCK, N.D. – Free school meals could be coming to North Dakota public schools. A House bill with bipartisan support would appropriate $140 million from the Legacy Fund to cover school lunches for two years. Other supporters of the bill include student council members, a spokesperson from the American Heart Association, and the president of North Dakota AFL-CIO. They say…

North Dakota Is One Of At Least Twenty States Pushing A Resolution For Term Limits in Congress

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Sen. Jeffery Magrum of Hazelton, North Dakota is the primary sponsor for a resolution to amend the U.S. Constitution and impose term limits on members of Congress. Currently, nine states have passed a similar resolution and at least twenty states have added the resolution to be passed. It does not specify how long a member of…

Stress is One of The Leading Factors For Increased Heart Disease

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Heart Disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. It can affect anyone with a variety of symptoms. The cause comes from stress. “The body releases hormones, stress hormones when the body is exposed to chronic stress, adrenaline, and cortisol. These hormones are good in small amounts and for a short period of…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Bea

VALLEY CITY, N.D. — Think this winter’s been tough on you? Then you can relate to little Bea the pit bull. Volunteers with Sheyenne Valley Friends of Animals say they found her and a companion dog dumped at a Valley City-area rest station in the freezing cold earlier this winter. There’s no telling how long the two dogs were out…

LIVE: Strike A Blow Against For Kids Who Need Mentors

FARGO — It’s been 30 years of giving kids and teens in the region the right relationships they need to tackle the journey toward adulthood. But this year, the wait list for kids looking to match with mentors at Big Brothers Big Sisters is almost as long as the list of kids they’re currently serving. That’s part of what officials…

Fargo City Commissioners Discuss 2024 Community Survey Results

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo City Commissioners met to go over the results of the 2024 community survey. It was conducted over the last five months with over eight hundred Fargo residents asked to identify what they think about the city. Many highlighted the affordability and opportunities that Fargo has to offer and how crime and homelessness is an issue….

LendingTree Survey Data Reveals North Dakota As Top State Vulnerable To Retaliatory Tariffs

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A new LendingTree survey puts North Dakota and South Dakota in the top 10 of states that would be most vulnerable to President Trump’s tariffs. The analysis finds North Dakota would rank at number one as the most vulnerable to “retaliatory” tariffs and South Dakota third. The data comes from trades made in 2023 with nearly…