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Gate City Bank Gives $45,000 To Three Charities on Giving Hearts Day

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) –More than 160,000 nominations were made to receive a grant from Gate City Bank. Haven, a non-profit in Moorhead, was awarded $25,000. This year’s $10,000 winners included Best Friends Mentoring Program in Dickinson and the Ronald McDonald House in Fargo. Haven helps families handle the loss of a child. It’s been working from a storage unit, the…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet the Macaws

WEST FARGO — Giving Hearts Day is a critical day to refill the coffers at the region’s many animal welfare nonprofits. And it’s coming just in time to help save the region’s only pet parrot and bird rescue. The Center for Avian Adoption, Rescue and Education, or CAARE, had to shut down almost a year ago after an outbreak of…

New Bill Would Require North Dakota Schools To Teach About The Holocaust

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Lawmakers were presented a bill to require all schools in North Dakota to teach the history of the Holocaust. Currently, it is up to a teacher’s discretion. The bill’s focus would make the teachings grade-level appropriate. It would also include the causes, history, impact, and how the United States played a role. Several teachers shared their…

KVRR Connections: Health – Best Practices Against Bird Flu with NDSU Scientists

FARGO — We’ve been watching the spread of bird flu across the country. And so have the scientists at NDSU, who say it’s already in Cass County, N.D. Anuj Ghimire is an ornithologist at NDSU. He says so far experts aren’t recommending you pull bird feeders and birdbaths out of your yard. However, you should disinfect them regularly, though, and…

People Have Sticker Shock Over Season Pass Increases For Fargo Park’s Pools and Golf Courses

UPDATE:  Fargo Park Board President Aaron Hill says the board will meet next week to reconsider the cost of its pool passes. FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — People are taking to social media to share outrage over Fargo Park District price increases for its pools and golf courses this upcoming season. A 2025 season pool pass to all five pools is…

National Non-Profit Speaks Out Against Resolution On ‘Kingship of Jesus Christ’ in North Dakota

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Freedom From Religion Foundation is opposing a resolution that the North Dakota Legislature is considering. The resolution sponsored by Republican Rep. Nico Rios of Williston would have North Dakota acknowledge the ‘Kingship of Jesus Christ.’ If resolved it would be sent to the President, Governor and each member of the North Dakota Congressional delegation. The nonprofit…

Freeze-A-Thon Runs Its 26th Year of Students Supporting A Charity

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) –It’s a cold winter week in Fargo, but NDSU’s Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and Kappa Delta sorority are standing outside in support of a charity, Down Home. “We help people do move-ins, we’ve raised money and we’re trying to make sure that people have a place that they can call home,” said Nicholas Tofteland, Philanthropy Chair for…

LIVE: Heart and Soul of the Community

HANKINSON, N.D. — Nonprofits make up the heart and soul of the region. And Giving Hearts Day, which is on Thursday Feb. 13th, is a big part of what helps them keep doing it. One of the many nonprofits hoping for your donations this year is St. Gerard’s in Hankinson. They started as a small rural hospital in the 1950s….

Former Players of Resigned Coach, Pat Johnson, Share Their Support

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — On Wednesday, school administrators with Coach Pat Johnson to inform him that an internal investigation was being opened based on concerns made by student-athletes from the West Fargo United girls hockey team. Johnson then submitted his letter of resignation from both his hockey and softball coaching positions. Johnson began his teaching career in 1991, leading the…