FARGO, N.D. — 2017 was a challenging year for the American Red Cross, as they had to clean up the wreckage from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. To help the organization rally, many volunteers from the Red River Valley did their part to provide relief to people around the nation. All of this makes Lynn Speral proud to be a part…
FARGO, N.D. — It’s not officially summer without some outdoor fun and the Xcellent Art Staff are bringing their creativity to the parks! Fargo Park District is hosting a series of Park It! events this summer where kids can come out to the park and create take–home arts and crafts. The fun activities move each week to different neighborhoods and…
HUNTER, N.D. — Governor Burgum’s Second Annual Innovation Education Summit not only celebrates students and educators across the state for what they do every day. It also highlights what needs to change in North Dakota’s education system. Fargo South sophomore Abrar Sharfi didn’t just sit by when she saw something she didn’t like at her school. Instead, she changed it. “Fargo…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Minnesota candidate for governor, State Representative Erin Murphy makes a stop in Moorhead to share her views with voters. Murphy just clinched the DFL’s endorsement. Her platform focuses on education, economic security and affordable health care. Murphy says she also recognizes the importance of the F–M Diversion Project and the impact it could have on Minnesotans’ farmland. Minnesota…
FARGO, N.D. — Great Plains Food Bank received a big boost from the Northland Region of CHS Country Operations. They donated over $102,000 to help out several food pantries across North Dakota. Ever since 2011, CHS, the nation’s leading farmer–owned cooperative, has donated over $880,000 to the Great Plains Food Bank. The partnership is fueled by the cooperative’s initiative to eradicate…
If you saw this pretty girl hanging out hitchhiking on the side of the road somewhere in California, you’d probably give her a ride, too. Tina and 4 Luv of Dog founder Kish Hilmert went on a little road trip of their own from Tina’s foster home to our studios to talk live with the KVRR Morning Show’s Emily Welker….
COLFAX, N.D. — In a special board meeting Thursday morning, the Richland 44 School Board unanimously approved Britney Gandhi as the new Principal of Richland Junior/Senior High School effective August 8. Gandhi comes to the district after serving as the Principal of Mountain Vista Community School in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Before her time in Colorado Springs, she was an elementary…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — School might not be in session at Horizon Middle School, but hundreds of teachers flood the hallways to learn how virtual reality and video games could impact their students. “Technology is used every day in the classroom, and it’s just important to learn the updates and all the new things out there for the kids,” said Cari Lake,…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Memory Cafe of the Red River Valley is celebrating its one year anniversary. The organization’s founders started the cafe last year when they realized many people who have dementia deal with isolation, fear and the stigma around their disease. The Memory Cafe has helped people who suffer from memory loss through education, the creative arts and socialization….
FARGO, N.D. — You’ve probably heard the saying “happy wife, happy life.” One man who has gone beyond that at this year’s Happy Harry’s Ribfest to make sure his wife is proud of him. Dennis Carrino and his wife Judy not only lived under one roof, they also worked together. “When people say oh my God, how can you work with somebody…
