MOORHEAD, Minn. — MSUM students put on a spelling bee to raise awareness for cancer research in partnership with a non-profit called With Purpose. “We just want to create awareness in a way that’s fun and that can include kids too without making it too serious, but also making it serious enough,” said Samantha Rushford, With Purpose group leader. That’s why students…
FARGO, N.D. — As part of Dr. Seuss’ birthday, kids at McKinley Elementary celebrated with none other than some green eggs and ham. It’s also Read Across America Day which is why firefighters, police officers and NDSU football players also attended the breakfast. They read books to students as a way to celebrate not just reading but the community as…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — An exhibit celebrating the struggle for racial equality ends its run on MSUM’s campus. The Songs of Resistance and Civil Rights exhibit commemorates the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination. The exhibit includes pictures of songs vital to the fight for civil rights and scanable codes for visitors to play on their smartphones. Faculty in…
The athletes of Hope, Inc. Paralympics club may be mobility-challenged, but when it comes to the sled hockey challenge coming up this weekend, it’s the able-bodied who often find themselves struggling to keep up. The Morning Show’s Emily Welker found that out the hard way when she and the other folks from KVRR accepted the sled hockey challenge for the…
FARGO, N.D. — If you live at Heartland Apartment Homes in Fargo, you most likely woke up to a heartbroken letter this morning. “I’m kind of disappointed,” tenant Tracy Shaw said. “When I moved here a year ago I thought that this would be a forever home for me.” Tracy’s “forever home” will now only be a place to live…
FARGO, N.D. — A new non–profit in the area called Down Home is helping families transition into permanent housing. They house those with limited resources who are referred through an agency. “I am feeling lots of feelings. Lots and lots of feelings. I’m very happy, I’m very grateful,” said Sheyann Ducheneaux, a housing recipient. “My husband and I have always felt called…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Volunteers from the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Moorhead and Minnesota State Community and Technical College teamed up to donate food to people in need. On the fourth Tuesday of each month, people come to Ruby’s Pantry to collect two baskets of food for just twenty dollars. People could pick from several options such as fresh…
FARGO, ND — U.S. News and World Report says North Dakota is the number one-ranked state in the nation for quality of life. The website says the rankings were drawn from extensive government and private sources as well as proprietary data and a national survey of what matters most to people around the country. North Dakota is fourth in the…
If you’ve been keeping an eye on the markets through the month of February, you might be feeling a bit of motion sickness by now. Up, then down, then up and back down again, Wall Street’s been taking us investors for a wild ride for the past few weeks. It’s just now back to where we started, so what does…
FARGO, ND — When employers around the world were asked, “what do you look for in an employee?,” the number one answer was work ethic. A renowned speaker is teaching people how to better develop work ethic in themselves and in their employees. “When you look at the future the future is happening fast it’s changing rapidly. 80% of the…
