FARGO — if you’re looking to score some entertainment this fall, NDSU’s Challey School of Music is launching a new composing competition that’s your chance to hear from the composers of tomorrow. It’s their new competition “Score Wars,” where high school composers come together in a “Top Chef”-style contest of wits, talent and creativity. Students will get “secret ingredients” they…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Public Library is now offering radon testing kits to check out at any library location. They have thirty reusable kits available. It’s thanks to a partnership with UND Connect. It is reported that North Dakota has 63% of homes with an elevated radon level above the EPA Action Level of 4.0, leading to higher risks…
FARGO — The organizers of Golden Drive for Homeless Kids is asking you to help them sock it to homelessness in the region. They’re launching their sock drive at the start of September. When we think of helping homeless children, food and school supplies usually come to mind. But the weather in the region is changing soon, and children need…
FARGO (KVRR) – As major changes lie ahead at one of Fargo’s most iconic pizza parlors, special attention is being given to the restaurant’s history and nostalgia. Duane’s House of Pizza has been churning out pizzas, chicken and jo-jo potatoes at its legendary South University Drive location since 1975, nearly five decades of producing what many believe is the finest…
BARNESVILLE, MN (KVRR) — Potato Day Festival is a celebration for not just your average potato but for people to come together and have fun. With various activities for the kids like bouncy houses, the street fair, and potato themed dishes it draws a huge audience from across the nation. “I think the rodeo is probably my newest favorite thing….
CASSELTON, N.D. — They’re stirring up a little spirituality in the region these days, based on some homegrown herbalism. Plants and potion-making are on the syllabus at Casselton-based Massage Alchemy. The “Adult Potions” class is now open for students to register. It follows what owner Shannon Bueche says have been popular children’s potions lessons they’ve offered for a few years…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Since 1929, the Fargo VA has offered services to veterans in the surrounding community. With this first-ever VetFest, the main focus was finding assistance for veterans through what’s called the PACT Act. “So what this allows us to do is start that conversation about any potential exposure concerns they may have experienced during their military service….
MOORHEAD — Local mental health experts are offering some guidance to families struggling with the news that a 14-year-old girl was stabbed to death at what police say were the hands of her teenage ex-boyfriend. The Moorhead public school community is reeling with the news incoming freshman Jaelyn Walker was stabbed and left to die near the Red River earlier…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Prairie Public Education Services have recently launched the Learning Express, a free resource trailer that will travel to schools, childcare centers and libraries. Their first stop is at The Fargo Jeremiah Program. “Because of our relationship that we’ve had with Prairie Public that we have had a conversation about the new learning resource that they were…
FARGO — If you’re turning your can-do attitude toward canning the stuff you grew in your garden, or even just bought from the farmer’s market, there’s a good chance you might have run across some misinformation online. NDSU extension agents say people are risking serious illness when they don’t know how to can and preserve their produce properly. Practices in…
