Health

LIVE: Having a Ball for Men’s Health

FARGO — It’s a sensitive topic and one that most people are inclined to treat delicately. And, because men in particular are so protective of it, a group of fraternity brothers in the region is trying to help. The brothers of NDSU’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon are continuing a three-year tradition of making the long trek on foot from Grand Forks…

LIVE: New Name, Same Mission

FARGO — It’s an event that will fill your heart and your tummy, all at the same time. And after forty years of fighting the good fight for women and kids struggling to escape domestic violence, the YWCA is changing the fundraiser’s name. The annual “Chocolate and Chili Fantasy” is now “Chocolate for Change.” Bidding starts now for their silent…

Pet Connection: Meet Willie

Red-headed Willie's a stranger no longer. Now he's your friend.

FARGO — He’s one of the most famous names in country music, and he’s penned and sung some of the greatest songs in American musical history. And now, Willie Nelson’s namesake, Willie the horse, is looking for his forever home. The handsome, reddish gelding comes to Pet Connection with the help of Pride and Joy founder Robert Faulkner. He’s a…

LIVE: Sock It to Homelessness

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…

LIVE: Adult Potions Class

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…

LIVE: Navigating School Tragedy at the Start of the Semester

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…

LIVE: A Can-Do Attitude for Canning and Preserving Season

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…

LIVE: Meet the German Shepherd Puppy

FARGO — We’ve been to Pride and Joy Rescue several times before for Pet Connection, meeting their beautiful adoptable horses, donkeys and goats.  But this time, we’re featuring a much smaller adoptable animal.  In fact, he might be one of the smallest creatures who lives there at the facility north of Fargo.  At seven weeks old, this tiny puppy is…