KVRR Connections

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Ralphie

FARGO — Ralphie barely survived a tough start in life in a freezing-cold life outside in a rural North Dakota winter that cost him a couple of toes — but he got through it with his warm heart and personality firmly intact. He’s an extra-cuddly, extra-kissy, extra head-boopy little orange tabby boy of 7 months old who recently came under…

LIVE: Going Global at the International Potluck

MOORHEAD — Outdoor grilling season will have to wait another few days, with the rain moving in. But the folks at the International Potluck have you covered. The monthly gathering that invites you to sample the cuisine and cultures of your neighbors here in the metro is set for Tuesday, May 20th, and you’ll also get to shop the Global…

LIVE: A Part of Your Past Comes to Life

WEST FARGO — A new collaboration between NDSU and Bonanzaville is opening up this weekend with three new permanent exhibits, and its creators want to hear from you. NDSU’s Museum Studies students created two of them from artifacts they found within Bonanzaville’s archival collection. They cover Fargo’s frontier origins and the history of Bonanza farms in the region. It’s been…

LIVE: Science for Dads and Daughters

FARGO — They’re women engineers in a historically female-underrepresented branch of the sciences. So why, you might be asking, are they planning to have dads bring their daughters out for a day of science experiments? Turns out, according to the members of the NDSU branch of the nationwide group Society of Women Engineers, it’s important to have someone you look…

LIVE: NDSU launches new Herd U summer program for young students

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – It may be hard coming off of a snow storm, but it’s time to start thinking about summer. Specifically summer camps for kids.NDSU is launching their new Herd U youth camp this year offering a unique selection of classes ranging from the human body, to cuisine, to even architecture with the goal of getting kids engaged…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Reba

CASSELTON, N.D. — Reba the little boxer/lab mix was born about nine months ago somewhere in the Fertile, Minnesota area, and she’s already as smart, sweet and accomplished as her country-music namesake. She comes to us from Smiley’s Rescue courtesy of volunteer Crystal Aakre, who’s had a lot of success in her work with area shelter dogs in getting them…

New sanctuary provides shelter & care for abused animals

New Rockford, N.D. — It sounds a little like a real-life version of the famous children’s book “Charlotte’s Web.” But the backstories of these animal characters are very different, and much sadder, than the ones in the E.B. White novel. The new sanctuary, Hawkes Homestead, operating in the New Rockford area, gives shelter and care for surrendered, abandoned, neglected and…

LIVE: A Seven-Planet Sight to See

FARGO — There’s just something magical about the number seven. Lucky number seven, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, the seven seas, the seven wonders of the world. And tonight, you can see a really special group of sevens take their places in the night sky. It’s a rare glimpse of all of the seven other planets of our solar…

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…

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…