ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — MnDOT wants your help naming the new U.S. Bike Route 20. The 188-mile long route connects Moorhead to St. Cloud. The name options include: Glacial Lakes Bicycle Route, Prairie Lakes Bicycle Route, MiddleSota Bicycle Route, Rivers to Prairies Bicycle Route or Towns and Fields Bicycle Route. They all highlight geographic features along the bike route. Voting…
If you’re like a lot of folks and still trying to make up for missing out on two years’ worth of live stage shows like musicals or theater during the pandemic, you’ve got a great opportunity coming up in the metro. A workshop production of a new, original musical called “Philly and the Dreamer” is running tonight and Thursday at…
Are you ready for the Red? Because it’s finally ready for you. the flooding that kept the red river above its banks earlier this spring and in the first few days of summer is finally down. And that means it’s safe to use again for recreationalists. The nonprofit group River keepers is gearing up again this season for its canoe…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has signed an executive order meant to protect the state’s abortion services from laws in neighboring states. This follows the U.S. Supreme Court decision ending constitutional protections for the procedure. Walz says this should help shield people seeking or providing abortions in Minnesota from facing legal consequences in other states. He…
MINNESOTA (KVRR) — In 2021, Minnesota Senator Tina Smith proposed a bill to expand the number of justices on the US Supreme Court from nine to thirteen. She says the goal is to restore balance and she also feels the court has lost some trust with the public in recent years. On Thursday, Senator Smith proposed another bill to grant…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Andre Leshaun Darnell Strickland, 26, from Moorhead, was arrested on Wednesday, June 22. Strickland was wanted by the Fargo Police Department for his involvement in a shots fired incident in South Fargo June 19. He was arrested without incident in an apartment in Moorhead for Reckless Engenderment with a Weapon. Fargo Police Chief David Zibolski said,…
They don’t come much more lovable than Leonard — or more lovely, for that matter. He made the rounds asking all of us in the studio for pets and scratches when he came in with Homeward Animal Shelter’s Heather Klefstad. At about three and a half, Leonard is about the easiest age you can adopt a dog at. He’s done…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Medical officials say to avoid staying in the sun more than 30 minutes at a time, doing so could lead to heat exhaustion and other heat based illnesses. Some symptoms to watch for are confusion, slurred speech, profuse sweating or lack of sweat, nausea, vomiting or very high body temperature. They say the elderly and young…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — We saw our first triple digit temperature for the year. One weather expert tells us we haven’t seen temperatures like this in North Dakota since the 1930’s. Heat reaching 100 degrees in June has some wondering what the deal is. “Part of it is the middle to upper atmosphere so we’re talking 20, 30, 40,000 feet…
Mahogany may be named after one of the hardest woods around, but this little girl is a total softie. She’s friends with everyone she meets: cats. Other dogs. Toddlers. Older children. And of course, adults of all kinds. Mahoganey came to the 4 Luv of Dog rescue about a month ago after they found her at one of the area’s…
