Moorhead

LIVE: Embracing Hardship

One author's recommendation to not just survive these times, but thrive in them.

The past couple years in the pandemic have been tough for a lot of folks on a variety of levels: pandemic deaths and the risk of Covid-19. Civil rights, demonstrations and unrest, and public safety issues. Loneliness and isolation. The increasing severity of the opioid crisis. The list goes on — and on. It’s enough to make you want to…

Pet Connection: Meet Burr

A huge hug to demonstrate just how gigantic this dog really is.

There is still plenty of dog to go around at our area shelters. And we do mean plenty. This week’s Pet Connection profile is a lot of dog for any family. We’re meeting Burr, a big fellow who comes to us from 4 Luv of Dog rescue. Burr is a mastiff-Great Bernard mix, two great big breeds who make for…

Cullen Children’s Foundation and HOPE Inc meet on the ice

The game is for a good cause to raise awareness for charity and give kids a chance to play a game they love.

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Cullen Children’s Foundation and HOPE, Inc. join forces for sled hockey for Giving Hearts Day. The game is for a good cause to raise awareness for charity and give kids a chance to play a game they love. People were treated to an extremely competitive contest. The players left it all on the ice and put…

Freezing for a Good Reason gets bigger in year two

"In our eyes, it's one of the biggest needs in our area of needs"

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — “The 21 gun salute, retiring of the colors and taps, it still affects me emotionally whenever I hear it. It just tugs on me and everything and those men and women that were doing that in the cold weather for five minutes, they do that every single day at the national cemetery and that’s why they…

Freezing For A Reason gets going this weekend for charity

Freezing for a Reason kicks off this weekend and its going to be three days of fun and fundraising for a new shelter at the veterans museum.

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Freezing for a Reason kicks off this weekend and it’s going to be three days of fun and fundraising for a new shelter at the veterans museum. Other proceeds will go to Giving Hearts day charities. As part of Frostival, Moorhead American Legion Post 21 welcomes the community to come out and freeze with them. The…

Wear Red 2022: Reclaim Your Rhythm

Wear your heart on your sleeve.

These two years of the pandemic have been hard on the heart in more ways than one. Between the stress and worry over the risk of covid to you and your loved ones, the isolation and the politics, it’s taken a hard toll. Now, the American Heart Association wants to help you take heart again. This year’s Wear Red Day…

FirstLink will host film festival on mental health and suicide

FirstLink says the film festival gives young people a medium to speak out

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — FirstLink wants to bring the topics of mental health and suicide to the forefront for young people. A film festival will be held on April 28th at Fargo Theatre. College and high school students are encouraged to submit their own films. Cash prizes up to one thousand dollars are being offered. FirstLink answers the National Suicide…

LIVE: Freezing for a Good Reason

Wear your warm boots and cuddle up to a good cause.

It’s the awareness-raising event that gives new meaning to the word “intense.” And it’s literally in tents — for 44 hours, overnight, in the frigid February outdoors of the Fargo metro area. Volunteers and local notables are gathering once again for “Freezing for a Good Reason” this weekend, armed with all their toughest outdoor gear for a marathon session of…

Hotdishes and a silent auction are raising money for Veterans

Every dollar raised goes to efforts to send 300 veterans to Washington

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — People gathered at Moorhead American Legion Post 21 to try some hotdishes and, supporters of the North Dakota and Minnesota Honor Flight are raising money to send veterans to Washington D.C. Judges have ten hotdishes to try and they range from sloppy joe tator tot, to crockpot lasagna. “Today is our second annual hot dish contest…