It’s a story we first brought you on the Morning Show a while back: the deadline is coming closer to getting your information in to the 2020 Census. And while it’s critical for everyone to stand up and be counted, it’s especially so for our Native communities. Tribal leaders are working hard to get everyone’s information collected, in part because…
We’re making a basket case this morning on KVRR Local News. And the United Way of Cass-Clay is hoping to help get you involved. Each year, there are more than 1,022 people in the community who find themselves homeless. Out of those, 23 percent are kids. And even when they get into housing, many of them don’t have what they…
MOORHEAD, Minn.–The City of Moorhead is encouraging fourth, fifth and sixth graders to enter the 2020 Mayor for a Day essay contest. Three winners will be chosen from all across Minnesota. The winners will be awarded $100 and will have their essays published in the League’s Minnesota Cities Magazine. The essay question is, “Cities provide a variety of services and programs…
MOORHEAD, Minn.–The Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber has named Shannon Full as its new president and CEO. Full will begin her new role in December 2020. According to the Chamber, Full has over 20 years of Chamber experience from four states. She is currently the president and CEO of TwinWest Chamber of Commerce in Plymouth, Minnesota. Sandi Piatz, chair of…
We’ve been talking all week long about Fat Bear Week. And even though we announced the winner Wednesday — Congratulations, 747! — you might find yourself with a craving for more bears. We have a great one for you, although this one’s not quite ready for hibernation yet. Bear the pit bull comes to us from Homeward Animal Shelter, with…
Ghosts are supposed to scare you away. But at one of the region’s most haunted sites, ghosts have visitors flocking there in droves, instead. Bonanzaville’s “Ghost Tours” sold out Wednesday morning. And that’s after museum officials offered a run of tours through September as well, earlier than they usually start their season. Public interest ramped up when October hit, and…
By now, you’re probably eager to hear some good news for the region, given the news cycle we’ve all been dragged through since the pandemic struck. So that’s why this weekend could be the perfect opportunity to celebrate. “100 Markets” is coming to the metro Saturday, as the Red River Market makes it to the big milestone since its inception…
FARGO, N.D. — National Indigenous Peoples Day is a week away, but the celebrations in Fargo have already begun. The holiday celebrates and honors Native Americans and commemorates their histories and cultures. Unitarian Universalist Church of Fargo-Moorhead is kicking things off with a discussion centered around inter-cultural healing between Indigenous peoples and descendants of settlers. Guest speaker Sandra Bercier of…
FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Police officers and detectives continue to search for 80-year-old Robert McKinnon of Fargo. After analyzing the surveillance video from Love’s Travel Stop, they say the man they was thought was McKinnon is likely someone else. They are no longer looking for the Lincoln Town Car. Over the past 24 hours, police and fire crews have completed…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Concordia students from the Cobbers in Action and Outdoor Recreation clubs take a break from studying to give back to nature. Twice a year, these students take a couple hours off their schedules to care for Mother Earth. “We volunteer in the community and we go out and we try to clean any trash left behind by…
