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Pangea: Cultivate Our Cultures

Roots Converging On The Region From Around The Globe

It comes from the term for aeons ago, pre-continental drift, when all the Earth’s continents were fused together in one giant landmass. Now, the teeming masses of humanity right here in Cass and Clay counties are converging on one location this weekend. That’s the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead, and they’re coming for Pangea, a celebration of all the cultures represented…

Pet Connection: Meet Dottie

Spot-on one of the cutest cats we've ever met.

Dottie is one of those cats whose personality is even more lovely than her looks — and that’s really saying something with this stunning feline. Not only does she have that striking spot on one eye, she also has a little heart-shaped mark right at the base of her tail. Whoever gets Dottie is going to get the total package,…

St. Paul Mayor Launches Gubernatorial Campaign in Moorhead

Chris Coleman, mayor of St. Paul for 12 years, kicks off his gubernatorial campaign at the Perkins in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The mayor of St. Paul stopped in Moorhead to launch his campaign for the governor’s seat. Democrat Chris Coleman shared his vision for Minnesota with customers at the Perkins in Moorhead. Chris Coleman has been the mayor of St. Paul since 2006. Coleman has also served as the president of the National League of Cities. He is…

United Way Acts of Kindness

Spread the word. We did, and it's going from the metro across two states.

There’s a movement afoot to take small acts of kindness and see how far they can spread. It started years ago in the Fargo metro area, according to officials from the United Way of Cass-Clay, and now it’s gone clear across both North Dakota and Minnesota. Heck — it even got its own week this year in the state of…

Deputies Respond To Early-Morning Standoff

Around 4:43 a.m., 57-year-old Steven Sorenson of Harwood was arrested without incident.

HARWOOD, N.D — One man has been arrested after a standoff in rural Harwood, North Dakota following shots fired early Tuesday morning. Shortly after midnight, a man called dispatch wanting to make a complaint about an incident that happened at a West Fargo bar. Cass County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the man’s location in rural Harwood. “Our office had started…

Moorhead Mayor Del Rae Williams Excited for the Future

Mayor Williams says although there are a ton of things she is proud to have been a part of; she is excited to be involved in the community in other ways

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Moorhead Mayor Del Rae Williams has decided that a five year long term was long enough. Mayor Williams says although there are a ton of things she is proud to have been a part of; she is excited to be involved in the community in other ways. Some of the projects under her legacy are the Moorhead…

Parade and Memorial Service Recognizes Fargo Area Veterans

Governor Burgum spoke to the veterans at the Fargo Civic Center

FARGO, N.D. — From parades to memorial ceremonies, there was no shortage of events around town to celebrate and thank veterans for serving their country. All veterans who have or are fighting for the United States have something in common. “We were willing to sign our names on the dotted line to do whatever we needed to do for this country,”…

Power To The (Punk) People: UND Author Publishes Punk Music Book

Think you know what punk's about? Think again.

In a part of the country dominated by, well, country, punk music might be one of our most poorly-understood art forms. That is, until you meet Brian Schill. The assistant director at UND’s Office of Alumni and Community Relations has just come out with his first book, This Year’s Work In the Punk Bookshelf: Or, Lusty Scripts, published by Indiana…

Pet Connection: Meet Jellybean

Sweet and tiny.

Jellybean is shivering when she arrives at the KVRR Morning Show studios, and not just because it’s in the single digits outside. The tiny chihuahua is also nervous as heck, but she’s cooperative and well-behaved with visitors and her handler, 4 Luv of Dog rescue worker and founder Kish Hilmert. The sweet-natured little lady was rescued from a hoarding situation…

Expert Help With Open Enrollment

Call it the lightning round of "Choose your health care!"

Open enrollment is already started for the year, and the clock is ticking. This year, your window to enroll is half the length of time last year’s was — you now have 45 days to pick a health care plan, instead of 90. That’s why we welcomed Lori Kinn of Family Health Care in Fargo to the KVRR Morning Show…