FARGO — They rolled in under smokey skies for their first night in the Red River Valley all the way from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Now, the Scott Ellison band is taking to the main stage at the 30th annual Fargo Blues Festival. It’s the region’s largest Blues Festival and it’s attracting artists from around the country, including Chicago, New Orleans and…
WEST FARGO — Like all the best stylists, Dino the Indian ringneck has a gentle touch, a heart of gold and a patient nature. And with his sweet personality and affectionate hair-grooming, he made our Morning Show anchor’s hair look better than she ever has styling it herself. Dino is a Creamino Indian Ringneck, a genetic mutation that is missing…
FARGO — We just wrapped up National Moth Week, and if you haven’t gotten involved by now in a program that could improve the fate of these poorly understood little pollinators, there’s still a chance to help. Entomologists say their new scientific findings indicate moths are doing a lot of the heavy lifting in pollination the way butterflies and bees…
Map of air quality from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The air quality in areas colored red are considered to be unhealthy, even for those without underlying conditions.FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Air quality monitors on both sides of the Red River are reporting unhealthy air quality due to smoke drifting from wildfires burning in Canada. North Dakota Department of Environmental…
MOORHEAD — The very first Disability Pride Fest is coming to the metro Thursday, and you’re invited. It coincides with other Disability pride fest celebrations in major u-s cities across the nation, including one in Minneapolis-St. Paul, and it’s part of the commemoration of the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Organizers say it’s a chance to see…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Coffee and Italian soda lovers flocked to Moorhead for the opening of 7 Brew Coffee Monday, July 28. Lines for the drive-thru were long but steady as baristas went from car to car to take orders. The coffee drive thru is located in the Brookdale Shopping Center Parking lot. At one point, lines were wrapped back…
FARGO — You might not think a blizzard in July is much of a miracle, but you’d be wrong. You can help make miracles happen this week on Miracle Treat Day, happening this Thursday. That’s the annual event that gives money from each Blizzard sold at local Dairy Queens to Sanford Children’s Hospital. Moorhead Dairy Queen’s Troy DeLeon brings his employees…
FARGO — Next week’s forecast is all but guaranteed to bring some sunshine to the region, especially for children struggling with a cancer diagnosis. That’s because it’s the return of the annual “Sunshine Kids Golf Tournament,” now in its 18th year. The tournament is once again sold out and looking to top its previous fundraising record. Sunshine Kids is a…
MOORHEAD — It’s officially Katya, but why be so formal? After all, it only takes a few seconds for her to award you kisses and cuddles, so we’ll call her by the name her foster family’s affectionately dubbed her: “Pig,” thanks to the silly snorting sounds she makes when she’s content. She’s a sweet-natured, happy-go-lucky, year-and-a-half-old pit bull who loves…
FARGO — Tariffs on Canadian imports are creating new worries for the local home building industry as its leaders anticipate having to pass increased costs on to consumers. They’re estimating the tariffs could add ten thousand dollars more to the cost of building a new home in the region over the next year or so. That’s less than the fourteen…
