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LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Asuka

FARGO — If you’re looking for a big, beautiful young lady who loves the snow and pretty much everyone she meets, you definitely need to meet Asuka. She’s about an Akita about a year and eight months old, so at 81 pounds, she’s pretty close to to her full adult size. Akitas are a Japanese breed widely known for their…

Hope, Inc. Hosts Adaptive Track Meet

The organization seeks to uplift those with mobility issues, so a wide range of competitors were seen enjoying themselves.

Executive director of Hope, Inc., Bill Grommesh, hops in a chair to race one event participant down the track.MOORHEAD, MN – Cheers echoed off the walls at Olson Forum at Concordia College for Hope, Inc’s Winter Adaptive Track Meet. The non-profit offers sports and recreational activities for people with mobility issues. Those issues can take on many forms, so there…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Dolly

FARGO — Dolly’s rescue worker describes her as a doll, and since she’s been bottle-feeding her since she was a tiny kitten of four weeks old and knows her disposition pretty well, it’s safe to say you’d be getting a really sweet kitten if you adopted her. Dolly and her sibling were born in a vacant building in very cold…

LIVE: All the Flavors of Cello

FARGO — Got a taste for variety? The FM Symphony Opera wants you to get your fill at their upcoming Cello-bration. The cellists of the symphony are sharing the sweet sounds of their strings this Sunday in downtown Fargo. It’s the latest in a series of “fun-size” performances. And as the show’s tag line goes, “There’s always room for cello.”…

Hjemkomst Center Hosts Hardanger Fiddle Concert

This specific kind of fiddle is always hand-made, and hails from Norway.

Fiddle performers entrance the crowd at the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead.MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The sounds of fiddles filled the Hjemkomst Center on Saturday, as the Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County hosted a Hardanger Fiddle concert. Hardanger fiddles are a special kind of instrument – each is handcrafted in traditional Norweigan fashion. In the Fargo-Moorhead area, there’s about…

Don’t Let Them Turn into Pupsicles

Minnesota entrepreneur develops cold-weather dog product line

HALLOCK, Minn. — The cold snap we’re heading into isn’t just rough on humans. It’s also “ruff” on our canine family members. So one woman from Hallock has developed a product that can help. “Wet Dog” Chief Business Development Officer Heather Johnson started her company to meet the needs of Minnesota dogs like hers. She’s got a “paw wax” that…

LIVE: A Lucky Start for Lunar New Year

FARGO — Sometimes, after all the parties and presents of the winter holidays, from New Year’s Day onward, the rest of January can seem a little bit of a letdown. But this year, a group of volunteers in the metro is helping to keep the party going. Lunar New Year is just around the corner, and you’re invited to join….

Fargo Man in Custody After Chase Crosses State Lines

The pursuit began in Roberts County, South Dakota, and ended in Richland County, North Dakota.

RICHLAND COUNTY, N.D. – Just past midnight on the morning of Friday, December 27th, a Roberts County, South Dakota Sheriff’s Deputy pursued a 2008 Lincoln MKZ northbound on I-29 into Richland County in North Dakota. That’s when the NDHP jumped into action – taking over the pursuit near Mile Marker 37. One trooper deflated two of the Lincoln’s tires with…