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Minnesota Zoo serves as a getaway destination to help people connect to the outdoors

Virtual resources available to bring outdoor learning into your home

October 15, 2020

Aaron Walling,

APPLE VALLEY, Minn. – With autumn around for only a little while longer, the Minnesota Zoo in the Twin Cities is the perfect place to escape for a short weekend getaway. Its beautiful fall foliage line the park’s pathways and trails for beautiful outdoor scenery, but most importantly the animals are plentiful. “So, the Minnesota Zoo is a really unique…

City of Moorhead awarded $62 million for 11th Street railroad underpass

The city says construction on the underpass could begin as early as 2023.

October 15, 2020

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MOORHEAD, Minn.–The City of Moorhead was granted funding for a railroad underpass on 11 Street. The Minnesota Legislature granted $110 million to the Minnesota Department of transportation, $62 million of which will be used for the underpass project in Moorhead. Mayor Judd said, “This is a long time coming for Moorhead. The public safety concerns and traffic gridlock issues that…

Pet Connection: Meet Prim

Need a cuddle buddy? Prim's your guy.

October 15, 2020

Emily Welker,

It’s pretty chilly out there, and that means it’s the perfect time to find yourself a cuddle buddy for the winter and all the seasons beyond. And we’ve got just the pet to do it. A beautiful bunny is looking for a forever home in this week’s Pet Connection. Tasha Gorentz introduces us to Prim, a one-year-old neutered male rabbit….

Social Distancing: Apple Picking

Pick your favorite technique and tell us about it.

October 15, 2020

Emily Welker,

It suddenly seemed like winter set in all across the region when most of us stepped foot outside this morning. Fortunately — my family got a little more fall fun in recently, social distancing style. We spent the weekend apple picking at my father-in-law’s. He has a tree that gives some of the tastiest pie apples I’ve ever had. They’re…

Vikings v. Falcons game may be in jeopardy after Atlanta shuts down facility due to Covid tests

October 15, 2020

Site Staff,

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — The Minnesota Vikings are scheduled to host the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium, but now that game is in jeopardy. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Falcons shut down their facility Thursday morning after multiple positive COVID-19 tests. One source told Schefter there were four positive tests for the virus, but a Falcons official…

LIVE: Body Mind Spirit Expo

When the world's out of whack, you can find balance on the inside, instead.

October 14, 2020

Emily Welker,

In the cascade of catastrophes that remains 2020, it seems like every new event we tell you about is an additional stressor. The pandemic. The economy. The elections. Justin Bieber Crocs. It’s all leading to reports that our rates of depression, anxiety, and substance abuse are rising as fast as our Covid-19 rates are. But this weekend, there’s a new…

MN election results could be finalized the week after Election Day

October 13, 2020

TJ Nelson,

SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota election officials say the earliest final numbers from the 2020 election will be available a full week after Election Day. Secretary of State Steve Simon and his office outlining how it will all look and how ballots will be processed statewide. New this year, Minnesota will start counting absentee ballots 14 days before Election Day….

Minnesota opening 10 COVID-19 saliva testing sites including Moorhead

Free testing starts this Saturday at the former Thomas Edison High School building

October 13, 2020

KVRR Staff,

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A free COVID-19 saliva testing site is set to open in Moorhead on Saturday at the former Thomas Edison Elementary School building on 14th Street South. The tests can be taken Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays from noon to 7:00 PM and Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Click here to schedule an appointment….

LIVE: Last-Minute Push for Native Census

The consensus is the census is important. So stand up and be counted.

October 13, 2020

Emily Welker,

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…

LIVE: Making a Basket Case

We're making a case for baskets this morning, and here's how you can get on board.

October 13, 2020

Emily Welker,

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…