We’re wrestling with a question about wassailing on the Morning Show this Monday. Why, when most of us have only heard about wassailing from Christmas carols, are some people having a wassail festival this weekend? The answer is that it’s a lot better to wassail outside in North Dakota in August than in December. The wassail, a celebration of the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Park leaders share plans for construction updates and others share memories they will cherish. “We love to swim!” Kids are taking in the final days of summer, and enjoying the vibes at Island Park Pool. “It’s been pretty nice, I’ve been out here for four and half hours, or something around that just enjoying the…
The votes are in and America has at least two winners in the USA Mullet Championship. Winners were just announced in the teens and kids division and you are looking at the young kids winner. Emmitt Bailey from Menomonie, Wisconsin took home the prize. The teen winner, also from Wisconsin, is Cayden Kershaw from Wausau. The USA Mullet Championship has…
Grand Forks, N.D. (KVRR)- Rollin’ on the River Inline Marathon’s 11th year brings 100 racers together from multiple states like Illinois and California, and some made the trip from outside the US, like Canada and Puerto Rico, to explore the course in Grand Forks. “I guess the biggest stressor for us is making sure we have a safe race, we…
HANKINSON, N.D (KVRR) – Farmers Union Oil and Cenex selects Cares for Cancer for their $25,000 Hometown Pride Grant. It will give out 10 grants a month of $500 to people in Hankinson and surrounding rural areas to help with medical expenses. CHS and their energy branch Cenex has given this $25,000 grant to local non profits four times a…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A pro life organization and the Diocese of Crookston hold a rally across from the Red River Women’s Clinic’s new Moorhead location. They are grateful abortions could soon no longer be lawful in North Dakota, but are concerned the state’s only abortion clinic moved three miles away where the procedure is legal. Pro Life Action Ministries…
FARGO — An internationally-renowned photographer famous for his wet-plate portraits is coming to Fargo this weekend to launch his new show in downtown. You probably already know Shane Balkowitsch’s work — his famous 2019 portrait of teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg was installed on a downtown mural in 2020. Fargo activists brought it here after people in Bismarck threatened to…
Red River Women’s Clinic, MoorheadBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/Prairie Public) – Attorneys for the Red River Women’s Clinic have asked a North Dakota judge for a temporary restraining order, to prevent the state’s anti-abortion law from taking effect next Friday. The law outlaws abortions in North Dakota, except in case of rape, incest or when a mother’s life is threatened. The “trigger” law…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Hear the patriotic sounds of the United States Air Force over the next few days in our region. The Heartland of America Band’s Offutt Brass Quintet is touring North Dakota and Minnesota. They stopped by the KVRR studios for a performance on the morning show Friday. The quintet plays songs by American composers with a…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Kevin Shores had been receiving letters from the Clay County Auditor’s Office informing him about missing deadlines for delinquent taxes. Because of communication issues, the taxes were never paid which led to the state seizing Shore’s home this week. “The auditor is saying that I need to pay these taxes, I’m thinking we’re working together but…
