Kevin Wallevand

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WDAY TV News Reporter since 1983. Journalism Adjunct at MSUM. Proud Otter Tail Co. native. National Edward R. Murrow Awards and Emmys for doc/special projects.

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Fighting an invisible enemy: Detroit Lakes veteran, others want their stories told of Nevada testing site

5 days ago | inforum.com | Kevin Wallevand

BECKER COUNTY, Minn. – For years, he wasn't allowed to speak about it. It was top secret. Now, a rural Detroit Lakes man, who is retired from the Air Force, is joining hundreds of other veterans trying to get their story out about exposure to radiation and chemicals during decades of secret nuclear tests in Nevada.
Barnesville students lend a hand during 'Day of Caring'

1 week ago | inforum.com | Kevin Wallevand

BARNESVILLE, Minn. — The city of Barnesville picked the perfect day for its "Day of Caring" on Wednesday, May 7. Just over 130 students from Barnesville High School fanned out across the city to help senior citizens with yard work, window washing, gutter cleaning and other spring cleanup tasks. This year marked the third annual "Day of Caring" — a chance for high school students to give back to those who support them year-round.
DSG celebrates 127 years, opens new Fargo headquarters

1 week ago | inforum.com | Kevin Wallevand

FARGO — A company that started in Fargo more than a century ago marked a major milestone Wednesday, May 7, with a celebration at its new headquarters. Dakota Supply Group, better known as DSG, celebrated its 127-year history with a daylong event that included a Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting.
Prison podcasters popular inside and outside the ND facility

1 week ago | inforum.com | Kevin Wallevand

BISMARCK — When the news brings you stories from jails or prisons, it’s rarely good news. It’s easy to think every day’s the same at the North Dakota State Penitentiary in Bismarck. But lately, all the talk inside the prison walls is about the talk going on behind bars. Two inmates who are podcasting behind bars and they hope their weekly shows educate others in the prison, but also those outside the razor wire. “Everybody good to go?
Make-A- Wish grants cancer survivor and young musician, three saxophones

1 week ago | inforum.com | Kevin Wallevand

FARGO — Just days after finishing his final chemotherapy, Fargo south senior Lucas Lamb got a big surprise from Make-A-Wish over the weekend. Lucas, who has been getting chemotherapy for his battle against Lymphoma, appeared at the gala to play "Happy Birthday" on a saxophone. It is the 40th Anniversary for Make-A-Wish North Dakota.
'That's gone': Blind third grader is a real gamer with 'MLB The Show'

1 week ago | inforum.com | Kevin Wallevand

WEST FARGO — A West Fargo 9-year old is proving you just find new ways around "barriers" in life. Titus Wollan is blind, and his favorite pastime is baseball ... anything baseball. Even video games. And without any special add-ons to the game, Titus is crushing, simply by listening. MLB The Show is a baseball fan's dream, played right in their living room. But for Titus and his brother, Trenton, a fifth-grader, it is much more than a game. "Foul ball," Titus says as the first batter is up.
Make-A-Wish gives Fargo teen a sax, days after his was stolen while he finished chemo

1 week ago | inforum.com | Kevin Wallevand

FARGO — Fargo South High School senior Lucas Lamb recently completed chemotherapy for cancer, but his family was still reeling from a home break-in that left them without a laptop — and without Lucas’s most prized possession: his tenor saxophone. After a WDAY story aired about Lamb, volunteers and Make-A-Wish North Dakota stepped in to help. They teamed up to surprise him with a new saxophone.
Moorhead teen with rare disease celebrates prom in unforgettable night

1 week ago | inforum.com | Kevin Wallevand

MOORHEAD — Prom night is always a memorable occasion — but for one Moorhead family, it was unforgettable. Seventeen-year-old Cullen Durand and his brother, Ollie, a third-grader, live with a rare, progressive neurological condition that recently left Cullen unable to walk or breathe on his own. But on Saturday night, May 3, his family, CCRI and Moorhead Public Schools made sure Cullen had his night in the spotlight.
Woman who started Make-A-Wish foundation 45 years ago in Fargo for celebration

1 week ago | inforum.com | Kevin Wallevand

FARGO — Just think of the lives they've touched over almost a half-century: Make-A-Wish, granting dreams of Disney, Alaska fishing, ski slopes and camping trips. On Saturday night, May 3, the Fargo Make-A-Wish chapter celebrates with its annual "Wine and Wishes" gala; a night to raise money for more wishes for children in a medical crisis. And the mother who started the concept of Make-A-Wish is in town to help celebrate.
Spud Closet: Everything from steak to sneakers

1 week ago | inforum.com | Kevin Wallevand

MOORHEAD — National Honor Society members at Moorhead High School are helping meet basic needs for their fellow students with a new initiative called the Spud Closet — a two-room, private space where students can access food, clothing, and hygiene products, as well as laundry and shower facilities. “It just works,” said NHS member Eleanor Culloton. “In here we have some frozen foods.