Kevin Wallevand
Kevin Wallevand has been a Reporter at WDAY-TV since 1983. He is a native of Vining, Minnesota in Otter Tail County. His series and documentary work have brought him to Africa, Vietnam, Haiti, Kosovo, South America, Mongolia and the Middle East. He is an Emmy and Edward R. Murrow award recipient.Contact
1922-2012: Celebrating 90 years of WDAY Radio
Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - Long before Netflix, iTunes, and a DVR, there was a small, wooden box that entertained thousands every night and day here in the valley. As WDAY Radio celebrates its 90th Anniversary this week, we are reminded just how amazing and inventive those pioneers were.WDAY, 05/22/2012
Horizon Middle School students look back at World War Two history
Moorhead, MN (WDAY TV) - There were some amazing stories to come out of the World War Two projects, like the Moorhead 6th grader whose great grandfather was in a concentration camp in Poland or the Horizon student who brought his Grandpa along as part of his display.WDAY, 05/18/2012
Fire officials warn of danger of using flower pots as ashtrays
Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - Local fire departments are frustrated with the number of balcony and deck fires in the metro. The culprit? Flower pots used as ashtrays. It is what's inside the pots that are creating potentially deadly fires.WDAY, 05/17/2012
Carl Ben Eielson students finally meet their pen pals
Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - With texting and emailing, one would think pen-pals are a thing of the past, but wait until you see how rewarding it can be. For the past several months students at Carl Ben Eielson Middle School have been writing letters to residents living at Touchmark at Harwood Groves in South Fargo.WDAY, 05/16/2012
Fergus Falls Police investigating brutal killing of dog
Fergus Falls, MN (WDAY TV) - Fergus Falls Police are looking into the brutal killing of a family dog. It happened at a house near downtown that is broken-up into apartments. Police say there are leads in the case, but no suspects have been arrested yet.WDAY, 05/15/2012
MSUM Students hit can collection jackpot
Moorhead, MN (WDAY TV) - It started as a simple challenge from a friend who thought his buddies at MSUM would never collect enough aluminum cans during the school year to make a worthwhile pay-day. Today those students proved the friend wrong. They are now planning a sweet summer vacation.WDAY, 05/14/2012
Charges could be filed in Moorhead apartment fire
Moorhead, MN (WDAY TV) - The Moorhead Fire Department continues its investigation today into the fire that swept through an apartment complex. Some were treated for minor smoke inhalation, but several others had to be evacuated or pulled from the burning building.WDAY, 05/14/2012
Civil War Veteran Honored
Near Hewitt, MN (WDAY TV) - A follow up to a story we first brought you Thursday night about a veteran from the Civil War who had been buried in an unmarked grave for decades…that is until today.WDAY, 05/12/2012
Battle Lake family continuing nearly century old fishing tradition
Otter Tail Lake, MN (WDAY TV) - As thousands prepare to head out on Minnesota lakes for the big fishing opener tomorrow, one Battle Lake man is not only getting ready to bring in the whopper walleyes, but he is continuing an incredible run of fishing openers.WDAY, 05/11/2012
Forgotten Civil War veteran finally getting recognition he deserves
Hewitt, MN (WDAY TV) - In a few days a grateful state and country will honor a veteran buried in an unmarked grave near Hewitt, Minnesota, not far from Wadena. His name is Edgar Lewis, a veteran of the Civil War. Many curious volunteers, and hours of research have led to Edgar Lewis finally getting a veteran's marker so his grave will no longer go unnoticed.WDAY, 05/10/2012
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