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Salvation Army Honors Volunteers And Community With 128th Annual National Salvation Army Week

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Salvation Army has been serving the Fargo-Moorhead area for 128 years. Serving thousands of people in their times of need. “In 2024, we served 48,000 meals. We’ve also helped people 90,000 helps that means rent, utilities, transportation, medical assistance, birth certificate, the whole gamut of services that the Salvation Army provides here in the Fargo-Moorhead…

Plains Art Museum Hosts Annual Indigenous Art Fair

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Plains Art Museum and Visit Fargo Moorhead hosted their annual Indigenous Art Fair on Saturday. The event invited forty Indigenous makers from the Midwest and across the nation. From paintings, jewelry, blankets, dreamcatchers, and other indigenous crafts. Each vendor showcased their home roots within each of their pieces with high-level contemporary and traditional Indigenous art….

Fargo Doctor Recalls Meeting The Newly Elected Pope Ten Years Prior To His Election

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — “So they asked me, you know, if I knew him, and I said not really. Until I saw the picture of me shaking his hand,” said Dr. Lucho Espejo. Dr. Lucho Espejo, a Medical Director and Family Physician at the Family HealthCare Clinic in Fargo, has been working with the Fargo-based organization “Friends of Chimbote” to…

LIVE: All Aflutter Over the Great Migration

FARGO — Spring recreation season is well underway and that means it’s time to get outside and explore the region’s hidden charms. And for this one, all you have to do is look up. Baltimore orioles, even rarer species like the glossy ibis and winged warblers are on their way through our region right now, part of the spring mass…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Rigatoni

FARGO — Talk about a treat for Pet Connection Thursday. Rigatoni the black lab bounced into the studios with a smile as big as his heart and quite a story to share. The seven-year-old senior citizen is getting a new leash on life, having dropped more than 20 pounds from his original 113-pound status since arriving at the 4 Luv…

LIVE: Taking F.A.S.T. Action for Stroke Survival

FARGO — May is Stroke Awareness Month, and there’s a new online tool that could help you spot the signs. The American Stroke Association is teaming up with Sanford Health to present an online, interactive “F.A.S.T.” site. It stands for “Face Drooping,” “Arm Weakness,” “Speech Difficulty,” and “Time to Call 911.” The online tool uses audio and video examples to…

U.S. Navy Veteran Receives Mortgage-Free Home in West Fargo

The gift was made possible thanks to a U.S. Bank donation, working alongside Freedom Alliance’s Heroes to Homeowners program.

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Crowds lined the sidewalk on 55th Avenue West in West Fargo, eager to catch a glimpse of the U.S. Navy veteran set to move into his brand-new home. Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Stuart Fuke hails from Oahu in the state of Hawaii, and his family’s military tradition was one of the main reasons he chose…

LIVE: Weight On Your Mind? This Study Might Want You

FARGO — Your weight and fitness might be on your mind with summer activities coming into focus soon. And the connection between weight, the human mind and the new class of weight-loss drugs on the market is on Concordia researchers’ minds, too. Dr. Betsy Cogan is looking for volunteers in their 50s to 70s, both weight-loss users and non-users alike,…