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Benefit Held for Lucas Lamb

The gifted musician and high school senior is battling stage 4 Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

Some of the bake sale treats available at the benefit.FARGO, N.D. – A local high school senior with stage four cancer is feeling the support after the community came together for his benefit. Lucas Lamb is a senior at Fargo South High School who has recently been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. So Realty Xperts teamed with Lend a Hand Up…

May is Mental Health Awareness Month in the U.S.

Healthcare providers say North Dakota faces a unique set of obstacles when it comes to providing adequate mental health resources.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Most people are aware that gloomy weather can put a damper on one’s mood. But, in North Dakota, the compounding effects stretch further than that. Some people have to drive hours upon hours for specialized treatment, which can become impossible depending on road conditions in the wintry months. “We do have patients that travel all over…

Fargo Center For Dermatology Provides Free Skin Consultation For Skin Cancer Awareness Month

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and all hands are on deck at Fargo Center for Dermatology. For the past 16 years, the dermatology clinic has offered a free skin consultation service on May 1st. Students from NDSU and dermatologists from the clinic worked to provide consults for the dozens of people who signed up. The…

Nationwide May Day Protest Brings Over A Hundred People Together in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Over a hundred people came together in solidarity at the Veterans Memorial Bridge to protest on this May Day. Striking with the thousands of others nationwide to demand for a change. “This May Day, we’re standing together to send a message loud and clear across the country and the globe. We’re united in our resolve to…

Fargo Man Arrested After Head-On Crash In South Fargo Injures Two

FARGO (KFGO/KVRR) – A 20-year-old Fargo man was arrested after a head-on crash in Fargo Thursday morning. Lt. Shane Aberle says officers responded to a two-vehicle crash at 15 1/2 Avenue S. and University Drive around 3:45 a.m. Witnesses told officers a vehicle moving at a high rate of speed crossed the center line and crashed into an oncoming vehicle….

Silver Linings Apartments Soon To Open For Tenants Formerly Homeless

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Churches United’s new Silver Lining Apartments are a month away from allowing tenants who once didn’t have a place to live to move into their new homes. The 55 and up apartments are located northwest of the intersection at 34th Street North and 3rd Avenue Northwest. Right across from the Bright Sky Apartments, it will be…

National Assistive Technology Day Celebrated in Fargo

North Dakota Assistive held events at each of its locations statewide.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The building may look unassuming from the outside, but tucked away at 3240 15th Street South, Suite B is an absolute treasure trove of assistive technology that allows people with different needs to live more comfortable and productive lifestyles. “Our mission is to help get everyone AT, or assistive technology, as they need it, to be…

High School Band To Perform Veterans’ Tribute Inspired By Composition from 20 Years Ago

ADA, Minn. (KVRR) — Twenty years ago, Ada-Borup West Band Director Richard Tuttle honored area Marines with a composition titled, The Black Sands of Iwo Jima. The performance included video interviews from area veterans. But not long after the performance, the footage was lost. “I think my plan was to take that stuff and make something. A video or something,…

Marketplace for Kids Hosts its 30th Annual Education Day

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — More than 100 students are participating in the 30th annual Marketplace for Kids Education Day Students across the Fargo area are receiving a first-hand experience of what it is like to work in various industries. Robert Heitkamp and his team with Marketplace for Kids have shared opportunities with students across the region. Classes in this year’s…