FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Volunteers gathered Thursday afternoon to deliver over 5,000 personalized holiday cards to NICU moms currently in Neonatal Intensive Care Units across the nation. Dear NICU Mama started their non-profit in 2019 with two moms who both experienced having babies end up in the NICU. Their shared experience brought the idea to put together a support outreach…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Since 2014, the Jeremiah Program has helped single mothers pursue their professional goals either in school or work while taking care of their children. In 2023, 155 moms and children participated in JP’s two-generation programming. “The mission is to disrupt the cycle of poverty two generations at a time. So we do this holistically by providing…
FARGO — When Karen Filippelli the Chihuahua mix came into the 4 Luv of Dog rescue about a month ago, odds for her speedy adoption did not look promising. She was elderly, at 8 and a half years old, with what foster volunteer Aleyna Leibfried describes as an impressive case of “dragon breath” from a significant number of rotten teeth,…
FARGO, N.D. – Fresh snow wasn’t the issue for drivers on Fargo-Moorhead area roadways on December 4th. It was a consistent series of blustery wind patterns that kicked up the existing snow and put a huge damper on visibility. “It’s down to 100 feet or less at times when the wind is still blowing that fresh snow around,” said Corey…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Doug Burgum presents his final executive budget proposal to the North Dakota legislature. The proposed budget for 2025-27 is at $19.6 billion, a slight decrease from the current two-year budget. He offered a rosy budget picture based largely on the success in extracting near-record levels of oil and gas. He wants to improve housing affordability,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Labor Department says $1.4 million in back wages is owed to Minnesota workers and more than $57,000 to North Dakota workers. “We’re holding wages for workers as part of our investigative process at the time the employer was going to pay out wages as part of that and we’re not able to find these workers….
FARGO — Spending your holidays in a shelter isn’t the most festive way to mark the season. But you can help the families at the YWCA emergency shelter feel a little more at home. Here’s what you might have seen making its way through the metro today (Wednesday). It’s the 16th year of the YWCA’s “Stuff the Bus” campaign. They’re…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) — Early Tuesday morning, officers were called to Fred’s Den on a report of a man armed with a gun and a knife. Police ordered the man to put his weapons down but he refused. They shot the man and he was taken to Jamestown Regional Medical Center, where he was declared dead. “Anytime there’s a loss…
FARGO — We all take a healthy interest in getting and giving gifts for the holidays. But there’s no gift like the gift of health — and this year you can help bring it to more than forty families in the region. The nonprofit Lend a Hand Up” is launching this year’s Holiday Hand Up giving campaign today. The families…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and Protect Our Care Minnesota are joining forces against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. becoming Health and Human Services Secretary. They are concerned about Kennedy’s views on vaccines and what they say is his disregard of science and public health. They believe if he were to take office, Minnesotans would be at…
