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“Pleading for My Life Saying ‘Listen I’m Sorry I’ve Got Kids I’ve Got a Family'” Man Explains Assault in Dilworth

Neal Johnson says he was at the wrong place at the wrong time just around midnight on Friday

August 13, 2018

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DILWORTH, Minn. — After a Dilworth man says he was beaten to unconsciousness, police are trying to find two suspects. KVRR’s Jessie Cohen tells us how the man climbed his way out of a ditch and made it home in our “lead story”. Neal Johnson says he was at the wrong place at the wrong time just around midnight on…

Fargo VA Gets News Set of Wheels to Transport Patients

The car is a 2019 Ford Flex

August 13, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — The Fargo VA has a new set of wheels to transport veterans to their appointments. Disabled American Veterans (DAV) of North Dakota handed over the keys to a 2019 Ford Flex to the VA. It’s just one of 13 vehicles across North Dakota and Minnesota which help provide transportation to veterans who have no other way to a…

Go Far Woman Run Benefits Essentia Health NICU

From babies to marathoners, the run features women of all ages

August 10, 2018

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FARGO, N.D.–Women are lacing up their shoes for the sixth annual Go Far Woman Run! From babies to marathoners, the run features women of all ages. The run benefits the babies in the NICU at Essentia Health. The event is in honor of the late Dr. Renee Schwandt, who was an O-B-G-Y-N at Essentia Health. She died right before the…

LIVE: Beating Addiction Through Meditation

It's a new tool in the fight to seize back our health from substance abuse.

August 10, 2018

Emily Welker,

We talk a lot about how to win the war on opiate addiction, alcohol abuse, and other substance use disorders that plague us here in the Red River Valley and throughout the nation. But so far, what we’re doing isn’t working fast enough to save some of us. Now, there’s a group in our region that’s offering a different kind…

Effects from North and West Coast Wild Fires Making their Way to the Midwest

If you fit into one of those categories make sure you aren't doing anything strenuous outside or being exposed to the haze for long periods of time

August 9, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — Affects from wild fires are making their way to North Dakota and Minnesota all the way from the north and west coast. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert for western Minnesota through 10 a.m. Saturday. Those with the Division of Air Quality within the North Dakota Department of Health are warning the…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Gabriel

A sweet smile that hides a sad story.

August 9, 2018

Emily Welker,

Getting older is hard on all of us. But when it means having to say goodbye to someone you love, getting older can be almost unbearable. That’s what happened to Gabriel, a sweet-natured Bichon Frise who joined the Morning Show’s Emily Welker live in-studio with volunteer Denise Kaeslin. Gabriel came to 4 Luv of Dog rescue after his owner grew…

Make-A-Wish Surprises Five-Year-Old in Jamestown

Arianna Walch was diagnosed with Batten disease in April

August 8, 2018

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JAMESTOWN, N.D. — It doesn’t take long for Arianna Walch to get hooked to the slides at the playground, especially now that she has one of her very own right at home. “She doesn’t daredevil out by herself too much and walk on her on because she’s afraid of falling. But when she saw the slide, she was ready to…

Women on Wheels Say Their Group is More Than Just a Monday Night Ride

Women on Wheels are going off the beaten path and riding in the dirt throughout the metro

August 7, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — Women on Wheels are going off the beaten path and riding in the dirt throughout the metro. This empowering group of women meets every Monday to ride new trails in the community. They have also found a family within the group, giving them the push they need to take part in other rides around the country. Two…

LIVE: Breastfeeding Week

Tips, tricks and techniques to make it easier when you go back to work.

August 7, 2018

Emily Welker,

We’re just wrapping up statewide Breastfeeding Week here in North Dakota, and while there are some businesses here that make it a priority for moms returning to work to keep breastfeeding their babies, the numbers overall aren’t encouraging. In North Dakota, 82 percent of moms start of breastfeeding. But by the time they go back to work — usually around…

Students Are Getting Free Lunch and Breakfast at Madison Elementary School

Only certain schools across the country qualify for the USDA National School Lunch and Breakfast programs, and now Madison elementary school is on the list

August 6, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — A healthy breakfast and a balanced lunch are important for elementary school students to learn. But what about the parents that can’t afford to provide those meals? Well KVRR’s Jessie Cohen tells us about a new program at one Fargo elementary school that will take a lift off every parents’ shoulders….IN OUR LEAD STORY. As the summer…