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Family Wellness Offers Free FloatNFit Trials

FloatNFit allows participants to perform on-land exercises while balancing on a floating stability board

September 5, 2018

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FARGO– Family Wellness is giving you the chance to try out FloatNFit for free. FloatNFit allows participants to perform on-land exercises while balancing on a floating stability board. This type of core stability workout involves movements like jump squats, medicine ball exercises, and yoga poses. Group Fitness Manager at Family Wellness, Karla Hensrud-Wagner, says participants feel a sense of confidence…

North Dakota’s First Ever HIV Awareness Walk Gets Rid of Misconceptions Behind the Virus

The North Dakota Community Planning Group, Family Healthcare and the North Dakota Department of Health put on the walk

September 4, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — The HIV virus has been in the United States since the 1970’s but to this day, it still carries a stigma with it. “People think someone is HIV infected because they’re a gay man or they do drugs and stuff like that,” said Ryan Braunberger, community co-chair of the North Dakota Community Planning Group. Braunberger says it’s…

Fargo Brewing Company Fights to Prevent Suicide

Some say prevention can only happen by getting rid of the stigma against mental health

September 3, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. –Fargo Brewing Company is spending the holiday fighting suicide. For every pint of beer purchased, the brewery will donate one dollar to North Dakota’s Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. One hundred and forty people committed suicide in North Dakota in 2018 so far. The Foundation hopes to decrease that statistic by at least 20 percent in…

20-Year-Old Fargo Man Critically Hurt in I-94 Crash Early Sunday Morning

The SUV then ricocheted to the left, crossing three lanes before hitting the median barrier

September 2, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — A 20–year–old Fargo man was critically hurt in a single–vehicle crash on the Red River Bridge on I–94 early Sunday morning. The highway patrol says a SUV was eastbound when the vehicle veered to the right, leaving the road and striking a guardrail. The SUV then ricocheted to the left, crossing three lanes before hitting the median…

LIVE: Tow to Go for Labor Day Weekend

Get home in one piece with the help of AAA.

August 31, 2018

Emily Welker,

Travel experts are bracing themselves for a busy weekend out on the roads this Labor Day. The unofficial end of summer combined with predictions of pleasant weather, the return of students for the new semester, the beginning of tailgating, a three-day weekend, and an expected dip in gas prices means travelers are likely to be out on the roads in…

LIVE: Out of the Darkness

13 years of raising awareness and saving lives.

August 31, 2018

Emily Welker,

It’s something we don’t like to talk about, but silence, when it comes to suicide, can be deadly. And every year, right here in the metro, there’s a safe and supportive place to talk about it for families who have been touched by the tragedy of suicide. It’s called the Fargo/Moorhead Out of the Darkness Community Walk, and it was…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Robin

She's a bundle of energy.

August 30, 2018

Emily Welker,

Robin is a cat who comes to Homeward Animal Shelter after being rescued from the local pound, and she’s the perfect example of why it’s so great to have the help of rescue workers when you’re choosing a new pet to bring home. Her profile says she’s sweet, well-mannered, cuddly and playful. She doesn’t care for other cats. However, instead…

Adults and Youth Learn the Distress Signs of Mental Health

Imagine Thriving and Youth Intervention Programs Association trained people in identifying distress signs in youth

August 29, 2018

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FARGO – A Fargo organization is teaming up with a youth intervention association to bring mental health training to both youth and adults. Imagine Thriving and Youth Intervention Programs Association trained people in identifying distress signs in youth and ways to better their mental health. The “Not Alone” documentary was played with a purpose of demonstrating how the topic of…

LevelUp Fargo Releases Results of Social Capital Survey

All Fargo middle schools and high schools took the survey last year

August 28, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — The mental health of a child may play a more important role when it comes to substance abuse than some may have realized. LevelUp Fargo had all middle school and high school students in Fargo take a survey last year showing them what they can do next to combat addiction in the community. The survey shows fighting drug…

Fargo Cass Public Health Hosts Third Drug “Take Back” of the Summer

The program started in 2009

August 28, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota is one of the only states in the country to have permanent take back drug locations. Every once in awhile though some places around the community will have a temporary location, including Fargo Cass Public Health. This is the third take back they’ve hosted this summer, already collecting 120 pounds of over the counter and prescription…