FARGO — September is Suicide Prevention Month, and local Essentia Health experts want you to check on your loved ones. There can be signs they’re showing that they may be significantly depressed and thinking about ending their lives. They include changes in hygiene, eating or sleeping patterns, and withdrawing from social activities or engagement. They may also display a preoccupation…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — There has been a measles outbreak in the Twin Cities. The state’s Department of Health says most cases are among unvaccinated kids in the Somali community. With 36 confirmed cases, 35 of them being people within the state and one visiting. About one-third of the patients were hospitalized. It is the biggest measles outbreak since 2017…
EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. — Summer is on its way out, fast, and that means it’s hunting season soon in the region. But for people who are disabled, getting out with friends and loved ones into the field for a hunt can seem out of reach. That’s where Options Outdoors comes in. The nonprofit is celebrating their 29th yet of…
FARGO — It’s a sensitive topic and one that most people are inclined to treat delicately. And, because men in particular are so protective of it, a group of fraternity brothers in the region is trying to help. The brothers of NDSU’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon are continuing a three-year tradition of making the long trek on foot from Grand Forks…
FARGO — It’s an event that will fill your heart and your tummy, all at the same time. And after forty years of fighting the good fight for women and kids struggling to escape domestic violence, the YWCA is changing the fundraiser’s name. The annual “Chocolate and Chili Fantasy” is now “Chocolate for Change.” Bidding starts now for their silent…
FARGO — He’s one of the most famous names in country music, and he’s penned and sung some of the greatest songs in American musical history. And now, Willie Nelson’s namesake, Willie the horse, is looking for his forever home. The handsome, reddish gelding comes to Pet Connection with the help of Pride and Joy founder Robert Faulkner. He’s a…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Public Library is now offering radon testing kits to check out at any library location. They have thirty reusable kits available. It’s thanks to a partnership with UND Connect. It is reported that North Dakota has 63% of homes with an elevated radon level above the EPA Action Level of 4.0, leading to higher risks…
FARGO — The organizers of Golden Drive for Homeless Kids is asking you to help them sock it to homelessness in the region. They’re launching their sock drive at the start of September. When we think of helping homeless children, food and school supplies usually come to mind. But the weather in the region is changing soon, and children need…
CASSELTON, N.D. — They’re stirring up a little spirituality in the region these days, based on some homegrown herbalism. Plants and potion-making are on the syllabus at Casselton-based Massage Alchemy. The “Adult Potions” class is now open for students to register. It follows what owner Shannon Bueche says have been popular children’s potions lessons they’ve offered for a few years…
MOORHEAD — Local mental health experts are offering some guidance to families struggling with the news that a 14-year-old girl was stabbed to death at what police say were the hands of her teenage ex-boyfriend. The Moorhead public school community is reeling with the news incoming freshman Jaelyn Walker was stabbed and left to die near the Red River earlier…
