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Hope, Inc. Hosts Adaptive Track Meet

The organization seeks to uplift those with mobility issues, so a wide range of competitors were seen enjoying themselves.

January 12, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

Executive director of Hope, Inc., Bill Grommesh, hops in a chair to race one event participant down the track.MOORHEAD, MN – Cheers echoed off the walls at Olson Forum at Concordia College for Hope, Inc’s Winter Adaptive Track Meet. The non-profit offers sports and recreational activities for people with mobility issues. Those issues can take on many forms, so there…

Youth Ice Fishing Derby on South Woodhaven Pond

Event organizers estimated over 200 children participated in the competition.

January 12, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

Some of the tents set up on South Woodhaven Pond.FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Last January, ice fishing was hardly a consideration. But this year, the temperatures were perfect for a family-friendly competition. Fargo Parks and Fargo-Moorhead Walleyes Unlimited teamed up to host the annual Youth Ice Fishing Derby at South Woodhaven Pond. The free event was open to kids 15…

Freak Accident in McHenry County

The accident is still under investigation, but it appears that a man was killed while trying to watch his car be pulled from a ditch.

January 12, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

near BALFOUR, N.D. – Tragedy in McHenry County as the efforts of a Good Samaritan appear to have lead to a man’s untimely death. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says on the evening of January 8th, 64 year old Corey Stevens was attempting to leave a driveway on 42nd St N in rural McHenry County. However, Stevens’ 1989 Ford F350…

North Dakotans with diabetes advocate for insulin price caps

January 10, 2025

KVRR Staff,

Nina Kritzberger, 16, speaks before the Government and Veteran Affairs Committee in favor of an insulin cap for the North Dakota commercial insurance market on Jan. 9, 2025. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A bill to lower the price of insulin drugs and supplies for more North Dakotans attracted passionate discussion at a Thursday hearing before…

Open House to Celebrate New Altru Hospital in Grand Forks

January 9, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — It’s the dawning of a new day for healthcare in Grand Forks as Altru unveils its freshly constructed hospital. Cheers filled the space at the new Altru campus in Grand Forks -almost as much as the people did. Dr. Josh Deere, Family Medicine & Primary Care, says, “We actually saw thousands of people. We don’t…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Dolly

January 9, 2025

Emily Welker,

FARGO — Dolly’s rescue worker describes her as a doll, and since she’s been bottle-feeding her since she was a tiny kitten of four weeks old and knows her disposition pretty well, it’s safe to say you’d be getting a really sweet kitten if you adopted her. Dolly and her sibling were born in a vacant building in very cold…

LIVE: Free Winter Clothing Giveaway

January 8, 2025

Emily Welker,

FARGO — Winter can be tough on all your gear. And in spite of the slight warmup we’re set to see in the next couple of days, we’ve got a lot of winter left to go. That’s why a group called Community Options is offering a free winter clothes giveaway for families across the state who are struggling financially. They…

North Dakota lawmakers to consider bill capping price of insulin

January 7, 2025

KVRR Staff,

Advocates celebrate 2023 legislation capping insulin prices for people on the state employee health insurance plan in a signing ceremony at the North Dakota Capitol with Gov. Doug Burgum in May 2024. Angela Kritzberger, second from right, and her daughter Nina, third from right, plan to travel to Bismarck this week to testify in favor of a bill to extend…

3-on-3 Basketball Tournament Raises Money, Spirits for Landon’s Light

The organization provides aid to critically ill children and their families.

January 5, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Landon Solberg was just 12 years old when inoperable brain cancer took his life. But his memory lives on – every year at the middle school he would have called home – in the form of a massive 3-on-3 basketball tournament. Liberty Middle plays host to the extravaganza, which features a ton of friendly competition…

Abercrombie Dairy Approved by State of North Dakota

The contentious project now has the backing of a state agency.

January 4, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

ABERCROMBIE, N.D. – An extremely controversial proposal for a dairy farm has gotten approval from the state of North Dakota. The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality announced today that they are issuing a state animal feeding Operation permit to Riverview ND LLP, for Abercrombie Dairy, which will be a large Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation in Richland County. Many Abercrombie…