ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) – Officials in South Dakota’s third most populous city, Aberdeen, are warning residents that their drinking water contains an elevated risk of disease. The Aberdeen Water Works Treatment Plant experienced mechanical malfunctions in two filters used to clean water and make it drinkable for residents, resulting in “an increased chance of disease-causing organisms in the drinking water,”…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — If you suffer from mental health conditions like anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder and more you may understand the struggle of getting in to see a doctor to prescribe the medications that you may need. Prairie St. John’s has launched a new program to combat this problem. With a mission to offer hope and healing to…
FARGO — Are you struggling to juggle all your responsibilities? Are you looking for help keeping all those balls in the air? Or maybe you’re just looking to let loose and have some fun? Professional juggler Lukas Brandon can help with that. He makes appearances at the Night Bazaar to perform his juggling, body juggling, and other incredible feats, but…
MOORHEAD — The sun is shining, the river is beckoning, and the time is right for a race. River Keepers is holding its annual kayak and canoe race “Race The Red” this coming Monday, July 17th. So far, the group’s had to postpone it twice this season because heavy rains have made the river swell and currents fast. That’s been…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Vitalant teams up with the Fargo Air Museum in its biannual blood drive. Vitalant parked its bus right outside the museum in north Fargo during Veteran Coffee hours for a better chance at more donors. According to the American Red Cross, someone in the U.S. needs blood every two seconds. Volunteers say they are happy to…
ST. PAUL (AP) — Wildfire smoke from Canada prompts Minnesota officials to issue a record 23rd air quality alert for much of the state through late Wednesday. Smoke from wildfires in Ontario and Quebec moved into Minnesota late Monday. Ground-level smoke is expected to linger across southern, east-central and northeastern Minnesota. The previous record for air quality alerts in the…
ATLANTA (Fox News) — Officials with the CDC are tracking several new COVID-19 variants including one in North Dakota. The new strains are descendants of the Omicron variant. The strain EU11 is among the new variants being tracked. Scientists first began keeping tabs on it earlier this year as it moved rapidly through parts of Europe. It now represented 1.7%…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — The City of Grand Forks is urging people in the area to take extra precautions to avoid being bit by mosquitoes. West Nile virus was confirmed in a pool of mosquitoes collected in the city Tuesday. Officials say they usually look to national news early in Spring to keep up and see if there are…
Think your dog can get by without getting all his recommended shots? Don’t bank on it. Poor little Banks was found at about 10 weeks old wandering the streets with his brother, thin and dirty, with a wound on his shoulder. Rescue workers from 4 Luv of Dog brought the two puppies in, and discovered that on top of their…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A group of people rallied on the Veterans’ Bridge to bring awareness to Alzheimer’s treatment access. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, it is estimated that there are 6.7 million Americans older than 65 with the disease. One rally member said it runs in her family and wants a cure to be found as she saw it…
