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From Minnesota to New Mexico: Firefighter Brings Decades Of Experience to Save Their Region

Unprecedented winds, extreme dryness.... all starting to sound very familiar to Bemidji-based Chris Weir-Koetter.

May 11, 2022

Emily Welker,

We used to think of wildfires as a phenomenon of the Western states. But after last year’s fires devastated some of the most beautiful parts of Minnesota, that is all changing. One person who’s known for a long time how dangerous wildfire can be is Bemidji’s Chris Weir-Koetter She’s been fighting fires for more than three decades, for the state…

Experts: Stay up to date on COVID-19 vaccines

An expert says while it's frustrating for everyone, vaccines remain the best way to prevent long-COVID

May 10, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A second booster shot may be in store. Those older than 50 years old and some who are immunocompromised and over 12 are already eligible or have received it. According to the North Dakota Department of Health, the state averages about 80 cases a week per 100,000 people. With the unpredictability of COVID-19, experts at Fargo…

Sanford Health Integrative Medicine helps patients with alternative treatments

We talk with a doctor at Sanford Health Integrative Medicine Clinic about alternative treatment options.

May 8, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Sanford Health Integrative Medicine Clinic is giving patients alternative treatment options. A patient with irritable bowel syndrome was referred there because of fatigue, migraines and other symptoms. She was put on a holistic, homeopathic treatment plan which involves more over the counter supplements. Dr. Eric Thompson says lifestyle medicine is also about connecting with the patient…

What happens in ND & MN if Roe v. Wade is overturned

A draft opinion has been leaked to Politico leaning toward the possibly the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn Roe vs. Wade, the case that legalized abortion nationwide in 1973.

May 3, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A draft opinion has been leaked to Politico leaning toward the possibly the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn Roe vs. Wade, the case that legalized abortion nationwide in 1973. People have begun protesting and it’s stirring a potential divide within North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota. “I think, unfortunately, it becomes a hot political issue at…

LIVE: Cybersecurity Specialists Weigh In On Williston-based Company’s Security Breach

You might want to keep a very close watch on your prescriptions. And your email.

April 29, 2022

Emily Welker,

It’s a cybersecurity breach that’s affected more than half a million people. And may have left their most private information — their health data — exposed for months. According to cybersecurity specialists at Check Point Software, what happened to Williston, N.D.-based Adaptive Health Integrations is pretty common, for security breaches. It can take months for companies to discover they’ve been…

Pet Connection: Meet Camper

Make this Camper extra-happy with a furever home.

April 28, 2022

Emily Welker,

Swoon. That’s the sound the collective staff of KVRR-TV made when Camper came in to the station this morning. The one-year-old buff domestic shorthair has one of the sweetest personalities we’ve seen in a long time. He was scooped up from the Wahpeton area by rescue workers at Homeward Animal Shelter, where he’d possibly been living on the street, given…

CoreCon And Shellback Tech

Gearing up to support a great cause at this year's CoreCon.

April 22, 2022

Emily Welker,

This year’s CoreCon is shaping up to be a fun one, and one of the best parts is the charity the pop culture convention is featuring this year. Shellback Tech is the brainchild of war veteran Travis Peacock. He started it 4 years ago in the region. The program builds free gaming systems for disabled veterans and first responders. Peacock…

Survey: Anxiety in workplace highest since 2020

April 21, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A new survey gives insight on how the “return to normal” procedure has been more difficult for some than others. The survey from Future Forum collected over 10 thousand results across the globe where they report stress and anxiety levels in the workplace are at its highest since June of 2020. A clinical psychologist at Essentia…

LIVE: BCBS ND and The “Tag 5” Corporate Challenge

Tag -- you're it.

April 21, 2022

Emily Welker,

Spring racing season is getting closer. And now, you can put some spring in your step, and in some deserving kids’, by using the the power of social media. Blue Cross Blue Shield is asking us, and our colleagues, to join the “Tag 5” Corporate Challenge in the BNSF Railway Friday Night 5K at the Essentia Marathon coming up next…

Sanford Health’s Equity in Education scholarship gives people a second chance

It awards five thousand dollars to help students that are sometimes overlooked.

April 19, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Last year Sanford Health started the Equity in Education Scholarship. It awards $5,000 to help students that are sometimes overlooked. A selection committee picked by the Sanford Health Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion reviews the applicants and the essays they send in to qualify, they also have to be a full-time student and have a…