Health

Survey: Anxiety in workplace highest since 2020

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.

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.

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…

Fargo restaurant describes how rising egg prices impact its bottom line

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A chicken and an egg problem and a perfect storm involving Easter, inflation and bird flu are forcing farmers to kill some of their egg-laying hens, reducing the country’s egg supply and raising prices. Consumers across the country are finding no eggs on the shelves or they’re paying nearly three dollars a dozen. That’s three times…

Mahnomen patient takes on his therapists in sled hockey

Hope Inc. sponsored the games at Cullen Hockey Center in Moorhead

  MOORHEAD, MINN. (KVRR) – Therapists and a patient’s family battle it out on the ice at the Cullen Hockey Center in Moorhead. Hope Inc. regularly hosts fundraisers for people with disabilities so they can be involved in adaptive sports. “It’s a program my therapist encouraged me to get into. They play all sorts of things, hockey, softball, basketball, so…

Able Games continue into day two of competition

The Able games continue this weekend athletes of all fitness levels leaving it all on the mat

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- “We’re really excited to bring a functional fitness event to Fargo and then not only that but one that incorporates people with special needs, that gets them on the floor competing as well. That’s the most important part the inclusivity of it,” said Connor McGovern, Able Games partner. These athletes competed in multiple divisions like a coability…

LIVE: Getting Ready For the Goddess Gala

There's just enough time left to find an outfit.

There are goddesses who walk among us. And believe it or not, you may be one of them. For a single night, the organizers of the “Goddess Gala,” coming next month to the metro, are inviting you to join them. Get yourself gussied up in your most glamorous eveningwear, adorn yourself whichever way you feel most glorious, and summon your…

Pet Connection: Meet Brussels

Talk about a snack -- this guy is seriously cute.

Whatever kind of cuddles you can dish out, this guy can take, and come back for more. Brussels the black lab mix is a bit bigger than a mere sprout. He’s an 86-pound bundle of beefy love. This sweetheart of a fellow couldn’t come in a nicer package — he’s got all his shots, he’s chipped and neutered, and has…

Sanford Health Introduces Global Nursing Mentor Program

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Sanford Health launches a new program connecting nurses around the globe as mentors. Six applicants are selected to be part of The World Clinic Global Nursing Mentor Program to go to Hospital Metropolitano in Costa Rica for mentorship and collaboration opportunities with staff there. “A lot of the nurses with burnout and their bucket just wasn’t…

Avian flu confirmed in Cass County

NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) – The North Dakota Department of Health has confirmed a case of avian influenza in a backyard mixed flock of birds in Cass County. The Red River Zoo moved all their birds off exhibit to protect the health and wellbeing of all animals and guests. Bird flu has also been confirmed in two areas of LaMoure and…