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Fargo woman brings awareness to mental health through hula hooping

They will begin after the new year and run for six weeks.

FARGO, N.D. — A local woman is hosting a class to bring awareness to mental health issues in a unique way. It’s a hula hooping course to bring awareness to mental health and help reduce symptoms of anxiety, stress and depression. The classes involve music to bring out rhythm in a therapeutic way as the hoop moves around the body….

Eagles Club 2342 in Detroit Lake launches Keep The Lights On 2020 donation box

They are asking for the community's help while struggling to get by amid the pandemic. 

DETROIT LAKES, Minn.- A club in Detroit Lakes is asking for the community’s help while struggling to get by amid the pandemic. Eagles Club Aerie 2342 had to close for a few months in the spring. Even though they are now open, restrictions have made it hard for them to continue. The club is still trying to plan fundraisers and…

Two shot near George Floyd memorial in Minneapolis

George Floyd memorial MINNEAPOLIS – Police say a man and a woman were shot near the George Floyd memorial site in south Minneapolis. Police received a report of a shooting near 38th Street and Chicago Avenue South on Sunday night. Police spokesman John Elder says the victims were taken to the hospital in private vehicles. He says their injuries were…

Downtown Fargo $21 million mixed-use development planned

FARGO (KVRR/KFGO – update 8:40 pm 12/28/20) – Fargo city commissioners tonight voting unanimously to move ahead with a new development on the northeast corner of Main Avenue at Broadway. **ORIGINAL STORY BELOW** JLG Development and Duluth-based F.I. Salter have plans for a six-story mixed-use development on the property. Strategic Planning Director Jim Gilmour says the first two floors will…

CARES Act includes funding for small venues, including Bluestem

WASHINGTON (KVRR) – Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) says a bill she co-sponsored to provide $15 billion for independent venues is included in the CARES Act coronavirus relief package. In June, Klobuchar and Sen. John Cornyn of Texas introduced the “Save Our Stages Act” to provide grants for independent venues affected by the pandemic. Klobuchar says small venues, like Moorhead’s Bluestem…

North Dakota COVID-19 cases drop by 145, four deaths reported

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Department of Health on Monday reported four additional deaths from COVID-19. There are currently 1,878 active cases in the state, a decrease of 145 since Sunday.  108 people are hospitalized. Cass County reported the largest number of new cases with 23. Categories: Coronavirus, Health, Local News, North Dakota News Tags: COVID-19, north dakota

Stenehjem charges service provider with Medicaid fraud

BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem’s office is charging a Mandan woman with Medicaid fraud for allegedly submitting $76,000 worth of claims for work she did not perform. The Department of Human Services began looking into claims Rebecca Fruge made for in-home medical services after she claimed she had performed more than 24 hours of work on…

2020 ‘pretty terrible year’ for North Dakota oil industry

BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota’s top oil regulator says 2020 will be known for the rapid collapse of crude prices in the spring, leading to dismantled rigs and idled wells. State Mineral Resources Director Lynn Helms called it “a pretty terrible year for the industry.” Oil companies filed for bankruptcy and thousands of people in North Dakota’s oil patch lost…

Families throughout the region enjoy the snow and kick off winter activities

"It's beautiful out, I think it's gorgeous, we're warm, we've got under layers on and everything and I think it's perfect, more people should be out here and enjoying this."

FARGO, N.D. — With this year’s mild winter temperatures, families throughout the region say they are glad to be able to enjoy the outdoors. “Oh very excited, kids are excited we get to finally use our sleds go down the hill and have a good time outside for once,” Moorhead resident, Tony Lewis said. Lewis says it’s a good time…