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Routine wellness visit at Sanford Health helps West Fargo girl with eating habits

Aria Traylor refused to eat most foods before being referred to the Sanford Pediatric Feeding Disorder Program at an annual wellness check. She is now eating on her own and consumes a full, healthy diet.

August 27, 2020

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WEST FARGO, N.D. — Micha Traylor is a mother of four, so she knows what a healthy child’s appetite is suppose to look like. When her youngest daughter, Aria, turned a year old, she could tell something about her eating habits were off. “All the other foods that we tried to give her she had been rejecting,” said Micha Traylor….

A Local Red Cross Volunteer Heads To Texas To Help After Hurricane Damage

Alvarez will be staying in Texas for two weeks.

August 27, 2020

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FARGO, N.D.- Marcella Alvarez, a former Marine from Fargo, is heading to Houston. She will be help with sheltering. Alvarez has been volunteering with the Red Cross since January. As of Thursday, the organization has deployed eighteen volunteers from the region for Hurricane Laura relief. Two are from North Dakota, three are from South Dakota and 13 are from Minnesota….

Local Organizations React To Kenosha Shooting And Share Racial Profiling Story

OneFargo is marching Saturday morning at ten at Island Park to protest the shooting of Jacob Blake.

August 27, 2020

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FARGO-MOORHEAD.- Sadness, frustration, anger. “Not only are we in a pandemic, but we are in a fight against our lives as black people in this community,” one of the organizers of Black Lives Matter Faith Shields-Dixon said. Emotions that keep replaying like a broken record every time a black life is lost or hurt after an encounter with police. “Very…

Vector Control addresses Monarch Butterfly deaths after mosquito spraying

August 27, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. – Cass County Vector Control’s director calls the demise of thousands of monarch butterflies across the Fargo-Moorhead area an unfortunate consequence of aerial spraying. About 100 square miles were covered when crews sprayed for mosquitoes Wednesday night. Director Ben Prather says he was overwhelmed by complaints about mosquito numbers ahead of the application and now he’s hearing from…

Federal Officials: “Slither Gang” Leader “Boogie” & Others Indicted

August 27, 2020

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. — The leader of the Slither Gang is indicted by a federal grand jury. 26-year-old Abbot Aho, also known as Boogie, from Fergus Falls faces a number of charges including robbery, use of a firearm and aiding and abetting. Other members indicted include 21-year-old Josiah Aguilar of Dilworth, 21-year-old Jared Kaul of Fridley and 21-year-old Sarah Carlson of…

MSUM displays local suffrage stories

August 27, 2020

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MOORHEAD, Minn. – In the spirit of this year’s election, MSUM’s Livingston Lord Library is hosting a display presenting women’s rights activist and information about suffrage. The display features many women who made a mark during the suffrage movement from the region. Wednesday marked 100 years since the passage of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote. The library…

Sen. Smith wants to make a future coronavirus vaccine free

August 27, 2020

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WASHINGTON – Minnesota Senator Tina Smith introduces a bill that would make a coronavirus vaccine free once it is available. The Free Covid-19 Treatment Act would provide states the option and financial incentive to expand Medicaid to cover the cost of coronavirus treatment for those without insurance. It would also waive cost-sharing for coronavirus treatment and medically necessary items and services…

City of West Fargo waives fees at Transfer Station leading up to Clean-up Week

The fees at the Transfer Station will be waived beginning August 31.

August 27, 2020

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WEST FARGO, N.D.–The City of West Fargo is encouraging residents to haul large items to the Transfer Station free of charge prior to Clean-up Week. The fees at the Transfer Station will be waived beginning August 31 until September 14 when Clean-up Week begins. With additional staff and sanitation equipment being used during Clean-up Week, the City hopes residents will…

Walk-up COVID-19 testing event to be held at UND September 1

Anyone ages five and older are encouraged to get tested

August 27, 2020

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GRAND FORKS, N.D.–Grand Forks Public Health is holding a walk-up COVID-19 testing event at the University of North Dakota on September 1. The event will be held at UND’s High Performance Center from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will be open to the general public. Anyone ages five and older are encouraged to get tested. Registration is required prior…

North Dakota reports more than 330 new COVID-19 cases Thursday

Cass County accounts for 3,359 of the total positive cases and 76 of the total deaths.

August 27, 2020

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CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 337 new COVID-19 cases and one new death Thursday. The new cases is the most the state has reported in a single day. Twenty-seven counties report new cases. Grand Forks County reports the most new cases with 76 and Stark County the second most with 54. A man in his 40s…