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Minnesota Hospital Association against staffing levels bill

Minnesota Hospital Association is against a house bill in the state legislature that implements nurse staffing ratios.

April 12, 2023

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MINNESOTA (KVRR) — Keep Nurses at the Bedside Act would create committees made up of health care workers and management to set staffing levels on a unit-by-unit basis depending on a hospital. It puts a maximum on the number of patients for a nurse. The C-E-O of the M-H-A says there are already at least five thousand openings for nurses…

Sandbagging Operations Begin Today

April 11, 2023

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FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — High school students and other volunteers begin the task of filling 200,000 sandbags to hold back floodwaters across the city and county. This is double the number of sandbags that city and county leaders predicted the area would need just one week ago. Since the last flood outlook, we have had more snow which could result…

Sandbagging operations to start Tuesday in Cass County

April 10, 2023

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FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — “I think we’ve had some wonderful news happen over the last several days when Easter came the sun came out and everybody was happy. And what happened with that was the melting. Well, that’s great, but guess what’s happening there It will flood again this spring. And with a flood comes my vest and come sandbags.”…

UPDATE: Moorhead Woman Arrested in Hit and Run

Mom says 12-year-old son is recovering in Rochester at Mayo Clinic

April 10, 2023

Alison Voorhees,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Police says 59-year-old Jacqueline Swanson is in the Clay County Correctional Facility pending felony charges for a hit and run involving a kid. On Friday, 12-year-old Zamir was hit while riding his bike at Highway 10 and 21st Street South. His mother has started a GoFundMe and says he suffered serious injuries. He is at…

Atonement Lutheran Church hosts annual Easter celebration

April 8, 2023

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FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Easter fun is here at Atonement Lutheran Church in south Fargo. A little more than a thousand from the F-M community celebrated the holiday but it was mostly for the kids. They played on bounce houses, a rock climbing wall, an easter egg hunt, a coloring contest, face painting and even a petting zoo. Organizers are…

Police seeking assistance locating vehicle involved in hit and run

April 8, 2023

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MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A 12-year-old boy who was riding his bike was hit by a vehicle Friday night in Moorhead. Police were called Highway 10 and 21st Street when the boy was riding south and was hit by a vehicle turning onto 21st Street as they traveled west on Highway 10 at around 8:30. Police say the vehicle was…

Walz visits Moorhead to discuss childcare affordability, flood mitigation

April 7, 2023

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MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota Governor Tim Walz hosts a roundtable in Moorhead to discuss his plan to make childcare more affordable and accessible for Minnesotans. State Senator Rob Kupec, Mayor Shelly Carlson, and Minnesota Department of Revenue Commissioner Paul Marquart, along with parents, and childcare providers joined Walz at the Moorhead Library. The focus was on how to address…

LIVE: Garden Tours Return to the Metro

Plus, a peek at where things are already in full swing in our local gardening world.

April 7, 2023

Emily Welker,

FARGO — There’s still several feet of snow on the ground, but gardeners are already getting into high gear. And KVRR was lucky enough to get a peek behind the scenes at Baker Garden and Gift’s big production facility on the city’s south side. They’re prepping pots and plugs ahead of plant shoppers looking to score the best and…

Moorhead Police introduce body cameras

After years of planning, Moorhead police officers began to wear body cameras this week.

April 6, 2023

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MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Police Chief Shannon Monroe says up until a few years ago, the legislation on how to handle data was an issue. The body cameras turn on automatically if an officer unholsters their gun or taser. “There’s also a censor on the officer’s holster. If a firearm is removed from the holster, the officer doesn’t have to…

Governor Walz will be in Moorhead on Friday

His focus is affordable child care and flood mitigation efforts

April 6, 2023

Alison Voorhees,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Governor Walz will be in Moorhead tomorrow on a multi-purpose trip. In the morning, he’s hosting a roundtable discussion on his plan to make child care more afforable and accessible for people in Minnesota. Later in the day, Walz will join Mayor Shelly Carlson and Senator Rob Kupec among others to tour the city’s flood mitigation…