FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Essentia Health will no longer accept Medicare Advantage insurance plans administered by United Healthcare and Humana. Essentia has started to inform patients that, due to excessive prior authorization requirements and denial of care, it will no longer serve as an in-network provider effective January 1. They say UHC and Humana delay and deny approval of care…
FARGO — September is Suicide Prevention Month, and local Essentia Health experts want you to check on your loved ones. There can be signs they’re showing that they may be significantly depressed and thinking about ending their lives. They include changes in hygiene, eating or sleeping patterns, and withdrawing from social activities or engagement. They may also display a preoccupation…
FARGO (KVRR) – The American Red Cross is teaming up again with Gate City Bank for the “Quilts for Veterans” project. From Sept. 11 until Nov. 11, quiltmakers and donors can bring new quilts and blankets to any Gate City Bank location for drop-off. The Red Cross and partners will distribute the quilts to VA hospitals, homes and stand-down events…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KVRR) — Three people from the Red Lake Indian Reservation have been sentenced for child neglect and endangerment. Between February 2022 and January 2023, 55-year-old Robin Roy, 29-year-old Nicole Roy, and 36-year-old Harrison Dudley Sr., willfully deprived minor victims of necessary food, health care, and supervision. One of the victims suffered from severe anemia as a result of…
BECKER COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — A man is dead after rolling his vehicle and hitting a power pole in Becker County. The sheriff’s office says 74-year-old Mathew Mess, of rural Frazee, was on County Hwy. 56, west of 400th Avenue, near Little Toad Lake when he drove into the ditch. Mess was the only one in the vehicle and was…
CLAY COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — Two men have been arrested for theft of an expensive generator and trailer in Clay County. Sheriff’s deputies responded to the area of 90th Avenue North and 170th Street, located west of Hitterdal, on Sunday. The equipment is estimated at approximately $45,000. The stolen generator was found in an abandoned slough area and trailer was…
HORACE, N.D. (KVRR) — A Moorhead man faces nearly a dozen charges after a weekend traffic stop. Cass County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy pulled over 34-year-old Dalton Beyer in Horace Saturday night before 8 p.m. He was arrested for DUI. Authorities say Beyer kicked the window of the squad car, causing over $5,000 in damage. He was then taken…
FOX 9ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Minnesota lawmakers could look to increase penalties for repeat drunk drivers in response to the deadly crash at the Park Tavern in St. Louis Park. Senator Ron Latz of St. Louis Park says the state has a robust system for repeat offenders with driver’s license revocation and mandatory ignition interlocks. He says the…
FARGO — Whatever you do, don’t say it a third time — just run to the Fargo Theatre and see the stars say it instead. That’s because the long-anticipated return of “the ghost with the most” is Friday night in downtown Fargo. It’s been 35 years since Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice” first came to movie fans, and became the silly, scary,…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead is having one of its largest events of the year with its final Cruise Night of the season at M-State. Cruise Night was started by Bill Bartholomay and his family who really enjoy cars. They have been working on car shows for the past four years. The final event of the season featured more than…
