ROCHESTER, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Mayo Clinic announces a $5 billion expansion plan. It includes new buildings designed so they can evolve and expand as patient needs change over the coming decades. The project is part of a Mayo strategy to transform both patient care and its campus in downtown Rochester. Mayo will add five new buildings with 2.4 million square…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Sanford Infectious Disease doctors are saying virus season is really heating up in the region. They’re starting to see flu cases in the adult population ramping up, as well as, RSV in children. However, Covid cases seem to be holding steady. The stretch between Thanksgiving and Christmas can be a rich petri dish for virus transmission….
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild fired coach Dean Evason and assistant Bob Woods on Monday after a disappointing start to the NHL season. General manager Bill Guerin announced the moves and did not say who would be replacing Evason on an interim basis. The Wild have lost 14 of their first 19 games and seven in a…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Veterans Honor Flight of ND/MN announces a first: they will charter two planes out of Fargo at the same time this fall. That is in addition to a flight planned for the spring. They have more than 700 veterans on the waiting list to see the memorials in their honor in Washington, D.C. The spring flight…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Concordia College has been preparing for its annual Christmas concerts. The 97th annual Christmas concert will be performed four times in Moorhead. Then they’ll hit the road for two shows in Minneapolis. Physical preparations are going on right now, but the planning for this show has been going on all year. Wyatt Steinke, Executive Producer of…
(AP) – Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed by another inmate and seriously injured Friday at a federal prison in Arizona. The attack happened at the Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson, a medium-security prison that has been plagued by security lapses and staffing shortages. The person was not authorized to publicly discuss details…
FARGO, N.D (KVRR) – The people of Fargo burned some calories before their big Thanksgiving feast with the annual “Burn the Bird” run. Before sitting down to a turkey dinner and some football, the community came out to burn some calories. “It is the Thanksgiving day tradition for so many families in the valley; its really about coming together, having…
NEW YORK (KVRR/KFGO) — A group of Fargo-Moorhead band leaders traveled to perform in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Six current and former leaders joined 400 others from around the U.S. and Mexico. Laura Johnson, of Dilworth, is the band director at Carl Ben Eielson Middle School and Fargo South High School. She said they arrived in New York City…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Faith4Hope and LRM Ministry teamed up to provide a Pre-Thanksgiving Feast for those in need. As the holiday season approaches, many families begin preparing for festivities. However, for many the holidays often struggle simply to provide a Thanksgiving meal for their families. Faith-4-hope set out to host a holiday meal and give these people a family-like…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – RDO Caters Taters for Charity takes over a ballroom at Holiday Inn in Fargo for its annual potato luncheon fundraiser. People from around the metro came out for the anticipated baked potato lunch. This year celebrates a special milestone with the event having raised over one million dollars in its 23 years for local organizations. “It’s…
