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The inaugural Fargo Able Games brings athletes of all abilities together

A Fargo native wanted to do something to give back to his city.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo ABLE games brings inclusive fun and fitness for all. “Just encourage everyone to come out and have a good time,” said Connor McGovern. The Fargo ABLE Games was created by McGovern who is a Fargo native and NFL center for the New York Jets. “Its been huge to be able to come back and…

West Fargo Schools aim to break mental health stigma

Counseling services are offered free of charge for all students.

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Fargo Public Schools is helping break the stigma during Mental Health Awareness Month. Staff have started conversations surrounding the topic and discuss the importance of asking for help if a student should need it. The school district also requires all staff get mental health training that covers topics like anxiety, depression and suicide prevention….

Update: Court documents provide more details of triple stabbing

FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – Fargo police have identified the suspect in the stabbing of three people as 30-year old Ashley Larson who has no permanent address. She was arrested after a 4-hour standoff with police while she was barricaded inside a vehicle belonging to one of the victims. Larson voluntarily gave up and was arrested on three counts of aggravated assault….

Target suspends in-store sales of trading cards

MINNEAPOLIS – Target has suspended in-store sales of sports and Pokemon trading cards, citing safety concerns. The Minneapolis-based retailer’s announcement came after police in Brookfield, Wisconsin, reported that four men had attacked another man over cards on May 7. The value of some trading cards has recently soared, driven in part by people rushing to buy up new cards for…

Clay County asking for info from residents vaccinated outside Minnesota

MOORHEAD, Minn. KVRR) – Clay County Public Health is asking Clay County residents who received a COVID-19 vaccine from an out-of-state pharmacy or from the Fargo VA Medical Center to inform them with their vaccine information. Residents can call the Clay County Public Health vaccine hotline at 218-299-7204 and leave a message with your name, birth date, address, phone number,…

LIVE: Healthy Kids Day

Talk about terrific timing. Just as the CDC announced its new, relaxed recommendations for vaccinated Americans and telling us we can drop the masks, the YMCA is welcoming back one and all for its annual Healthy Kids Day this weekend. It’s been more than a year since the metro’s YMCA facilities opened their doors to everyone for the free-to-all-ages event….

Supreme Court orders new civil trial in 2015 crash

BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Supreme Court has ordered a new civil trial for a driver who caused a Bismarck expressway crash that killed two women, injured a third and produced a jury award of more than $1 billion in damages. The 2015 crash killed 21-year-old Taylor Goven, and 22-year-old Abby Renschler, and caused a traumatic brain injury to…

Contractors build free handicap-accessible ramp for Fargo woman

The new ramp will help provide a sense of safety for Barbara Sather who's been left with lingering effects after her battle with cancer.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Local contractors are giving one local woman a little more sense of freedom by helping build a handicap-accessible ramp at her doorstep. “They had a ramp before that we are replacing with a permanent ramp so it’s definitely a rewarding deal,” Remodelers Council Chairman Steve Schall said. Barbara Sather who’s dealing with an acquired brain injury…

‘We are so optimistic’: GiGi’s Playhouse plans on forging ahead after fire

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Business owners in a South Fargo strip mall are piecing together how to move forward after a fire ripped through the building Tuesday. Below a charred roof at the strip mall, three words hang tough: educate, inspire and believe. Those three words embody the mission behind GiGi’s Playhouse: North Dakota’s first and only Down syndrome achievement…