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“Healing Touch” energy therapy helps Sanford Health patients heal holistically

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A holistic medical approach at Sanford Health is giving patients the option to heal through energy therapy. For some patients at Sanford’s Southpointe Clinic in Fargo, recovery doesn’t begin with machinery or prescriptions. It begins simply with a pair of healing hands. “I started with Healing Touch when I got to the point where I needed…

Cass County Vector Control hosts public hearings about its mosquito management

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Cass County Vector Control is informing the public about its mosquito management operations. Program director Ben Prather’s in-depth presentation at Fargo City Hall on Thursday is one of multiple public meetings being held in Fargo, West Fargo and Moorhead. The public hearings come following an incident last summer where thousands of monarch butterflies died after aerial…

“It’s been a long week”: Former KVRR employee describes living in Texas

Former KVRR photographer John Hanson now lives near Frisco with his girlfriend

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — It’s been a long week for people living in Texas. Some are dealing with constant power outages; others battling frozen or busted pipes. A former KVRR photographer now lives in Texas and tells how he’s getting by in the winter crisis to our south. “It’s been a long week. I’ll tell you that.” After living many…

Powerball Ticket Worth $150,000 Sold In Fargo

FARGO, N.D. — A Powerball ticket sold in Fargo is worth $150,000 in last night’s drawing. The lucky ticket was sold at Holiday on Brandt Drive. The prize for matching four white balls and the Powerball is $50,000. But since the player bought the Power Play option and the multiplier was 3, the ticket is worth $150,000. No one has…

“Amputation Hazard” Recall Issued Over Toro Power Max 826 Snowblower

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Bloomington, Minnesota-based Toro is recalling close to 6,700 snowblowers due to an amputation hazard. There have been reports of the auger continuing to spin even after the control lever is deactivated. The Consumer Product Safety Commission is asking anyone who owns a 2021 Toro Power Max 826 snowblower to stop using the machine. They should contact their…

Minnesota gives people tool to connect with vaccine

ST. PAUL, Minn.- Minnesota has a new online tool to help residents learn when and where they can get vaccinated against the coronavirus. Gov. Tim Walz announced the launch of the “Minnesota COVID-19 Vaccine Connector” as part of the state’s strategy for getting people vaccinated as supplies slowly become available. Minnesota is currently vaccinating health care workers, long-term care residents…

Two more charged in arson fires set during George Floyd riots

MINNEAPOLIS – Federal authorities have charged two more people in arson fires set during riots that followed George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis. Jose Angel Felan Jr., 34, and Mena Dhaya Yousif, 22, both of Rochester, were charged after being arrested in Mexico on immigration violations. The U.S. Attorney’s office said Felan is charged with three counts of arson and Yusif…