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Fargo Heart Walk raises money for American Heart Association

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – People stay active and raise money for the American Heart Association at the Fargo Heart Walk. Survivors shared what they went through after having a heart attack and the long recovery from it. Groups and businesses raised $25,000. Top donors include Sanford Health and Essentia Health. The Heart Association says the event is important for survivors…

Watch: Shooting at Mall of America, Lockdown Lifted & Mall To Reopen Friday

Chaos and confusion at @mallofamerica. Making people go outside. #mallofamerica pic.twitter.com/NzMvI7iK6m — Andy Paras (@AndyParas) August 4, 2022 BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (8:30PM Update) — Police confirming that gunshots were fired at Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, but say there are no victims and they are still searching for a suspect. A video posted on social media inside the mall late…

UPDATE: Five hour armed standoff ends in Jamestown

(courtesy, NewsDakota.com)JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) – A man is taken to the hospital after a standoff lasting more than five hours in Jamestown. Authorities were called to the 100 block of 5th Street Northwest around 10:45 A.M. Officers responded to a man barricaded inside a home after threatening to kill a woman he kept against her will overnight who later ran….

Pet Connection: Meet Butterball

Butterball is an ideal kitty for any home

  Butterball is a beauty! She’s a five-month-old kitten from Cat’s Cradle shelter in Fargo. She LOVES to purr. Basically any time you hold her she becomes a vibrating purring machine. Butterball is very affectionate and loves being pet, but she’s also very curious and confident, always checking out her surroundings. She does well with all people, and would probably…

Oglala Sioux ban missionary, require ministries to register

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Oglala Sioux Tribe is requiring churches and missionaries to register with the tribe before entering the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. An evangelist was also banned from entering the reservation for distributing a pamphlet that disparaged traditional Lakota spirituality. The tribal ordinance does not apply to local churches and ministries run by tribal…

Nearly $10 million grant to help Fargo-Moorhead businesses hire workers

FARGO-MOORHEAD (KVRR) – Local businesses are about to get a financial boost thanks to a nearly $10 million grant. This is a part of the $500 million Good Jobs Challenge funded by President Biden’s American Rescue Plan. The 32 winning projects were selected from 500 applicants through an extensive grant application. The Chamber’s president and CEO calls this a historic…

Healthcare expands for veterans exposed to burn pits

WASHINGTON (KVRR) — Bipartisan legislation to help veterans exposed to toxic substances is headed to President Biden’s desk. Veterans will have expanded benefits to healthcare through the V.A. for the millions who served near burn pits. They can contain chemicals, cans, tires, plastics and medical and human waste. It directs the VA that certain respiratory illnesses and cancers were related…

North Dakota Man Found Dead In Swift County, MN Jail Cell

SWIFT CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — The death of a man from Bismarck is under investigation at the Swift County jail in Benson, Minnesota. The sheriff’s office says 45-year-old William Delmore was arrested Monday by Benson police for driving while impaired. Delmore died in his cell Tuesday morning. An autopsy was done but the results are still pending. Minnesota BCA is…