LIVE: Burn the Bird
Do you have a good appetite worked up yet for the Thanksgiving feast? Well, if you're not quite sure you're tough enough to tackle all those carbs at once, we've got you covered.…
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Pet Connection: Meet Napoleon
The shelters are strapped for space this morning. They're dealing with a lot more animals coming in homeless than usual. It's the opposite of where we were last year, with all kinds of people looking…
Robot at Essentia Health helps detect & treat lung cancer
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - A new robot at Essentia Health completely changing traditional dynamics of lung cancer diagnosis "We go through the mouth so what you see is the breathing tube. That goes…
Sanford Health touts bone marrow transplant from same patient
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - Sanford Health accomplishes a major milestone. The Fargo Bone Marrow Transplant program completes its first bone marrow transplant from the same patient at Roger Maris Cancer Center. A bone…
Fargo's JDRF walk raises over $30,000 for type 1 diabetes research
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- The weather didn't stop people from gathering at Scheels Arena for the JDRF One Walk to give hope to everyone impacted by type 1 diabetes. Fargo's walk raises over $30,000 in funds…
Sanford Health to host children COVID & flu vaccine clinic
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - Sanford Health helps people prepare for flu season with vaccine clinics. Saturday from 9:00 A.M. to 2:00 PM the Sanford Southpointe Clinic on 32nd Avenue South is inviting anyone age five…
Pet Connection: Meet Hansel
If you're looking for some good conversation, chances are, you don't think bringing home a new house pet is going to fit the bill. Siamese cats, however, may be just what you need. They're…
NDDOH Says Pediatric Vaccine Will Ease Up Hospital Capacity Statewide
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) - North Dakota Department of Health officials discussed the availability of pediatric COVID-19 vaccines. "We would prevent over 18,000 cases, 80 hospitalizations, 42 cases of MIS-C, and 26 ICU admissions.…
Children of pediatricians take newly approved Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for young kids
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - Children of two pediatricians are among the first five to 11-year-olds in our region to get vaccinated for COVID-19. "I put it on my list a long time ago when…
Grand Forks Public Health to begin vaccinating children 5 to 11 Thursday
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) - Grand Forks Public Health is offering Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines for children ages five to 11 starting Thursday. You can get your child a shot at the Grand Cities Mall from 3:00 to 7:00 PM. Vaccinations…
LIVE: 40 Years of Helping Families Stay Together
If this pandemic has taught us anything, it's that being together with the family members you love can make all the difference in the world. Hospice of the Red River Valley has known that all…
LIVE: Stick It To Cancer
Young hockey players in the region are struggling through tryouts right about now, and they've taken a lot of time and effort to get to this point. And so have their parents.…
ND sues Biden administration over vaccine mandate for federal contractors
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) - North Dakota joins nine other states suing the Biden administration's Covid-19 vaccine mandate on federal contractors. All states taking part in the suit have Republican governors. North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says he's pro vaccine,…
Following cancer diagnosis, Sen. Klobuchar introduces legislation promoting preventative health care
WASHINGTON (KVRR) — Following her own cancer diagnosis, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar is introducing legislation to promote preventative health screenings. "I am sharing my story to call attention to the fact that many people have…
NDSU & Sanford Health honors Air Nat'l Guard member & nursing student with scholarship
FARGO, N.D (KVRR) - North Dakota State University and Sanford Health surprises an Air National Guard member and pre-nursing student with a $5,000 scholarship. The Sanford Health Military and Veteran Scholarship is given to…
People Rally To Support Local Surgeon After His Termination
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) -- "He obviously had and still has the community supporting him," said one speaker. Dozens have shown up today here at N.P. Park in Fergus Falls in support of Dr. Jeffrey…
Aromatherapy spray linked to US deaths faces recall, one case reported in Minnesota
MINNESOTA (AP) - U.S. health officials may have solved the mystery of how four people in different states came down with a serious tropical disease, even though none had traveled internationally. The four people may have been infected by an…
Fergus Falls surgeon let go after speaking at school board meeting
Fergus Falls, N.D. (KVRR)- A local surgeon Dr. Jeff Horak has been relieved of duty by The Lake Region Medical Group after comments made at a Fergus Falls school board emergency meeting about a mask mandate for students in elementary…
LIVE: FM Halloween Run
Is your kid already lacing up her tennis shoes to help her hit as many houses as possible trick-or-treating? Here's a way you can keep up with her on the big night... and burn…
Two-time breast cancer survivor urges people to get screenings
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A two-time cancer survivor is sharing her story this Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Marti Simmons was first diagnosed with breast cancer in September of 2000. Nearly exactly 20 years later, she received…
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