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Wisconsin health system announces layoffs, had been in merger discussions with Essentia

The Wisconsin health system that had been in merger talks with Duluth-based Essentia Health is laying off 3% of its workforce.

January 17, 2024

Site Staff,

MARSHFIELD, WI (KFGO/KVRR) – The Wisconsin health system that had been in merger talks with Duluth-based Essentia Health is laying off 3% of its workforce. Marshfield Clinic Health System says the layoffs will help the organization achieve “financial turnaround” goals. When the merger was called off earlier this month, Essentia Health said Marshfield’s financial situation was the primary factor in…

UPDATE: Arrest Made After Bar Fight Stabbing in McIntosh, MN

January 14, 2024

TJ Nelson,

UPDATE (8PM 01/14/24) A Winger, Minnesota teen is being held in Crookston after a stabbing during a bar fight last night in McIntosh, about a half hour north of Mahnomen. Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested 19-year-old Jayden Ray in connection to the incident. They were called to Little Bobby’s Bar and Grill just after midnight and found a number of…

Vergas man injured after crashing into tree and parked cars

December 19, 2023

Alison Voorhees,

VERGAS, Minn. (KVRR) — A Vergas man was flown to Essentia in Fargo after crashing his vehicle last night in town. Joshua Carlson, 45, was driving on South Pelican Avenue in Vergas around 9:30 when he left the road, hit a tree, embankment and parked cars. He caused damage to a home and a garage area. Carlson was ejected from…

Essentia Hospital Locked Down After Reports Of Shots Fired

Fargo police are investigating after people near Essentia Health on 32nd Ave. S reported what they believed were gunshots Thursday evening

July 7, 2023

Site Staff,

Fargo police are investigating after people near Essentia Health on 32nd Ave. S reported what they believed were gunshots Thursday evening. Officers responded shortly before 7:30. Officers were near an apartment building across the street east of Essentia near Ed Clapp Elementary School. A department spokesperson told KVRR Local News that those involved had left the scene. Police say Essentia…

Moorhead Man Stabbed During Confrontation, Suspect Fled the Scene

March 15, 2023

TJ Nelson,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A man confronts a man standing by a vehicle in his driveway in Moorhead and it results in a fight and a stabbing. It happened around 9:40 Tuesday night in the 400 block of 17th Street South. The 41-year-old victim says the suspect fled the scene. The only description he could provide was that the man…

Woman Takes Cab As Driver Uses Restroom in Fosston, Arrested in Bemidji

February 1, 2023

TJ Nelson,

BEMIDJI, Minn. (KVRR) — A Cass Lake, Minnesota woman is arrested after being accused of stealing a cab. Police say 34-year-old Mardee Jones was getting a ride in a Doyle Taxi Cab last night from Essentia in Fargo to Cass Lake. When the driver stopped at a Fosston gas station to use the restroom, police say Jones got behind the…

Two Hurt When Sheriff’s Office Airboat Sinks In Maple Lake

June 22, 2022

TJ Nelson,

POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Two people are hurt after a Polk County Sheriff’s Office airboat tips over and sinks to the bottom of Maple Lake in Mentor. It happened just after 9 a.m. Wednesday. The sheriff’s office was helping the highway department install buoys on the east shore of the lake when the boat tipped and sank. Two members…

LIVE: As Opioid Crisis Gets Worse, Community Events Aim To Get More Involved In Solutions

Illuminate The Valley Events Will Help Grow The Conversation Over Opioids And Overdoses

February 4, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Despite COVID taking most of the headlines, another health crisis in our region is getting worse. Essentia Health experts say opioid overdoses are on the rise both locally and around the country. The Red River Recovery Initiative is hosting a series of virtual community events on Friday, February 4th from 4-6 p.m. It’s called Illuminate the…

One victim hospitalized after Moorhead shooting

Officers were called to the 900 block of 23rd Avenue South for a report of a man down in the street.

December 27, 2021

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – Moorhead Police are investigating a shooting from early this morning. Officers were called to the 900 block of 23rd Avenue South for a report of a man down in the street. They found a male victim with multiple gunshot wounds. Officers tied the shooting to a nearby apartment. A number of people have been detained, no…

Fargo emergency rooms unusually busy, demand may be unprecedented

December 15, 2021

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – An extraordinary number of patients are stretching resources to the limit at local emergency rooms. “We are at — and often beyond — capacity every single day” according to Essentia Health spokesman Louis St. George. “This is due to a combination of COVID-19 patients and non-COVID patients. Unfortunately, throughout this pandemic people have delayed seeking care and…