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North Dakota, Minnesota Lawmakers Discuss Local Impact of Government Shutdown

Some nonprofit organizations may be unable to pay employees while federal funding is frozen.

October 1, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – “I’m also thinking about everybody else who’s going to pay the cost – literally – if hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans or people in North Dakota lose their health insurance,” said Sen. Tina Smith (D) of Minnesota. Smith is part of the Democratic contingent currently trying to hash out an agreement with Republican legislators to get…

Second Annual Community Veteran Stand Down Event

The event was all about celebrating veterans and trying to connect them with resources that could improve their lives.

September 11, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Community organizations took time on this anniversary of September 11th to honor veterans and to help provide them with the resources they need. It was all part of the second annual Veteran Stand Down event held at Broadway Square. Vendors and services set up booths to offer veterans everything from free haircuts to information on how…

DFL Leadership Holds Town Hall at Concordia

The event was part of a statewide tour aiming to spark conversations regarding the impacts the Trump administration's cutbacks will have on the lives of Minnesotans.

April 16, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR – Governor Tim Walz didn’t just stop by Dilworth during his visit to Clay County – he also spoke at a town hall meeting on the Concordia College campus. It was hosted by Sen. Rob Kupec and Majority Leader Sen. Erin Murphy. It’s part of a string of events put on by the DFL to discuss how…

Moorhead High Schoolers Flourish in Emergency Medical Training Program

The course offers the chance for students to simultaneously earn high school and college credit.

February 6, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, MN – Students at the Moorhead High School Career Academy have gotten to experience a bit of what it’s like to be an emergency medical responder – thanks to a collaboration with M State and Sanford Ambulance. This course isn’t just play-acting, though. Graduates earn both high school and college credit – due to that M State partnership. Plus,…

Mobile Therapy Unit Bridges Access Gap

The retrofitted school bus can drive well outside the F-M metro area to deliver therapy where it's needed most.

January 12, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

WEST FARGO, N.D. – A few years ago, Beyond Boundaries Therapy had an issue. They were providing invaluable assistance to those that needed it in the Fargo-Moorhead region, but those in more rural areas proved frustratingly hard to reach due to reasons such as time commitment, inability to get days off work, and other institutional hurdles. Looking for assistance, they…

Unity Medical Center recieves four-star rating

May 2, 2024

Alex Bertsch,

GRAFTON, N.D. (KVRR) — A Grafton healthcare provider is receiving recognition for their excellence in serving their rural community. Unity Medical Center in Grafton has been awarded a four-star rating by the National Rural Rating System. The program recognizes excellence in rural healthcare based on patient satisfaction, quality of care, and overall hospital performance. Unity Medical Center leaders say that…

Three Families And a Fargo Pediatrician Sue Over North Dakota’s Youth Trans Health Law

September 14, 2023

TJ Nelson, KVRR Staff,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/AP) — Three families and pediatrician Dr. Luis Casas of Fargo are suing North Dakota over the state’s new transgender Health Care Ban law. It was passed by more than two-thirds majority of both houses earlier this year and immediately made it a crime to give gender-affirming care to people younger than 18. The plaintiffs say the ban…

Gov. Walz signs gender affirming healthcare bill

March 8, 2023

Alison Voorhees,

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Governor Tim Walz signs an executive action to protect access to gender affirming healthcare in Minnesota. It refers to all medical, surgical, counseling, or referral services, including telehealth services, that an individual may receive to support and affirm that individual’s gender identity or gender expression. Walz says you will not be punished for seeking or…

Lawmakers Grill Sanford And Fairview CEOs Over Proposed Merger

January 30, 2023

KVRR Staff,

ST. PAUL — CEOs of Sanford Health and Fairview Health Services say they will not delay their merger despite requests from lawmakers, Minnesota’s attorney general and the University of Minnesota. Lawmakers called the two CEOs to the state capitol and they got grilled by Democrats at a joint House Commerce and Health Finance and Policy committees hearing. U of M…

N.D. U.S. House Candidates Address Abortion Issue at Prairie Public Debate

September 28, 2022

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/AP) — Prairie Public hosted a debate Tuesday between the candidates for North Dakota’s lone U.S. House seat. Former Miss America and Harvard Law School graduate Cara Mund is running as an Independent. She is taking on Republican. Rep. Kelly Armstrong, an attorney and former state party chairman who cruised to re-election victory two years ago. When Mund…