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Virus season ramps up in the region

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Sanford Infectious Disease doctors are saying virus season is really heating up in the region. They’re starting to see flu cases in the adult population ramping up, as well as, RSV in children. However, Covid cases seem to be holding steady. The stretch between Thanksgiving and Christmas can be a rich petri dish for virus transmission….

Fargo man injured in rollover crash near Fergus Falls

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – A 39-year-old Fargo man suffered life-threatening injuries in a rollover crash near Fergus Falls Friday. According to the State Patrol, at around 6:30 p.m., Antonio Anderson was traveling west on I-94 about five miles north of town when his vehicle left the road and rolled into the median. He was not wearing a seatbelt. The…

Fargo Officer Andrew Dotas released from Sanford Medical Center

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/AP) — One of two Fargo police officers shot by a man who ambushed them and killed another officer last month has left the hospital. Officer Andrew Dotas walked out of Sanford Medical Center with his wife and child by his side on Saturday afternoon. Dozens of hospital staff, guard members and officers lined a path to the…

Sanford’s proposed merger with Fairview Health Services called off

FARGO (KVRR) – A proposed merger involving health care giants Sanford Health and Fairview Health Services has been discontinued. Sanford President Bill Gassen said in an email to employees Thursday, “this is the right decision for our patients and residents, our people and the communities we serve.” “The significant benefits we identified for a combined system with Fairview Health Services…

A North Dakota medical waste facility says a human torso was delivered to its site and is suing

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Human remains are at the center of tangled litigation involving a major regional health care system and the company contracted to dispose of its medical waste. Monarch Waste Technologies sued Sanford Health and the subsidiary responsible for delivering the health care system’s medical waste, Healthcare Environmental Services, saying the latter “brazenly” deposited a human torso hidden in a…

Athletic trainer charged with sexually assaulting boy makes first court appearance

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Bail is set at $15,000 for a Fargo teacher and athletic trainer charged with felony sexual assault. According to prosecutors, Levi Tande, 36, sexually assaulted a 15-year-old boy while working as an athletic trainer at South High School. Tande is a health sciences teacher at Davies High School and contracts with Sanford Health as a trainer…

Athletic Trainer Arrested for Alleged Sexual Assault During Summer Sports Program at Fargo South

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo Public Schools teacher and athletic trainer contracted through Sanford Health is arrested for sexual assault. In a joint statement from the district and Sanford, Levi Tande was arrested after a student taking part in a summer sports program at South High School reported an inappropriate situation had occurred with Tande. An investigation by the…