WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Measles, it’s one of the most contagious infectious diseases that can live up in the air for 2 hours. “And so, you have that entire like two-week period where you don’t know where you caught it. You don’t know how contagious you’ve been. Typically you’re actually contagious right when that first fever starts, but who…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The wait is over! Fargo Parks Sports Center is now 100% open and operational. Phase 1 of the project at 6100 38th Street South opened in June. That part of the building featured a majority of the basketball and volleyball courts, the walking track, and the area operated by Sanford Health which has a gym and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Dry January challenge was initially started in the United Kingdom in 2013. Millions of people around the world have participated and in the U.S., one in four adults joined in the last year. “What I call Dry January is the Grand Experiment. When we quit drinking, even if we don’t have a drinking problem, sometimes…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — It’s a tradition that has taken place in the Sanford Family Birth Center for many years. Families have a chance for a photo op of their newborn babies in Christmas stockings. This year’s candidates had four girls and one baby boy in a festive line of red stockings sporting santa hats. Nurses at Sanford are always…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR Local News) – As the year 2024 comes to a close, many enjoy looking back at some of the stats accumulated over the past 12 months. Sanford Health is even getting in on the action. The health system has released its top baby names of 2024. For the boys – Oliver continues its dominance. That’s its 4th…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Sanford Health’s annual Reverse Trick or Treating event brought smiles to kids at Sanford Children’s. Employees dressed up in themed group costumes to bring goodies to their young patients. The kids and their families gathered in their rooms to experience Halloween together. The tradition has been something that both staff and patients have enjoyed putting together…
09/11/24 AirNow.govFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Throughout the past week we have been seeing a lot of smoke around the region once again. It has been coming from wildfires in South Dakota and Montana, blowing east due to the flow of air in the upper atmosphere. The smoke has covered the skies and led to poor air quality that can lead…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Miss Minnesota, Emily Schumacher toured the Sanford Heart Clinic as part of her community service initiative, “The Heart of Matter.” Touring the clinic she talked to several doctors and nurses along the way about what Sanford has to offer. Her mom being an Emergency Room Physician Assistant led her into the world of medicine. Currently, Schumacher…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A semi driver is cited and his passenger is being treated for injuries after rolling the rig onto its side in the ditch along I-29 in Fargo. Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 2 a.m. when 23-year-old Sukhveer Singh from Winnipeg mistook the shoulder for the 13th Avenue South exit and drove off the roadway….
FARGO/MOORHEAD (KVRR) – Hospice care doesn’t end when a patient passes away. Sanford Hospice is inviting the public to celebrate their departed loved ones at their annual Hospice Memorial Event on Thursday. Sanford’s hospice program helps patients with end-of-life care. But that care extends well beyond that. They assist families and friends of hospice patients up to 13 months…
