WASHINGTON (KVRR) – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has suspended enforcement of a nationwide COVID-19 vaccine mandate for companies that employ more than 100 people. The mandate was suspended in the wake of a federal appeals court order that says OSHA “take no steps to implement or enforce” the mandate “until further court order.” “While OSHA remains confident in…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – An online petition asking Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison to drop all criminal charges against hundreds of demonstrators arrested in connection with the Line 3 pipeline protests in northern Minnesota has collected more than 14,000 signatures. Organizers say the charges are based on “brutal policing tactics,” the violation of treaty rights,…
GLEN ULLIN, N.D. (KVRR) – The Morton County Sheriff’s Office says some residents had to be evacuated Tuesday night while crews battled a large garage fire in Glen Ullin. The fire broke out at around 7:30 p.m., which led to evacuations in five nearby homes. No one was inside the garage at the time, and it appears the fire’s origin…
UPDATE: The North Dakota Highway Patrol identified the man who died in a crash on I-29 Tuesday as Paul Entzi of Fargo. FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – One person died in a single-vehicle crash on 19th Avenue North at the I-29 overpass in Fargo. It happened shortly after 10 p.m. Tuesday. The State Patrol says the car had exited northbound at…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A Moorhead police officer has been cleared for using potentially deadly force against a man during an officer-involved shooting on the Fourth of July. Officer Andrew Werk was in the 2500 block of 4th Ave. N. when he fired his gun four times while attempting to apprehend 23 year-old Isiah Hopkins of Moorhead. Hopkins was unarmed…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) – North Dakota’s mineral resources director says gasoline prices are expected to remain high for the foreseeable future. Lynn Helms says that’s because OPEC decided to stick to its current production plan, even though the Biden administration asked OPEC in November to increase production. “That’s just how volatile this thing can be, which really means prices are…
FARGO (KVRR) – Masks will no longer be required in Fargo Public School facilities, beginning January 17. Masks will still be required for all riders and drivers on FPS transportation, including school buses and activity buses due to a federal requirement. In August, the Fargo School Board directed school administrators to follow the mask recommendations of Fargo Cass Public Health. Because…
A $49 million retirement payment for former Sanford Health CEO? I thought Sanford Health was a non-profit organization! Who will pay for that? I think we know that answer! — Byron L. Dorgan (@ByronDorgan) November 16, 2021 FARGO (KVRR) – Former U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan used Twitter to attack Sanford Health for providing a $49 million payout to former CEO…
FARGO (KVRR) – A Fargo man is facing a felony terrorizing charge for allegedly pointing a gun at a Matbus driver. According to court documents, the bus driver told police that Roger Unterseher stopped in front of his bus on Oct. 28 and pointed a gun at him. The report says Unterseher wanted someone to get off the bus, but…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota’s COVID-19 death toll has surpassed 9,000 people, as the state struggles with the nation’s highest rate of new infections and low vaccination rates in certain areas. The Minnesota Department of Health on Tuesday reported 51 new deaths, which raised the state’s pandemic total to 9,047. It also reported 10,913 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, which…
