WASHINGTON (KVRR) – The CDC is strengthening its recommendation on booster doses for people 18 and older. On Monday, the agency said everyone ages 18 and older should get a booster shot. The boosters should be given 6 months after their initial Pfizer or Moderna series or 2 months after their initial J&J vaccine. “The recent emergence of the Omicron…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A federal judge on Monday blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing a coronavirus vaccine mandate on thousands of health care workers in 10 states that had brought the first legal challenge against the requirement. The court order said that the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid had no clear authority from Congress to enact the…
FARGO (KVRR) – The annual RDO Caters Taters fundraiser collected $88,000 this year. Proceeds from the event will be given to Bio Girls. The Fargo-based charity focuses on building the self-esteem of girls from 6-12 with community service, mentoring and physical activity. “The board and staff of BIO Girls are filled with gratitude – gratitude for RDO and its employees for…
MOUNDS VIEW, Minn. – Police in a Minneapolis suburb say an armed carjacking suspect was fatally shot by officers who encountered him in a liquor store. Authorities say police responded to a call of shots fired in Mounds View Sunday about 7:15 p.m. While responding to that call, officers got another call about an armed robbery in the parking lot…
FARGO (KVRR) – A former University of North Dakota student is accused of stealing more than $330,000 in federal coronavirus relief money. A federal grand jury says Enroy Oneil Duncan devised a scheme to defraud the government by filing a false application for PPP funds. According to court documents, Duncan falsely stated that his company, called “Homeinhome Senior Care” had…
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – A St. Cloud woman is suspected of causing the death of her three-month-old baby and is being held in the Stearns County Jail. Police say they were called to a home Sunday to check on the welfare of the 26-year-old mother and her infant. Authorities did not say who called them to ask for the welfare…
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (KVRR) – A five-year-old boy is dead after a Thanksgiving night shooting in Brooklyn Park. Police say the initial investigation determined that a 13-year-old boy in the home was handling a gun. Several other juveniles were present as they were attempting to make a social media video. At some point the 13-year-old male shot the gun, striking…
Omicron variant (World Health Org.)WASHINGTON – Beginning Monday, the United States will ban travel from South Africa and 7 other African nations by non-US citizens following the discovery of a COVID-19 variant. Officials have named the variant “omicron.” A World Health Organization panel has classified it as a highly transmissible virus of concern. The variant’s discovery in southern Africa sent…
MINOT, N.D. – An apartment building fire on Thanksgiving in Minot displaced residents in four apartments. Firefighters said the blaze started in a basement laundry room that had an electrical panel. As firefighters first arrived at the apartment, they saw light smoke exiting the structure from a basement window. They quickly entered the building and put out the fire. People…
BISMARCK, N.D. – An agency key to implementing new in-state investment components of North Dakota’s $8.3 billion oil tax savings has a new leader. The State Investment Board named Retirement and Investment Office interim Executive Director Jan Murtha to take over the role on a permanent basis. The office oversees about $20 billion of assets. Murtha, who is an attorney,…
