Northeastern Minn. wildfire (U.S. Forest Service)FINLAND, Minn. – U.S. Forest Service officials are warning home and cabin owners who fled a wildfire in northeastern Minnesota that the winds could shift this weekend, putting their properties in danger. Dozens of people got the warning at a public meeting Thursday evening in the small town of Finland. Officials gave them the latest…
BISMARCK, N.D. – Active cases of COVID-19 in North Dakota soared above 1,000 for the first time since spring, The state’s coronavirus dashboard on Friday showed 1,495 active positive and a positivity rate of 7.99%. The number of active cases was as low as 123 in early July. Cases are spiking nationwide due primarily to the fast-spreading delta variant. North Dakota’s…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – The pandemic and distance learning had a profound effect on K-12 students in North Dakota last year according to the head of the State Dept. of Public Instruction. “All of our students experienced a decline in the core subjects of math, reading, English and science,” said State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler. Baesler, referring to a report…
FARGO (KVRR) – A caregiver is accused of assaulting a Fargo assisted living facility resident who later died. Fargo police say 59-year-old Rachel Cooper was arrested late Wednesday night for endangering a vulnerable adult. On August 3, police were called to Maple View Memory Care at 4552 36 Ave. S. to take a report of an assault of a patient…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Administrators say a critical shortage of drivers could make it very difficult for some students to get to school in the West Fargo Public School District. In an email Thursday, families are urged to establish a backup plan in case any routes are delayed or canceled. “District administration has been informed of a group of…
Jennifer CarnahanMINNEAPOLIS – Four former top staffers from the Republican Party of Minnesota have accused embattled Chairwoman Jennifer Carnahan of running a “morally bankrupt” operation that’s rife with verbal abuse, intimidation and sexual harassment. All four formerly served as executive director of the state party organization under Carnahan. They issued an open letter calling on her to resign or be…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) – The Minnesota State Patrol says a semi pulling a tanker went off the freeway and got wedged between a guardrail and bridge pillars Thursday morning near Fergus Falls. Sgt. Jesse Grabow says the crash happened around 7:30 a.m. near exit 62 on I-94. Injuries to the driver were not considered life-threatening. The cause of the…
Sens. Kevin Cramer & John HoevenWASHINGTON (KVRR) – Sens. Kevin Cramer and John Hoeven (R-N.D.) are among 25 senators demanding an accounting of lost U.S. military equipment in Afghanistan. “We write with grave concern regarding the status of U.S. military equipment left behind in Afghanistan as a result of our poorly executed withdrawal from the country” the letter says. “As…
WAUBUN, Minn. (KVRR) – Enbridge Energy, the Canadian company that owns the controversial Line 3 pipeline replacement project in northern Minnesota, has donated $366,000 to the Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Community Schools to subsidize internet access for low income families. Enbridge spokesperson Julie Kellner says the grant will provide “a combination of broadband and fiber infrastructure, and fund other services that will…
Jack Morris apologies before Shohei Otani’s at-bat in the ninth inning. pic.twitter.com/WdCjfyfSvX — Spencer Wheelock (@SpencerWheelock) August 18, 2021 DETROIT (FOX 2) – Detroit Tigers broadcaster and former Minnesota Twins pitcher Jack Morris has been suspended indefinitely while he undergoes bias training. The announcement comes after the Hall of Famer used an Asian accent when discussing Angels player Shohei Ohtani…
