BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Nurses Association says it does not support a move to allow health care workers who have tested positive for COVID-19 but do not have symptoms to remain on the job. Gov. Doug Burgum supports the move to ease stress both on hospitals and medical personnel trying to keep up with skyrocketing coronavirus cases in…
FARGO (KVRR) – The effects of the pandemic are impacting travel decisions for the Thanksgiving holiday. Gene LaDoucer of AAA North Dakota says the auto club expects at least a 10-percent drop in travel, the largest one-year decrease since the Great Recession in 2008. Based on mid-October forecast models, AAA would have expected up to 50 million Americans to travel…
FARGO (KVRR) – A woman is facing charges after police say she started a fire and assaulted an officer in a south Fargo apartment building. Officers responded to an unwanted female at an apartment in the 1300 block of 32nd Street South. Police were advised that a woman, identified as 20 year-old Nyamal Kachlech, had been trespassed from the property…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger says 1,594 military and overseas voters in 85 countries cast a ballot in the Presidential Election. They used North Dakota’s secure electronic ballot system created in 2012. Jaeger says it’s a commitment that dates back over 28 years when fax machines were used to provide the best possible voting…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A northwestern Minnesota sheriff says Gov. Tim Walz’s latest executive order, which limits the size of private gatherings would be difficult to enforce. The order restricts all social gatherings in Minnesota, including private events, to 10 people or less. It also bans gatherings involving members of more than 3 households, regardless of the size of the…
MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota Vikings say they’ve given up on trying to host large crowds and instead will close the four remaining home games to fans. The Vikings said in a statement Wednesday that players, coaches and staff miss the energy and passion that fans bring on game day. But the team says Minnesota’s rising infection and hospitalization rates make…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Department of Health reports 791 new COVID-19 cases and 12 new deaths since Monday. There are 11,656 active cases in the state. 254 people are hospitalized. Cass County reported the most new cases, with 341. So far, 686 people in North Dakota have died. The latest stats from the Dept. of Health are…
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum is asking the state’s attorney general to appoint outside lawyers to handle a possible lawsuit over the governor’s appointment to fill a legislative seat that was won by a candidate who died before the election. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem is at odds with Burgum over the appointment of Washburn coal executive Wade Boeshans to…
MINNEAPOLIS – A November storm has dumped as much as 10 inches of snow in Minnesota and whipped up damaging winds in Wisconsin where tens of thousands were left without power. The Minnesota State Patrol handled hundreds of crashes and spinouts as snow piled up late Tuesday. The National Weather Service record 5.5 inches of snow at Minneapolis-St. Paul International…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – Investigators say smoking was the cause of an apartment fire in Grand Forks, but the fire was caught before major damage was done. Crews were called around 7 a.m. Tuesday 2403 27th Avenue South. When they arrived they found the building smoking between the second and third floor balconies. They were able to quickly get the…
