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ND’s mask mandate & capacity requirements extended

BISMARCK, N.D. – Governor Doug Burgum extends the state’s mask mandate, capacity requirements for businesses and bar and restaurant closures at 10 each night. They were set to expire Sunday. Burgum says he’s extending those orders because North Dakota still has low hospital capacity and is among the highest Covid-19 positivity rates in the country. The guidelines are set to…

Water search underway at Elmwood Park in West Fargo

UPDATE: Traffic is blocked off as of 8:30 Wednesday night at 13th Avenue and River Street in West Fargo where a water recovery is underway. Fire crews and police continue searching for a possibly suicidal woman in the water. Some of the fire trucks have left the scene, but 13th Avenue West is closed from Sheyenne to Ninth Street. FM…

St. Paul Saints to become Twins’ Triple-A affiliate in 2021

Decision made official Wednesday

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – The St. Paul Saints will leave independent baseball and become the Minnesota Twins’ new Triple-A, minor league affiliate starting next season, both teams announced Wednesday. The Twins said on Wednesday they had extended affiliate invitations to four minor league teams: Saints, Wichita Wind Surge, Cedar Rapids Kernels and Fort Myers Mighty Mussels. If they accept, the minor league…

Astronomy Update

Monday is a busy astronomy day: a new moon, meteor shower, and even solar eclipse in the Southern Hemisphere will all occur that day. Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Notes Tags: astronomy, earth, eclipse, jupiter, mars, mercury, meteor, moon, Planets, saturn, shower, SPACE, stars, venus

Social Distancing: Letters To Loved Ones

Make Sure You Reach Out To Loved Ones Even If You Can't See Them This Difficult Year

  Tuesday, I shared my expensive, messy journey to make truly sub-par Holiday wax melts for my girlfriend’s new wax melter. They didn’t turn out to be the lovely, fragrant wax shapes I wanted them to. But my girlfriend wanted to point out that she thinks they do look really cute when you put them in her red pickup wax…

Man arrested after standoff in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. – Fargo police arrested a man after an hours-long stand-off. Officers were sent to a disturbance at 2516 8th Street North around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Jeffrey Loraus, 36,  was reportedly using pepper spray and threatening to kill people with a knife. Loraus barricaded himself in his apartment and after more than four hours of refusing to communicate with…

NSIC Modifies Basketball Schedules

Conference to play single-gender located games

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The NSIC is shaking things up and modifying the upcoming season’s basketball schedule. Schools will now play games as single gender sites. MSUM and Crookston still play the same opponents from the originally scheduled match-ups, however one team — hosts and the other hits the road. For the first weekend of games slated for January 2nd and…

Shanley QB Mattern Commits to St. John’s

Finished season with over 2,000 yards passing

FARGO, N.D. — Shanley quarterback, Cooper Mattern, is taking his talents to Collegeville and St John’s football this fall. Mattern finished his senior season as the top quarterback in the state of North Dakota after throwing for over 2,000 yards, 18 touchdowns and averaging just under 258 yards per game. QB1 led the Deacons to the Class AAA State Quarterfinals…

Fargo School Board changes Woodrow Wilson High School to Dakota High School

Board members made the decision at Tuesday's School Board Meeting

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — What has stood in Fargo as Woodrow Wilson High School for years is now Dakota High School. “We know we’re giving the school a new name because we have to, but beyond that, why? What are we really hoping is going to happen as a result of a new name?” asks Fargo School Board President Rebecca…

Vehicle runs into Grand Forks business

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – A woman is hurt after a vehicle drives into L & M Meats in Grand Forks. Police say a woman in the entryway was struck and her injuries aren’t life threatening. The entrance to the building suffered significant damage. The driver, 72-year-0ld Sharon Olslund of Crookston, was cited for failure to have her vehicle under…