Author: TJ Nelson

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Local News, North Dakota News, Politics / Elections

Space Development Agency Ground Operations Ribbon Cutting at GFAFB

Sen. Kevin Cramer Attends After Emergency Surgery on His Hand A Week Ago
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota’s congressional delegation makes a stop in Grand Forks for a ribbon cutting at Grand Forks Air Force Base. It is where the Space Development Agency’s first Ground Operations and Integration Center will be located. The center will operate and control multiple-layer satellite operations for missile warning, tracking, and defense. It was also one…
Local News, North Dakota News

Beer Sales Being Considered For Home NDSU Football Games

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FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) — Fargodome Authority and NDSU are looking at allowing the sale of beer and possibly other alcohol at Bison football games. University President David Cook said he supports the change. Cook said Athletic Director Matt Larsen is working on a proposal. “They’ve (athletic dept.) done their due diligence, they’re looking at what everybody else does across the…

Local News, North Dakota News

Victim of Vehicle Fire Near Buffalo, N.D. Identified

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CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — Cass County authorities identify the victim of a vehicle fire on Sunday along I-94. He is 36-year-old Matthew Knight of Greenville, Ohio. Knight’s body was taken to the state medical examiner’s office in Grand Forks for an autopsy. Multiple first responders arrived at the scene near mile marker 313, just southwest of Buffalo, around 9…

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Local News, North Dakota News

90 Acres Secured For Future Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library

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MEDORA, N.D. (KVRR/AP) — A milestone is reached in building the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in western North Dakota. The library’s foundation announces it has secured 90 acres of U.S. Forest Service land near Medora following a lengthy appraisal process. Congress approved the land sale in December 2020. It cost $81,000 and was covered by the family of the 26th…

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Health, Local News, Minnesota News

Minnesota’s First Case of Monkeypox Found In Twin Cities

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TWIN CITIES (KVRR/AP) — An adult in the Twin Cities is Minnesota’s first presumed case of monkeypox. The patient likely was exposed to monkeypox while traveling abroad. They are receiving outpatient treatment for the infection. The state public health lab has forwarded the case to the CDC for confirmation. Common symptoms include fever, fatigue, headaches, muscle aches, swollen lymph nodes,…

Local News, Minnesota News

Overnight Fire Destroys Rural Polk County House

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POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — An overnight fire in rural Polk County destroys a home. Polk County Sheriff’s Office was contacted before 5 a.m. Sunday for a structure fire in Rosebud Township. When deputy’s arrived, the house was fully engulfed. No one was home at the time. It is considered a total loss. Minnesota State Fire Marshal is investigating the…

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