FARGO-MOORHEAD-GRAND FORKS, N.D. — For a second year, MSUM will hold its spring commencement ceremonies virtually. President Anne Blackhurst says large in-person gatherings are still not allowed under guidance from the Minnesota Department of Health and the governor’s Executive Orders. MSUM will host four college-level virtual ceremonies May 13 and 14. Smaller ceremonies using a meeting format will allow graduates…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo’s city-wide mask mandate will be allowed to expire at 11:59 Monday night. City Commissioner John Strand had proposed changing the mandate to mask guidelines. That idea was rejected on a 3-2 vote with Mayor Dr. Tim Mahoney being the deciding vote. City leaders are still asking people to use face coverings but it will no…
FARGO, N.D. — Fargo’s mask mandate ends Monday while Cass County continues to lead North Dakota in active cases with 285. Cass is well ahead of any other county in the state. Last Sunday the county had 198 active cases. State health officials report one new COVID-19 death and 49 new cases. Nearly 195,000 people have received at least one…
RED LAKE, Minn. — Two Red Lake, Minnesota men face federal charges in separate child sexual abuse cases on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. 38-year-old Keith Ehrich and 24-year-old Kory Lussier made their initial appearances Friday in U.S. District Court. Ehrich faces two counts for the alleged sexual abuse of a minor between August 2017 and October 2020. Lussier is…
ST. PAUL, MINN. (KVRR) – Gov. Tim Walz is quarantining after a member of his staff tested positive for COVID-19. Walz was in a news conference with the infected staff member on Monday but was not within 6 feet of them for more than 15 minutes, which is what health officials define as close contact. The governor canceled a planned…
Isaiah Wise Spirit and Rani HowardGRAND FORKS, N.D. — Two people are arrested after a chase where police say the suspects tried to run them off the road. It started with a theft report at Walmart on 32nd Avenue South around 10 o’clock Sunday night. A witness followed the suspect’s vehicle until officers found it at Stamart. They say Rani…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — CVS Health and Goodrich Pharmacy are added to the expanding network of pharmacies vaccinating Minnesotans across the state. Minnesota now has five pharmacies with dozens of locations participating in the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program that launched last month. Appointments at CVS and Goodrich Pharmacy will become available in the coming days with information on the Vaccine…
BISMARCK, N.D. — Gov. Doug Burgum is recovering this weekend after undergoing hip replacement surgery. The 64-year-old Republican had surgery Friday to replace his left hip. Gubernatorial authority was briefly delegated to Lt. Gov. Brent Sanford on Friday morning. Sanford said he didn’t take any actions before Burgum resumed his authority. Burgum issued a statement saying the surgery went well…
COLFAX, N.D. — A semi-tanker carrying 6,300 gallons of soybean oil crashes and spills around 3,000 gallons of its cargo in Richland County. Highway Patrol says the driver, 67-year-old Edward Gitz of Lengby, was northbound on I-29 near Colfax around 1 p.m. Sunday when he crossed the median and rolled the truck and the tanker. He was taken to the…
CHASKA, Minn. — Former state Sen. Scott Jensen makes his Republican candidacy for governor official. The family physician has been critical of the state’s response to the pandemic and in interviews with Fox News and other media outlets has questioned federal guidelines around reporting COVID-19 deaths. Democratic Gov. Tim Walz, who is serving his first term, is expected to seek…
