BISMARCK, N.D. — Cass County is being moved from “moderate” to “high” risk as COVID-19 cases continue to surge in North Dakota. Gov. Doug Burgum says we are in the middle of a “regional COVID storm” and the guidelines are being changed to reflect that. “The critical or red zone, the highest level. This is the area where if we…
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota election officials say the earliest final numbers from the 2020 election will be available a full week after Election Day. Secretary of State Steve Simon and his office outlining how it will all look and how ballots will be processed statewide. New this year, Minnesota will start counting absentee ballots 14 days before Election Day….
ST. PAUL — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has signed another extension of the peacetime emergency in response to the ongoing pandemic and it survives a vote of the legislature. He has to call the legislature into special session each time so they can vote. Before the House voted to let Walz keep his emergency powers, the Senate voted 36-31 to…
LAKE PARK, Minn. — A Ulen, Minnesota man is arrested for DWI after hitting two people in the parking lot of Cenex in Lake Park around 9:30 this morning. Becker County Sheriff’s officials say 28 year old Travis Job hit a 72-year-old man and 59-year-old female and fled. His vehicle was found a short time later in a swampy area…
CASS CO., N.D. — A St. Joseph, Minnesota man is stopped and arrested for taking a vehicle from the parking lot of C & I Bar in Hunter, North Dakota. Cass County deputies spotted 30-year-old Marshall Strand heading down highway 18 north of Casselton around 2:40 this morning. They eventually got him to stop and arrested him on multiple charges…
Minnesota has 10 more COVID-19 deaths and 1,450 new positive cases. All of the deaths come from southern Minnesota in people 45 and older. Three lived in assisted living facilities, while seven lived in private residences. North Dakota records 3 more COVID-19 deaths and another 640 positive cases. The deaths include two men and a woman, all over 70 with…
VALLEY CITY, N.D. — A Valley City man faces a number of charges after a chase in a stolen vehicle in Barnes County. 31-year-old Matthew Hough was chased around 10 p.m. after a report of a stolen Toyota Highlander in Valley City. He eventually stopped and was taken into custody by troopers and deputies. Hough faces charges including fleeing, unauthorized…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Central Parking Ramp in downtown Grand Forks is closed temporarily while police investigate a shooting. It happened around 2:30 Sunday morning. A short time later, police were told a gunshot victim was at Altru Hospital. But police say It turns out the victim had no injuries consistent with a gunshot wound. A vehicle was located at…
BARNESVILLE, Minn. — A single vehicle crash on I-94 near Barnesville Saturday morning left one dead and injured three others. It happened around 8:15 when a truck driven by 61 year old Brian Smoker of Leesburg, Indiana went off the road and into the median striking the bridge pier head on. 59-year-old David Smoker also from Leesburg died at the…
FARGO, N.D. — Strong winds help fuel a three alarm fire at a 24-unit north Fargo apartment building overnight. Fargo Firefighters called out to 910 33rd Avenue North around 2:45 Sunday morning and found what they call heavy fire conditions. The fire breaching the attic space and burning through the roof. They say it grew rapidly due to winds gusting…
