EDGELEY, N.D. — A South Dakota woman dies in a crash in Edgeley, North Dakota and the other driver could face charges. North Dakota Highway Patrol identified the woman as 63-year-old Paula Thovson of Watertown. They say her vehicle was hit by a pickup driven by 40-year-old Dean Johs of Napoleon. That crash happening Tuesday afternoon at the junction of…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — West Fargo Public Schools will release its “Return to Learn” plan on Friday. The plan will be sent out to all families and staff by email around 11 a.m. It will also be available on the district’s COVID-19 webpage. A news conference is planned for an hour before the plans release. Stay with KVRR Local News…
BENSON CO., N.D. — Tribal leaders on the Spirit Lake Reservation are requiring people to wear masks to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. It’s a rare move in a state where face coverings have not been mandated despite a steady increase in overall cases. The reservation is located primarily in Benson County which has seen the state’s most…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — If you have a fine with the West Fargo Public Library, good news: it is being forgiven. The Board of Directors has voted to no longer charge a fee for overdue materials. No new fines will accumulate on accounts except in the case of lost or damaged items. They say all previously assessed overdue fines on…
WABASHA CO., Minn. — The Republican Party of Wabasha County in far southeastern Minnesota says an image on its Facebook page that compares Minnesota’s mask mandate to Jewish people in Nazi death camps was maliciously posted. But Minnesota Republican Party Chairwoman Jennifer Carnahan says that the picture was posted by a Wabasha County GOP board member, who has since resigned…
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota leaders are looking at Cass County as an example of how a COVID-19 Task Force can help turn rising case numbers around. Gov. Doug Burgum announcing a task force, similar to one in Cass, will be set up for Burleigh and Morton Counties where cases are skyrocketing. “I saw some videos of bars at 1…
CASSELTON, N.D. — A Mandan man in a stolen pickup is arrested near Casselton after a high speed chase. Troopers tried to stop 35-year-old Jason Schaan near mile marker 342 on I-94 Saturday night around 7:30. The chase hit speeds of 100 miles per hour before Schaan took the Casselton exit went through the intersection down a ditch and got…
MARSHALL, Minn. — A couple who wore Nazi flag face coverings to Walmart in Marshall, Minnesota have been told not to return. Police say the couple has been issued trespass notices. Officials said they are banned from visiting any Walmart facility for at least a year. A video posted on social media showing the couple going through a checkout lane…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Service members are closer to getting a three percent pay raise. It’s included in the latest National Defense Authorization Act which was just passed by the Senate. The bill includes funding for a number of North Dakota defense missions. It restricts the retirement of the global hawk at Grand Forks Air Force Base and provides for B-52…
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum says there will not be a mask mandate in the state. He says he will leave it up to individual businesses and schools to decide whether to require masks or not. “It doesn’t affect you if somebody else wears a mask it actually helps you if somebody else wears a mask,” the…
