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JROTC Cadets Are Honored In Small Graduation at Fargo South High School

The 11 graduating students are from North, South, Davies and West Fargo High School.

May 22, 2020

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FARGO, N.D,- “I was expecting my graduation to look exactly like that. You know, at the dome, sitting down having everybody. Unfortunately, we had to do it differently this year.” The last four years have been a rollercoaster for Jaeger Jensen, a Senior cadet graduating from the JROTC program. “My father left. He moved to California and it just really…

Task Force Made To Make Guidelines For Long-Term Care Visitors in ND

Next week on the KVRR Morning Show we will be chatting with Larson on the next step forward.

May 22, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — The North Dakota Long Term Care Association is creating a task force to help reunite families with their loved ones. The group is expecting to meet next week to put together a plan on how they can safely do this. The committee’s chairman says the group is working closely with the state health department and following trends…

North Dakota reports 90 new COVID-19 cases and one death

May 22, 2020

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CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 90 new COVID-19 cases and one death on Friday. Nine counties report new cases including Burleigh, Cass, Eddy, Emmons, Grand Forks, Griggs, Richland, Ward and Williams Counties. Cass County reports the most cases with 74 and Eddy County the second most with 6. A man in his 80s with underlying health…

LIVE: Socially-Distant CPR and First Aid Training

You can still get training, and now that summer's starting, it's time you did.

May 22, 2020

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It’s the unofficial weekend that kicks off the summer season, and a lot of people are going to hightail it for the lakes and prairies of the region to get away for the first time since lockdown ended nationwide. But when you’re heading out to remote areas, it’s always better to take some freshly-sharpened lifesaving skills with you — for…

Burgum directs flags flown at half-staff through Sunday for victims of coronavirus pandemic

May 22, 2020

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BISMARCK, N.D.–Gov. Doug Burgum is encouraging North Dakotans to fly the United States and North Dakota flags at half-staff until sunset on Sunday, May 24 to honor the victims of the coronavirus pandemic. Burgum has directed all government agencies to do the same in accordance with a proclamation issued by President Donald Trump. Burgum said, “Kathryn and I extend our…

Fargo’s All Pro Towing helps couple escaping New York amid pandemic

A couple trying to escape the state as it became a hotspot in March ran into a problem they weren't prepared for

May 21, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — As COVID-19 cases racked up in New York, Kyle Kinard and his wife loaded up their SUV and set out to leave their Brooklyn apartment behind. But their second stop of what was supposed to be a smooth-sailing road trip to eastern Washington didn’t go entirely as planned. “My wife was kind of looking on Google Maps…

Fargo woman makes free face masks for community

Katie Lewis displays the face masks in bags on her parent's fence on 52nd Ave. in Fargo and encourages people to take as many as they need

May 21, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — When the coronavirus pandemic first began, Katie Lewis knew her sewing skills could come in handy. In March, she began making face masks for friends, family and even nonprofits. Once all of their needs were met, Lewis still had a lot of supplies left over and thought of a special way to share them with her community….

Roads Are Not Expected To Be Too Busy During Memorial Weekend

COVID-19 has impacted the travels of many who were hoping to celebrate with family and friends.

May 21, 2020

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NORTH DAKOTA & MINNESOTA – Despite COVID-19, The Minnesota State Patrol is expecting a high travel rate during memorial weekend. “When you look at statistics overall, memorial weekend is a very busy travel weekend and you know, despite everything that’s going on right now in the world, will there be more traffic? I think potentially there will be and it’s…

Grand Forks High Schools are Taking Precautions for Their Upcoming Graduations

May 21, 2020

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. – All three high schools will be hosting in person graduations following proper distancing guidelines. Only parents of graduating students will be allowed to join seniors and staff. Superintendent Terry Brenner says students and faculty might have to continue to use masks and social distancing if in person instruction returns in the fall. “One of the guidelines…

Essentia Health to permanently layoff nearly 900 employees

May 21, 2020

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FARGO, N.D.–Essentia Health has announced their decision to move forward with permanent layoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Health organization says it has experienced operational losses nearing $100 million since the beginning of March. Various measures have been taken to attempt to offset the decline in revenue including placing employees on administrative leave, flexing hours, reducing physician and executive…