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LIVE: Governor Walz, health leaders provide COVID-19 update ahead of Labor Day weekend

The press conference will be held Thursday at 3:15 p.m.

September 3, 2020

KVRR Staff,

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and state health officials will be providing an update on the COVID-19 pandemic as Minnesotans prepare for the long Labor Day weekend and the coming fall. Joining Walz will be Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan, Minnesota Department of Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm, Infectious Disease Director Kris Ehresmann, and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University…

North Dakota reports 360 new COVID-19 cases and two new deaths Thursday

Cass County accounts for 3,656 of the total positive cases and 76 of the total deaths.

September 3, 2020

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CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 360 new COVID-19 cases and two new deaths on Thursday. Thirty-two counties report new cases. Grand Forks County reports the most new cases with 79 and Stark County the second most with 67. A man in his 60s from Burleigh County and a woman in her 100s from Williams County died….

Fargo North Notifies Parents of Student with COVID-19

At the end of the first day back to school, the principal sent out a letter to parents

September 3, 2020

Alison Voorhees,

FARGO, N.D. — Fargo North is already notifying parents on the first day that a student has tested positive for COVID-19. Health officials reaching out to close contacts to stop the spread. Below is a copy of the letter: Good evening North High parents/guardians, On Wednesday, September 2, 2020, Fargo North High School received information that a Fargo…

Save Our Stages Act aims to help struggling venues stay afloat with Covid-19 funding

September 2, 2020

Site Staff,

UNITED STATES – The curtain has closed on many venues because of the coronavirus pandemic. Democratic Minnesota Senator Klobuchar and Republican Senator John Cornyn of Texas introduced the Save Our Stages Act. It would provide six months worth of Small Business Administration grants to independent venues affected by Covid-19 stay-at-home orders. The legislation would fund either 45 percent of operational…

Dorothy Dodds Elementary & Moorhead Public Schools Get Ready For Classes

Students in Moorhead will begin school on September 8th.

September 2, 2020

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — The floors and walls of Dorothy Dodds Elementary School will look a little different this year. “We have to do a big shout out to the custodians. They did all the taping and the signage in the district so we know that each spot is six feet apart and students will learn to keep the distance,” said…

NDDoH encouraging students to remain on campus during Labor Day weekend

September 2, 2020

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BISMARCK, N.D.–North Dakota University System students are being encouraged to stay on campus during the upcoming Labor Day weekend. The North Dakota Department of Health says younger people are more likely to be asymptomatic and staying on campus reduces the risk of them catching or transmitting the virus. Kirby Kruger, director of the NDDoH Division of Disease Control, said, “Every…

North Dakota reports 265 new COVID-19 cases and three new deaths Wednesday

Cass County accounts for 3,596 of the total positive cases and 76 of the total deaths.

September 2, 2020

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CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 265 new COVID-19 cases and three new deaths on Wednesday. Thirty counties report new cases. Burleigh County reports the most new cases with 62 and Cass County the second most with 50. A man in his 70s from Morton County, a woman in her 80s from Burleigh County and a woman…

Superintendents ready to face challenges of new school year

Despite all of the challenges the school districts are facing, they feel ready to meet the needs of their students.

September 1, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. – Over the next two weeks, 30,000 students will head back to school in-person for the first time since the pandemic began. The school districts of Fargo, West Fargo, and Moorhead, have spent the summer carefully preparing for all of the challenges that lie ahead of them, especially COVID-19. “Every generation has had a challenge, and this is…

24 kindergarten students quarantined in Thompson after student tests positive for COVID-19

September 1, 2020

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THOMPSON, N.D.–Twenty-four kindergarteners at Thompson Public School are in quarantine after a student tested positive for COVID-19. Superintendent John Maus confirmed the news on Tuesday. The students began quarantining on Monday, August 31 and will return to school on Monday, September 14. Thompson Public School has a total of 71 kindergarten students that it breaks up into three sections. Only…

North Dakota reaches 12,000 total COVID-19 cases, reports 191 new cases Tuesday

Cass County accounts for 3,546 of the total positive cases and 76 of the total deaths.

September 1, 2020

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CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 191 new COVID-19 cases and two new deaths on Tuesday. Twenty-seven counties report new cases. Stark County reports the most new cases with 50 and Burleigh County the second most with 30. A man in his 70s from Morton County and a woman in her 80s from Burleigh County died. Both…