BISMARCK, N.D.–Gov. Doug Burgum is holding a press briefing to provide an update on the COVID-19 pandemic. Burgum will be joined by State Board of Higher Education Chair Nick Hacker. The North Dakota Department of Health reported a total of 1,761 positive cases, 35 current hospitalizations, 1,071 people recovered and 42 deaths. Categories: Coronavirus, Coronavirus-ND, Health, North Dakota News Tags:…
WEST FARGO, N.D.–Fargo and West Fargo Public Schools have announced their guidelines for holding in-person graduation ceremonies. The events will be for graduates and a select number of staff only. Both Fargo and West Fargo have plans to livestream the ceremonies for families and community members to watch from home. Both schools will be taking precautions and following the CDC’s…
WASHINGTON (AP)–President Donald Trump is set to name a former pharmaceutical executive to lead his administration’s all-out effort to produce and distribute a coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year. A senior administration official says Moncef Slaoui, a former GlaxoSmithKline executive, will lead “Operation Warp Speed,” Trump’s push to accelerate the vaccine development process for COVID-19. Slaoui is to…
CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 52 new COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths on Friday. The counties reporting new cases include Burleigh, Cass, Grand Forks, Morton, Rolette and Stutsman Counties. Cass County reports the most cases with 43 and Grand Forks County the second most with 3. A man in his 40s from Grand Forks County…
FARGO, N.D.–Maroon 5 is rescheduling their upcoming 2020 tour. The band was scheduled to perform at the Fargodome on August 8 and the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on August 9. All dates between May 30 and September 17 will be rescheduled for the summer of 2021. All tickets will be honored once the new dates are announced. For…
FARGO, N.D.- The pinning ceremony is a unique rite of passage that only graduating nursing students get to experience. “The pinning ceremony is a long lasting tradition in nursing and it just represents their achievements in completing the program and entering into professional nursing,” says Carla Gross, the Associate Dean at School of Nursing at NDSU. Because of the Coronavirus,…
FARGO, N.D. — All these vehicles are lined up and ready head out across the F-M area to hand out scholarships for the 2020 seniors. The staff normally honors the students at an annual banquet but because of COVID-19 they are showing their support in a safer way. “It’s difficult, I imagine it’s more difficult for them so we just…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — It’s a new take on a one-man band. Fergus Falls High School band teacher Scott Kummrow performed “Pomp and Circumstance” for his graduating seniors. The Fergus Falls teacher played over 22 different parts in the song including conducting himself. The video has been going viral with over 13,000 views and continues to grow. Kummrow says he…
FARGO, N.D. — Since the coronavirus pandemic began, Sanford Health has noticed a decrease in the number of patients coming in for their annual mammogram screenings. There have also been a decrease in the number of breast cancer diagnoses. This trend has begun to worry staff at the Edith Sanford Breast Center in Fargo. “If you don’t do it now,…
WEST FARGO, N.D. – Playgrounds in West Fargo Parks will be reopening on Friday. The West Fargo Parks District is opening them as part of a phased reopening of all park services in the city. They are asking that people who use the playgrounds practice social distancing, bring hand sanitizer, and wash their hands thoroughly at and after a visit…
