North Dakota task force leaders are looking for your help crafting a strategy to help families get back together with their loved ones in long-term care facilities across the state. Nursing homes and other facilities across the country have been ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic. That prompted Governor Doug Burgum to close long-term care facilities off to visitors on April…
FARGO, ND — A body was found in a home where Fargo firefighters were called to an attic fire. They responded to a call to 1123 South University Drive just after noon. Fargo Police are also on the scene. In a Facebook post, Fargo Police said, “Today, at 12:37 p.m., Fargo Officers were dispatched to a structure fire in the…
FARGO, N.D.–Fifth grade students at Eagles Elementary will be among the many students experiencing a unique graduation in 2020. The elementary school plans to hold a graduation “Clap Out” for the soon-to-be sixth graders. On May 28, students and their parents will drive through the Eagles Elementary parking lot as the staff members cheer on the students. The staff will…
MANDAN, N.D. — “We are deeply and eternally grateful to the brave men and women who stood in harms way to protect our nation and defend the values we hold dear,” said Governor Doug Burgum, “Now more then ever, we must never forget that freedom isn’t free.” Retired Major Arnie Strebe never forgets the price of freedom. “For those who…
FARGO, N.D. — This Memorial Day is the first since the Fargo National Cemetery opened it’s gates in September of last year. It is the first and only national veterans cemetery in North Dakota. The cemetery had big plans to hold it’s inaugural Memorial Day celebration this year, but things were forced to change amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Still, they…
FARGO, N.D. — A fence in Fargo was decked out with face masks on Monday that were free for the taking once again. For the fourth time since the coronavirus pandemic began, Katie Lewis filled her parent’s fence on 52nd Avenue and University Drive with homemade face coverings. She encouraged people who pass by to take one at no cost…
As we spend this Memorial Day with our family members, thanking our lucky stars we’ve made it through lockdown and into the first big holiday since the coronavirus struck, you might not realize not everyone in our community is seeing much change. Those are some of our seniors, who are in the highest-risk categories and who often don’t have family…
HUNTER, N.D. — All 37 graduating seniors at Northern Cass in Hunter took the final walk of their high school careers. However, at this graduation, you can see plenty of smiling faces in the crowds and on the students as masks were not mandated beyond passing a four question health screening forum. The questions include asking if they had excessive…
(FOX 9) – The Minnesota Department of Health reported 17 new deaths from COVID-19 Saturday as the state’s death toll from the disease rose to 869. Minnesota also recorded more than 700 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of positive cases the state has seen so far to 20,573. There are currently 553 people hospitalized for COVID-19, with 207 of them in the ICU–a new…
BISMARCK, ND — North Dakota’s Department of Health is holding off on reporting the daily COVID-19 test results. They report that the lab experienced a recent malfunction on two pieces of lab equipment. Out of an abundance of caution, 82 positive results will be considered inconclusive and the individuals will be asked to retest. All the facilities involved have been…
