BISMARCK, N.D.–Gov. Doug Burgum is holding a press briefing at 3:30 p.m. to provide an update on the COVID-19 pandemic. Burgum will be joined by State Superintendent Kirsten Baesler and interim State Health Officer Dr. Andrew Stahl. North Dakota’s COVID-19 numbers: 7,713 positive cases, 48 current hospitalizations, 6,434 people recovered and 113 deaths. Categories: Coronavirus, Coronavirus-ND, Health, Local News, North…
GRAND FORKS, N.D.–Grand Forks Public Health will be hosting a walk-up COVID-19 testing event on Friday at the University of North Dakota. Testing begins at 10 a.m., but the first hour of the event will be designated for Grand Forks Public Schools faculty and staff. Testing from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. will be open to the general public. Anyone…
With the coronavirus pandemic stretching now into its 6th month, health has been on most of our minds like never before. And while it’s transmissible disease that’s dominated the conversation, heart disease is still a leading killer among Americans. That’s why the people at the American Heart Association are pushing us all to get up and get moving with their…
DILWORTH, Minn. — In just a matter of moments, an ordinary summer day for John Schmitt of Dilworth turned into a nightmare. “I couldn’t talk, I couldn’t move my arms — or my right arm, I couldn’t move that,” he said, describing what his family told him about the incident. He and his neighbor Dick Schroeder were chopping and stacking…
FARGO, N.D. — The organization Everlasting Hope is walking to raise awareness about infertility. The group ran its first 1k Walk Of Hope in Fargo’s Lindenwood Park. Organizers say one in eight people are affected by infertility. The group also provides financial support to qualifying uninsured people living in North Dakota and South Dakota. They hope this walk can help…
DETROIT LAKES, MINN. — “We had a report of a person in the water at 3:55 pm and he was out with another male on a boat and one person went into the water and didn’t come back up,” Becker County Sheriff Todd Glander Becker County and Valley Water Rescue and Dive teams have multiple boats on the water looking…
FARGO, N.D. — The Parenting and Family Resource Center is a new way for families having trouble with COVID-19 to get help. The center provides educational programs for parents with kids of all ages to help families succeed. The center is a part of the NDSU Extension program in Fargo.. The classes are being offered online. Staff say the services…
CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 150 new COVID-19 cases and one new death on Friday. Twenty-six counties report new cases. Cass County reports the most new cases with 27 and Burleigh County the second most with 25. A 40-year-old man from Benson County with underlying health conditions died. North Dakota’s COVID-19 numbers: 7,327 positive cases, 48…
It’s possible that some parents might be forgiven, in these days of keeping kids at home, for feeling a bit like they’re keeping little wild animals of their own. After all, children haven’t been in school since March thanks to the risk of spreading the novel coronavirus. However, even after all these months of remote learning, some parents are still…
LAKE PARK, Minn. — “I don’t regret making the choice to be there for my friend. I wish this virus wasn’t happening,” Kathleen Keen said. People were wearing masks and socially distancing during her friend’s father’s funeral. Keen says it wasn’t until the social hour after the service that people started to take off their face coverings and come together….
