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 North Dakota Commerce Commissioner Michelle Kommer to discuss the Economic Resiliency Grant program. You can watch the press briefing here. North Dakota’s COVID-19 numbers: 6,141 positive cases, 35 current hospitalizations, 4,957 people recovered and 100 deaths. Categories: Coronavirus,…
CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 157 new COVID-19 cases and one new death on Tuesday. Thirty counties report new cases. Burleigh County reports the most new cases with 51 and Cass County the second most with 26. A 20-year-old woman from McKenzie County with no underlying health conditions died. The NDDoH says a previously reported case…
We’ve been talking a lot about social justice in the news, ever since the world was rocked by George’s Floyd’s killing. This morning, there’s a new fuel for addressing a kind of social injustice you may not have heard about. Food of the North and NDSU Extension Cass County are joining forces for a special Food Justice in the North…
MINNESOTA – The DFL is responding to Republican criticism of the mask mandate, and calling out the GOP for politicizing COVID-19. Party Chairman Ken Martin says this was not a political issue, but it’s a concern where we need to look to health experts and scientists. They advise everyone to wear masks to stop the spike in Coronavirus cases. Martin…
CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 112 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths on Monday. Twenty-five counties report new cases. Burleigh County reports the most new cases with 25 and Cass County the second most with 21. The NDDoH says previously reported cases from McKenzie County and Mountrail County were determined to be from out of…
Hard to believe, but only thirty years ago this Sunday, America’s biggest minority group had very little in the way of protection when it came to being discriminated against. We’re talking about people with disabilities. Not the minority you expected to hear about, right? Even today, people with disabilities are often seen as a sort of invisible minority. But a…
MOORHEAD, MINN. — Businesses across Minnesota are adjusting after Saturday’s start of mandatory masks for all customers. At Junkyard Brewing Company in Moorhead, a sign is at the front door asking people to either walk in with a mask on or call in for curbside pick up. A manager at the brewery says she hasn’t seen any trouble on the…
MOORHEAD, MINN. –“It’s tough to have to sit here and not do anything you know; it’s just not having any income coming in,” Triangle Coach Service Owner Dave Helms said. Minnesota motorcoach companies are demanding action from Washington as business continues to be at a standstill since March. In Congress, the CERTS Act is being debated that would give out…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — Public pools are a hot spot for people to come cool off. COVID-19 is causing new changes to pools across the metro. “We have no chairs, no horizontal surfaces on the facility, everything is secured and put away. Our capacity is normally 277 patrons. We are down to 207. We would love to open it up…
CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 124 new COVID-19 cases and two new deaths on Friday. Twenty-nine counties report new cases. Cass County reports the most new cases with 29 and Burleigh County the second most with 15. A man in his 80s from Williams County and a man in his 50s from McIntosh County died. Both…
