FARGO, N.D. — July 2nd marks exactly two years since 22-year-old Cameron Bolton died of his injuries following a car crash a few miles west of Fargo. For Sarah Fisher, this time of year brings back vivid memories of a tragedy no mother should have to experience. “I actually saw Cameron’s accident on the news that night, and I thought,…
CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 43 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths Thursday. Ten counties report new cases including Burleigh, Cass, Cavalier, Grand Forks, McHenry, Morton, Stark, Traill, Walsh and Wells Counties. Cass County reports the most new cases with 17 and Burleigh County the second most with 14. The NDDoH says a previously reported…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP)–The drug industry is suing to overturn a new Minnesota law that requires them to provide emergency and longer-term insulin supplies to diabetics who can’t afford them. The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America filed a lawsuit in federal court in Minnesota late Tuesday, just hours before the law took effect. It’s asking the court to declare…
CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 38 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths Tuesday. Seven counties report new cases including Benson, Burleigh, Cass, Morton, Mountrail, Pierce and Walsh counties. Cass County reports the most new cases with 13 and Morton County the second most with 10. The NDDoH says a previously reported case in Cass County…
MINNESOTA & NORTH DAKOTA — An outbreak of Cyclospora has hit eight Midwestern states, including both Minnesota and North Dakota. According to the CDC, 25 Minnesotans and six North Dakotans have been infected. “Cyclospora is a parasite that causes a diarrheal illness, and it is transmitted by consuming food or water contaminated with feces that contains the parasite,” says Essentia…
MINNESOTA — In April, Governor Tim Walz set a goal of being able to test 20,000 people per day in Minnesota by early June. As of Monday, that goal has been reached. “The reason we reached those goals was not me and me alone,” said Walz. “It was about a collaboration amongst our great institutions like The University of Minnesota,…
ST. PAUL, Minn.–Minnesota has reached its goal of completing 20,000 COVID-19 tests daily. Gov. Tim Walz announced the milestone during a press conference on Monday. Walz also said the state has completed a total of 592,955 tests to date. The Mayo Clinic and the University of Minnesota were major components to reaching the goal. Both sites are not able to…
CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 47 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths Monday. Eight counties report new cases including Burleigh, Cass, Grand Forks, Morton, Mountrail, Oliver, Sioux, Ward counties. Cass County reports the most new cases with 26 and Burleigh County the second most with nine. The NDDoH says three previously reported cases in Burleigh,…
It’s National Pollinator Week, and it ‘s going to be a “bee-autiful” weekend in the region –perfect for going on a bee hunt. But in this hunt, you shoot with a camera. The sixth annual Bee Hunt with the Longspur Prairie Fund is happening Saturday in Ulen, Minnesota. Activists with the LPF say the bee hunt draws bigger and bigger…
WASHINGTON–Vice President Mike Pence is leading a Coronavirus Task Force briefing on Friday. The briefing will be held from the Department of Human Services. Categories: Coronavirus, Health Tags: Coronavirus, Coronavirus Task Force, COVID-19, PRESS BRIEFING, VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE
