MINNEAPOLIS – Nearly 200 Minnesota health workers are suing their employers to block a pending requirement that they be vaccinated against COVID-19 or risk getting fired. The lawsuit was filed in federal court late Monday against federal officials and about 20 providers that operate hospitals and clinics across Minnesota. It contends the lack of alternatives to vaccination infringes on the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – In a 7 to 2 vote, Fargo School Board members decide not to update the district’s policy to recommend masking versus mandating them. A discussion over recommending versus mandating masks in Fargo schools was brought up two weeks ago by Board Member Jennifer Benson. At this week’s meeting, she continued to advocate for parents who want…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — It may be unseasonably warm, but cooler weather is on the minds of those at the Moorhead Business Association. They have been planning for this winter’s Frostival festivities since February. Now it’s time for them to hear from the community about what people would like to see at this year’s event. They are inviting the public…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – Grand Forks Public Schools’ referendum to increase its building fund levy by 10 mills passes with 65.9 percent approval. There were 2,759 yes votes and 1,426 no votes. The measure needed 60 percent to pass. The mill increase will bring in around $2.5 million each year. The tax impact per month is $3.75 per each…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A local lunch is helping bring people together and give back to the community. Resilient Moorhead is partnering with Heart-N-Soul Community Café and Moorhead Public Housing Agency to bring neighbors together for a freshly cooked meal. The pay what you can meal includes a freshly made soup and squash dessert. The meal was made with fresh…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — We have new information in an exclusive story we brought you Monday night about a brawl that erupted in a Fargo South parking lot Friday night during a football game. A woman who was arrested, Alisha Mayho of Fargo, has now been charged with resisting police, a misdemeanor. She was released from jail on Saturday after…
BISMARCK, N.D. – A panel of lawmakers putting the final touches on North Dakota’s new legislative map has delayed action n a proposal to create separate House districts on two of the state’s five American Indian reservations. Some members of the 14-member Republican-led committee said Tuesday they wanted more legal guidance before voting on the motion. The committee is scheduled…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the family of 13-year-old Taren Klein who was seriously hurt in a crash Sunday, one day after his 13th birthday. He was riding his bicycle when he was struck by a vehicle in West Fargo near Cash Wise. According to family members, Taren suffered multiple injuries,…
Hector International AirportFARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – Fargo Airport Authority Chairman Erik Lind says he’ll ask the Fargo City Commission to reconsider its decision not to extend a tax that helps pay for airport construction. The tax has been collected for decades. But the city commission, on a 3-2 vote, decided earlier this month not extend the tax with concerns over the airport’s…
CHASKA, Minn. (AP) – Tensions at a suburban Twin Cities school board meeting over a new mask mandate escalated to a physical scuffle. The Eastern Carver County Schools announced Monday that all students would need to wear a mask through at least the middle of next month because of a rise in coronavirus cases. At a meeting Monday night in…
