FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The pandemic has taken a toll on everyone, but some are feeling the impact more than others. Broken infrastructure, chronic disease and limited health care are just some of the issues that have long faced Native communities. Adding a pandemic into the mix means those who were already vulnerable become even more so. “Even early on…
NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) – The North Dakota Department of Transportation has launched a new app called ND Drive. It lets you do almost everything you would do at the DMV without going in. For things like license and registration renewals, address changes and paying fees, the app makes it easier. For the times you do have to go into the…
UPDATE: Fargo Police have identified the victim in Tuesday’s murder-suicide as 49-year-old Angela Juven of Fargo. Authorities say she is believed to have been killed by 54-year-old Joel Graf of Fargo who was also found dead. The son of a woman who owns the home started a GoFundMe for living expenses. Click here to donate. FARGO (KVRR) – Two…
Brewtus’ Brickhouse, Moorhead, Minn.MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A Moorhead restaurant is inviting Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to dine for free, but there’s a catch. Brewtus’ Brickhouse says Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison and Minnesota Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm can enjoy a meal on the house if they sit outside as the Governor’s COVID orders require. The invitation is on the…
FARGO (KVRR) – Drekker Brewing of Fargo is planning a multi-million dollar expansion of its Brewhalla, including a food hall, event center, hotel and apartments. Drekker says the facility will include a 24-room boutique hotel, two large event halls that can each host about 400 guests for weddings, conferences, meetings and festivals. Some of the featured items include pizza, ice…
Blizzard 12/23/2020 (NDHP)FARGO (KVRR) – High winds and snow are causing plenty of travel difficulties throughout eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says I-94 is mostly clear in the Mapleton area, but visibility is near zero. “You just can’t see” according to Capt. Bryan Niewind, who says if you don’t need to travel, stay home….
FARGO, N.D.- Sanford Health is giving us new details on the COVID-19 vaccine. Sanford says it will continue to see rollouts of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines through the end of the month and into the new year. Healthcare workers are still being vaccinated as the first part of its plan. Out of the health care system’s almost 10,000 employees,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — 8,463 of vulnerable North Dakotans, including health care workers and people living in long term care facilities, have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. “So far, things are definitely going as expected. We still have to get to additional priority groups, but so far I think the first week went well,” says North Dakota…
FARGO, N.D. – Students at Carl Ben Eielson Middle School have a sweet day with their teachers as a celebration of their work with charities. Students donated more than three thousand dollars to Great Plains Food Bank in its “Coin War.” Students would put coins in their team’s jar as positive points and bills in other teams’ jars as negative…
MINNESOTA (KVRR) — Minnesota health officials report nearly 3,000 health care workers in the state have received their first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The state received 48,000 doses last week with the final doses expected to arrive on Friday. Minnesota Department of Health Infectious Disease Division Director Kris Ehresmann says 94,800 doses of the Moderna vaccine are expected…
