FARGO, N.D. – The Great Plains Food Bank is receiving a major donation from the Hess Corporation. Hess is gifting $100,000 to help end hunger in North Dakota & western Minnesota. The food bank will be able to buy around three truckloads of shelf-stable food for those in need with the donation. Since the start of COVID-19, the Great Plains…
FARGO-MOORHEAD — MSUM President Anne Blackhurst is taking a stand against bias incidents in the aftermath of several racist social media posts by NDSU students that sparked a protest at the university. Blackhurt says although the posts were not by MSUM students, they, quote, “affect all of us, particularly our Black students and colleagues”. A Bias Incident Response Team has…
North Dakota State PenitentiaryBISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is reporting the first death of an inmate who was COVID-19 positive. The inmate, in his 60s, tested positive on November 16. He was admitted to a Bismarck hospital on Nov. 25, and passed away on Dec. 4. This is the first COVID-19 related death of…
PALISADE, Minn. (KVRR) – Activists opposed to the construction of Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 pipeline gathered near one of the construction sites in northern Minnesota Monday. RISE Coalition organizer Nancy Beaulieu says members of the Red Lake, White Earth and Leech Lake Tribes were among those participating. Demonstrators lit a campfire and played Native American music. There were no reports…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Department of Health on Monday reported 9 additional deaths from COVID-19. There are currently 4,758 active cases in the state, a decrease of 211 since Sunday. 304 people are hospitalized. Cass County reported the largest number of new cases with 110. Categories: Coronavirus, Local News, North Dakota News
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – Grand Forks police say the death of a man at the Budget Inn Express appears to be a homicide. Police were called to the hotel Saturday afternoon. The victim is identified as 55 year-old Jeffrey Allen Shulzitski of Grand Forks. Police say the investigation is still in the early stages, but the death does not…
FARGO (KVRR) – Could the death sentence of Alfonso Rodriguez, the man convicted of the 2003 kidnapping and murder of University of North Dakota student Dru Sjodin, be overturned by the Biden administration? President-elect Joe Biden has said that he opposes the death penalty and will work on legislation to eliminate the death penalty and incentivize states to abolish the…
WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden’s choices for secretary of agriculture are as diverse as the department of 100,000 employees that he or she would represent. The choice is especially critical this year as USDA provides extra aid for the hungry and oversees food production amid the pandemic. For Biden, the emerging choice between Rep. Marcia Fudge of Ohio, former Sen….
FARGO, N.D. — The building at 1420 First Avenue North is destroyed due to the three alarm fire Saturday, but last evening the scene looked much different. “Were going to be on scene here for quite a while. There is a lot of content, a lot of stuff inside the building right now and that is kind of proven to…
FARGO, N.D. — The Sons of Norway is keeping the Norweigian heritage alive. It’s the Lutefisk and Meatball Dinner. The Kringen Lodge serves up lutefisk with a side of meatballs and veggies for 20 dollars per plate. To keep up with social distancing guidelines, guests were asked to RSVP for a thirty minute time slot to enjoy their meals. “The…
