BISMARCK, N.D. — Cass County is being moved from “moderate” to “high” risk as COVID-19 cases continue to surge in North Dakota. Gov. Doug Burgum says we are in the middle of a “regional COVID storm” and the guidelines are being changed to reflect that. “The critical or red zone, the highest level. This is the area where if we…
UPDATE: On Facebook, the Grafton Police Department said the drive-by shooting suspect is in custody and more information will come. GRAFTON, N.D. — The Grafton Police Department is searching for the suspect involved in a drive-by shooting. They say it happened shortly before 10:30 this morning. Grafton Public Schools went into a lockdown and were told to shelter in…
FARGO, N.D.–Every student enrolled in Fargo Public Schools will receive free meals for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year. Students will have access to both breakfast and lunch, and will use their lunch account number to log the meals they eat. Students with funds currently in their account can use the money for a la carte items or hold…
FARGO, ND — Xcel Energy reports that more than 3,000 customers are currently without power. According to Xcel Energy the cause of the outage was a car striking a piece of Xcel’s equipment. The crash occurred at 25th street and 13th Avenue South. Customers should be seeing restoration of power after NOON. Categories: Community, Local News, North Dakota News Tags:…
CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 713 new COVID-19 cases and eight new deaths on Wednesday. The new positives mark a record high for new cases in a single day in North Dakota. Forty-four counties report new cases. Cass County reports the most new cases with 216 and Burleigh County the second most with 151. Seven men…
In the cascade of catastrophes that remains 2020, it seems like every new event we tell you about is an additional stressor. The pandemic. The economy. The elections. Justin Bieber Crocs. It’s all leading to reports that our rates of depression, anxiety, and substance abuse are rising as fast as our Covid-19 rates are. But this weekend, there’s a new…
FARGO, N.D.–The Fargo Police Department has located the body of 80-year-old Robert McKinnon who went missing on October 1. Police were dispatched to an unoccupied commercial building at 3501 45 Street S on Tuesday where they found McKinnon. Police say there are no signs of foul play and do not believe he was left there. Fargo Police say officers were…
FARGO, N.D. – Four-time World Series champion Darryl Strawberry speaks about his road to recovery and redemption at Fargo’s New Life Center. During his 17 seasons in the big leagues, Strawberry struggled with drug and alcohol addiction. The eight-time all-star also battled cancer twice, got divorced twice and went to jail multiple times. Strawberry says he turned his life around…
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota election officials say the earliest final numbers from the 2020 election will be available a full week after Election Day. Secretary of State Steve Simon and his office outlining how it will all look and how ballots will be processed statewide. New this year, Minnesota will start counting absentee ballots 14 days before Election Day….
FARGO, N.D. – The Chamber holds a virtual North Dakota Legislative candidate forum for District 44 in North Fargo. It allowed viewers to meet the candidates who are running for state house and senate. Questions concerning citizens such healthcare and finance placed a spotlight on the increasing rate of COVID-19 cases and what that means for North Dakota’s economy. “Our…
