FARGO, N.D. — After hours of deliberation, the Fargo Public School Board approved a Smart Restart plan for the upcoming school year. It also approved moving the school year’s start date from August 27th to September 2nd. If there’s one certainty about the drafted plan, it’s that almost nothing about it is certain. “Everything in this document can change,” said…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota is taking a localized, data-driven approach to send K-12 students back to school this fall. School districts will have the ultimate say in what that will look like. “School districts and charter schools will be in one of three models; in-person, distance learning, or a hybrid-of the two,” said Lt. Gov. of Minnesota, Peggy Flanagan….
CHANHASSEN, Minn. — An 11-foot statue of Prince’s famed love symbol is unveiled at Paisley Park. The statue will greet visitors to Paisley Park as they enter the Chanhassen museum. According to Paisley Park, Prince assumed the symbol as his identity in 1993 after becoming frustrated with his publishing and recording contracts which owned the name Prince. The symbol was…
EDGELEY, N.D. — A South Dakota woman dies in a crash in Edgeley, North Dakota and the other driver could face charges. North Dakota Highway Patrol identified the woman as 63-year-old Paula Thovson of Watertown. They say her vehicle was hit by a pickup driven by 40-year-old Dean Johs of Napoleon. That crash happening Tuesday afternoon at the junction of…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — West Fargo Public Schools will release its “Return to Learn” plan on Friday. The plan will be sent out to all families and staff by email around 11 a.m. It will also be available on the district’s COVID-19 webpage. A news conference is planned for an hour before the plans release. Stay with KVRR Local News…
BENSON CO., N.D. — Tribal leaders on the Spirit Lake Reservation are requiring people to wear masks to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. It’s a rare move in a state where face coverings have not been mandated despite a steady increase in overall cases. The reservation is located primarily in Benson County which has seen the state’s most…
CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 75 new COVID-19 cases and one new death on Thursday. Twenty-five counties report new cases. Cass County reports the most new cases with 22 and Burleigh County the second most with 11. An 80-year-old woman from Ramsey County with underlying health conditions died. The NDDoH says a previously reported case from…
With only three months away from what could be the most significant presidential election in modern history, a new story from one of the world’s foremost economic news sources says we voters here in the Midwest could play a huge role this time around. A number of pundits attribute President Trump’s surprise win in 2016 to the Midwest, particularly with…
FARGO, N.D.–A man was arrested at the Graver Inn Thursday morning after smashing the glass on a security door and threatening people inside. Fargo Fire and Fargo Police were called to 123 Roberts Street North for the fire alarms. Police were notified of a bloody man inside the building trying to enter occupied apartments. After searching the building, police found…
FARGO, N.D.–A Fargo man was injured after jumping from the third floor of an apartment building that caught fire Thursday morning. Fire crews arrived at 3rd Avenue North and 6th Street North at approximately 1:30 a.m. and could see heavy fire from the top floor of the building. Firefighters were able to stop the spread of the fire in order…
