CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 1,764 new COVID-19 cases and 17 new deaths on Friday. The new cases mark a single day high for the state. Forty-five counties report new cases. Grand Forks County reports the most new cases with 336 and Ward County the second most with 310. Six men and 11 women from seven…
FARGO (KVRR) – A 15 year-old boy is in custody following a crash that caused extensive damage to a bar in Horace, N.D. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says the boy was arrested after deputies responded to a crash at Big Erv’s Bar & Grill. Through investigation, Cass County authorities learned the vehicle was reported stolen out of Moorhead and…
FARGO (KVRR) – North Dakota State University says students are being urged not to return home for the Thanksgiving break, citing the severity of the COVID-19 outbreak. A statement from NDSU President Dean Bresciani said traveling and attending family gatherings will be a sure way of spreading the virus, especially to older, more vulnerable family members. NDSU says residence halls…
FARGO-MOORHEAD -The Greater FM Economic Development Corporation welcomes new locals virtually amid COVID-19. About seven years ago, the organization saw people would often only stay for a short amount of time in the Fargo-Moorhead area because they didn’t feel connected to it. They saw an opportunity to create a twice a year welcoming for those looking to explore all that…
MINNESOTA — It may have been one of the bigger upsets in this years U.S. House race. Fifteen-term incumbent Collin Peterson lost the race for U.S. Representative in Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District to Republican Michelle Fischbach. In a mainly rural district dominated by agriculture, the loss was felt heavily by farmers. “He knew agriculture arguably better than any representative in…
BISMARCK, N.D. – Governor Doug Burgum moves eight counties from moderate to high risk for Covid-19. They are Barnes, Grant, Kidder, Pembina, Rolette, Stutsman, Traill and Wells. Counties moving from the low to moderate level are Billings, Burke, Cavalier, Divide, Griggs, Logan, Oliver, Pierce, Ransom, Renville, Sargent, Sheridan, Slope and Steele. No counties in the state are in the low or…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The mayor of Grand Forks is taking action to limit gatherings as COVID-19 cases rapidly rise. Brandon Bochenski is issuing an emergency order for liquor license holders including bars and restaurants and offsale to close daily by 11 p.m. The order goes into effect on Saturday and will remain in effect until December 1 at 6…
NELSON COUNTY, N.D. — The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office is asking hunters to keep an eye out for a missing woman. Forty-seven-year-old Anne Fitzsimonds was last seen on October 4th. She has brown eyes and red hair. She’s 5’2″ tall and weighs 155 pounds. Authorities say she was last seen leaving a friend’s home four miles north of Petersburg, North…
FARGO (KVRR) – Fire heavily damaged a south Fargo apartment building Thursday. The fire at 137C Prairiewood Drive broke out shortly before 5 a.m. No injuries were reported. Fargo Battalion Fire Chief Lee Soeth says the the fire started on the third floor of the three-story building. The cause is being investigated. Several families have been displaced. The Red Cross…
CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 1,540 new COVID-19 cases and 29 new deaths on Thursday. Forty-seven counties report new cases. Cass County reports the most new cases with 266 and Ward County the second most with 221. Seventeen men and 12 women from 14 counties died. The youngest person to die on Thursday was in her…
