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North Dakota reports 22 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths on Tuesday

CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 22 new COVID-19 cases and 4 deaths on Tuesday. Five counties report new cases including Burleigh, Cass, Dickey, Mountrail and Ward Counties. A woman in her 60s, a woman in her 80s, a woman in her 90s and a man in his 90s died. All four individuals had underlying health conditions…

First Responder’s Big Baby Shower

She's given so much to her community. Now they're giving right back to her.

Becoming a first-time parent is something that requires a fair amount of bravery. Becoming a first-time parent in the middle of a global pandemic? That requires nerves of steel. But for Taylor Scott, bravery comes as second nature. The volunteer firefighter has been serving her community of Thompson, ND for some time now, up to and including working on her…

Great Plains Food Bank helps distribute USDA Farmers to Families Food Boxes

There is no income requirement for receiving food through the program.

FARGO, N.D.–The Great Plains Food Bank is helping to facilitate the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families Food Box program. The program supports struggling farmers who have a surplus of food and hungry people impacted by COVID-19. The USDA has allocated up to $3 billion to purchase food from farmers that would otherwise be left in the fields or…

Driver of stolen vehicle flees after crashing on I-29 in Fargo

Authorities were unable to locate the suspect.

FARGO, N.D.-Authorities are searching for the driver involved in a one vehicle hit-and-run on Interstate 29 in Fargo Tuesday morning. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the driver was driving a stolen SUV northbound on I-29. At approximately 12:40 a.m. the driver left the roadway, entered the northbound median and struck the cable median barrier. The suspect fled the scene…

JL Beers & Vinyl Taco return to business after riots

Both businesses were damaged at the hands of rioters.

FARGO, N.D. — Of all the damage caused on Saturday in downtown Fargo, businesses located on 1st Avenue North between Broadway and 4th Street North seemed to have suffered the worst of it. That includes JL Beers and Vinyl Taco; two popular restaurants that were vandalized at the hands of rioters. “Rocks were thrown through our front windows,” said the…

Minnesota Bars & Restaurants Open To Outdoor Dining

The new guidelines allow for outdoor dining as long as social distancing is strongly enforced, guests make reservations, and the restaurant allows no more then 50 people at a time.

MOORHEAD, Minn. – Bars and restaurants across Minnesota have been scrambling to make space for outdoor dining as new guidelines go into effect on June 1st. “It’s totally uncharted for all of us, so everybody is trying to find a way to do what they can,” said Aaron Juhnke, the owner of the Junkyard Brewing Company. As bars and restaurants…

Grand Forks Air Force Base Col. Cameron Pringle speaks on deadly shooting

Two airmen died while in a dormitory at around 4:30 Monday morning

GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. — A shooting early this morning at the Grand Forks Air Force Base left two airmen dead. Col. Cameron Pringle says the two airmen died while in a dormitory at around 4:30 in the morning. He would not go into details about what led up to the shooting. The two were active-duty members of…

Fargo Cass Public Health offers drive-up immunization clinics

The immunizations clinics are open to anyone 11 and older.

FARGO, N.D.–Fargo Cass Public Health is holding four drive-up clinics for anyone in the community looking to receive routine immunizations. The drive-up clinics will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 5, 11, 19 and 25. Patients will be required to wear a mask and remain in their vehicle throughout the entire appointment. Paperwork, insurance and payment…

Grand Forks Police release safety protocols, processional route for Officer Cody Holte’s funeral

Anyone feeling ill is asked to stay home.

GRAND FORKS, N.D.–Grand Forks Police have released the processional route and safety protocols that will be in place for the funeral of Officer Cody Holte. Visitation prior to the funeral is scheduled for June 2 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Ralph Engelstad Arena. The funeral will begin at 1 p.m. Anyone feeling ill is asked to stay…