CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 188 new COVID-19 cases and two new deaths on Wednesday. Twenty-seven counties report new cases. Burleigh County reports the most new cases with 42 and Cass County the second most with 36. A woman in her 70s from McLean County and a woman in her 90s from Grand Forks County died….
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn.–The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 4-month-old baby. According to authorities, family members called 911 at approximately 3 a.m. on Wednesday after realizing the baby was unconscious and not breathing. The family attempted to perform CPR before first responders arrived, but the baby was pronounced deceased at the scene. An autopsy…
UPDATE: The Moorhead Police Department determined that the man responsible for crashing into a Casey’s General Store on August 9 had inhaled cans of compressed air prior to the crash. Police believe the toxic substance was a contributing factor in the crash that caused significant damage to the Casey’s building. The man, 30-year-old Gage Robert Durbin, was cited for reckless…
FARGO, N.D. – As students prepare to return to NDSU for the fall semester, they may be getting a helping hand, or swab, from their fellow students. That’s because they are helping out with mass testing. For NDSU nursing and pharmacy students, the desire to help is second nature. “When we put the call out for volunteers, immediately we were…
MOORHEAD, Minn.- Moorhead Public Schools will start the new year with hybrid learning. “To acclimate staff and students to the new learning environments and to help students develop the necessary skills and prevention practices to ensure safety,” says Brandon Lunak, the Superintendent at Moorhead Public Schools. The district will be moving between hybrid and distance learning based on the COVID-19…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Moorhead Police officers Eric Zimmel and Kaden Oldham pulled over Faith Shields-Dixon for speeding. Dash cam video was released after Shields-Dixon filed a complaint. In the video, officers Oldham and Zimmel approach the vehicle to issue the violation for going 44 miles per hour in a 30 mile per hour zone. Shields-Dixon appears frustrated with the way…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The City of Grand Forks announces a group of mosquitoes in Grand Forks test have West Nile Virus. The mosquito most common for transmitting the virus is most active just before sundown to the early morning hours. The cities of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks are urging people to take extra precautions to avoid being…
MOORHEAD, Minn – A 20-year tradition of fright is taking this year off due to coronavirus concerns. Operators of the Haunted Corn Maze in Moorhead say the safest decision this year would be to not open to the public this fall. After reviewing the guidelines they figured that they didn’t have a way to safely and honestly adhere with recommendations….
MINNESOTA – Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union and Minnesota Computers for Schools are helping students get computers for the school year. People have been able to drop off their old or unused technology equipment at Affinity Plus branches across Minnesota including Moorhead. Donations included desktops, laptops, tablets, mice, keyboards, and cell phones. Computers will be repaired and refurbished for local…
BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. — Police in Breckenridge are asking for surveillance footage from people along Tower Way, Siemers Court or Main Street after a shooting and pursuit. It happened between 3 and 3:30 Tuesday morning. A house was hit multiple times by gunfire. They tried to stop an SUV in the area but the driver fled into Wahpeton and got away….
