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North Dakota reports 52 new COVID-19 cases and 4 deaths Tuesday

July 7, 2020

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CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 52 new COVID-19 cases and four additional deaths Tuesday. Fifteen counties report new cases including Barnes, Benson, Burleigh, Cass, Cavalier, Grand Forks, McKenzie, Morton, Sargent, Sioux, Stark, Towner, Walsh, Ward and Williams Counties. Burleigh County reports the most new cases with 16 and Cass County the second most with eight. Three…

Midco Foundation donates $50,000 to Great Plains Food Bank

July 7, 2020

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FARGO, N.D.–The Great Plains Food Bank received a $50,000 donation from the Midco Foundation in an effort to fight hunger. The donation is part of a larger $250,000 commitment to eight food banks in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Kansas. The Great Plains Food Bank will use the donation to support children, seniors and families across the region who…

Group turns in signatures for redistricting reform measure

The group must obtain nearly 27,000 valid signatures.

July 7, 2020

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (AP)–A group looking to reform voting redistricting rules in North Dakota says it has collected enough signatures to get the proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot in November. Officials with North Dakota Voters First said Monday they submitted 36,708 signatures to Secretary of State Al Jaeger’s office. The group must obtain nearly 27,000 valid signatures from North Dakota…

Black Lives Matter Fargo-Moorhead working toward racial equity across the metro

Faith Dixon and Jamaal Abegaz say they're meeting on a weekly basis with city officials to ensure concrete changes are in the works

July 6, 2020

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. — George Floyd’s killing more than a month ago has sparked a movement calling for racial justice felt globally. Here in the metro, some of the most prominent voices demanding change are those behind the local chapter of Black Lives Matter. Faith Dixon and Jamaal Abegaz of Fargo say real change doesn’t happen overnight. Through Black Lives Matter…

Red River Zoo Teaches Junior Zookeepers Leadership Skills

It teaches kids about working with animals and being a leader while offering unique experiences in the outdoors.

July 6, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. – Middle school students are getting to learn all about zookeeping as part of the Red River Zoo’s Junior Zookeeper Leadership program. It teaches kids about working with animals and being a leader while offering unique experiences in the outdoors. The zoo had to bring in more staff to help spread students out due to COVID-19. Students get…

Fargo Cass Public Health officials say more young people are getting COVID-19

July 6, 2020

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Cass Public Health officials say they’re seeing more people in their twenties and thirties contracting the coronavirus. Epidemiologist Brenton Nesemeier says this is due to younger people being more mobile and social during the pandemic. Although a young person usually has milder symptoms and recovers more quickly, Nesemeier says that doesn’t mean they should be any…

ND & Tribal Leaders Respond to Shutdown of Dakota Access Pipeline

This ruling is the first major victory for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe since protests and legal battles began over the pipeline in 2016.

July 6, 2020

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WASHINGTON – Oil flowing through the Dakota Access Pipeline may come to a standstill after a federal judge ordered the pipeline to shutdown by August 5th. Oil cannot continue to flow until the Army Corps of Engineers completes an Environmental Impact Statement. Federal Judge James Boasberg ruled the Army Corps of Engineers ‘did not adequately consider the impacts of an…

West Fargo Fire Department responds to two firework related fire calls Sunday

July 6, 2020

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WEST FARGO, N.D.–The West Fargo Fire Department responded to two firework related fires on Sunday. The first call at 3:22 a.m. was in regard to carbon monoxide levels. The resident at 2142 14th Street W informed firefighters that used fireworks had been stored in a plastic wheel barrow in the garage and had begun smoldering. The resident extinguished the smoke,…

Fargo man arrested after chasing woman with knife

July 6, 2020

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FARGO, N.D.–A Fargo man was arrested Monday morning after chasing a woman with a knife in the 1600 block of 32 Avenue South. The Fargo Police Department says the victim saw her ex-boyfriend, 52-year-old Timothy Lightfoot, in the passenger seat of her vehicle at approximately 12:57 a.m. When the victim approached the vehicle, Lightfood got out holding a knife and…

North Dakota reports 33 new COVID-19 cases Monday

July 6, 2020

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CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 33 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths Monday. Ten counties report new cases including Barnes, Burleigh, Cass, Cavalier, Grand Forks, Ransom, Steele, Stutsman, Traill and Walsh Counties. Cass County reports the most new cases with 17 and Burleigh County the second most with six. North Dakota’s COVID-19 numbers: 3,849 positive…