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Nearly $10 million grant to help Fargo-Moorhead businesses hire workers

FARGO-MOORHEAD (KVRR) – Local businesses are about to get a financial boost thanks to a nearly $10 million grant. This is a part of the $500 million Good Jobs Challenge funded by President Biden’s American Rescue Plan. The 32 winning projects were selected from 500 applicants through an extensive grant application. The Chamber’s president and CEO calls this a historic…

Healthcare expands for veterans exposed to burn pits

WASHINGTON (KVRR) — Bipartisan legislation to help veterans exposed to toxic substances is headed to President Biden’s desk. Veterans will have expanded benefits to healthcare through the V.A. for the millions who served near burn pits. They can contain chemicals, cans, tires, plastics and medical and human waste. It directs the VA that certain respiratory illnesses and cancers were related…

North Dakota Man Found Dead In Swift County, MN Jail Cell

SWIFT CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — The death of a man from Bismarck is under investigation at the Swift County jail in Benson, Minnesota. The sheriff’s office says 45-year-old William Delmore was arrested Monday by Benson police for driving while impaired. Delmore died in his cell Tuesday morning. An autopsy was done but the results are still pending. Minnesota BCA is…

Grand Forks Public Health to Offer Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Next Week

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Grand Forks Public Health is offering the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine. Shots will be available next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Due to limited quantities, only designated clinics will offer the vaccine to preserve the current allocations. The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine is administered as a two-dose series, three weeks apart. A second dose will be reserved for…

Walz And Jensen Debate The Issues at FarmFest 2022

Gov. Tim Walz (D), moderator & Dr. Scott Jensen (R)MORGAN, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota’s two main candidates for governor debate for the first time at FarmFest. The debate between DFL Gov. Tim Walz and Republican-endorsed challenger Scott Jensen happened Wednesday morning during FarmFest’s Minnesota Governor Candidate Forum. A large crowd was in attendance near Redwood Falls. The candidates touched on…

Storms knock out power to 75,000 customers in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS – Severe storms knocked out power to as many as 75,000 customers across Minnesota where power poles were toppled and winds gusted as high as 81 mph. Xcel Energy says the largest power outages were west of the Twin Cities and by Wednesday morning service had been restored to about half of those who lost power. Winds Tuesday night…

Big construction projects on I-94 & 13th Avenue South in Fargo-Moorhead

FARGO-MOORHEAD (KVRR) – There are quite a few construction projects making drivers find new routes. Crews are working on Interstate 94 in Fargo in Moorhead. In North Dakota, concrete medians are being installed from the I-29 interchange to 42nd Street South. The passing lane is closed heading east. “Make sure to yield to that movement because through traffic can’t move…

Retired highway patrol sergeant reacts to third police-involved shooting in past month

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Five Fargo police officers and a North Dakota State Trooper are on paid leave after 35-year-old Andrew Martinez was shot and killed in Mapleton. A former sergeant with the North Dakota Highway Patrol says because of Fargo’s growing population, more crime and situations like police-involved shootings come with the territory. “We wanted to be a big…