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Rustica “humbled” by support from Moorhead community amidst plans to reopen

The restaurant is planning to reopen on May 19th for take-out

MOORHEAD, Minn. — One of Moorhead’s most popular dining spots is getting ready to reopen thanks to some help from the community. Rustica closed it’s doors on March 28th after the statewide stay-at-home-order took effect in Minnesota. Over a month later, the restaurant is hoping to get back to take-out orders by May 19th. They started a Gofundme page with…

Meat Packers Accused of Price Fixing

Costco and Wendy's are limiting sales due to coronavirus-related production shutdowns

BISMARCK, N.D. — Attorney General William Barr is being urged to conduct a federal investigation into national price fixing by meat packers in the cattle industry. He was sent a letter calling for the investigation by North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem and his counterparts in 10 other states including Minnesota and South Dakota. North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark…

Kvalvog Files Complaint Over Son’s Fatal Crash in 2015 on I-94

Zach and Connor Kvalvog of Moorhead were on their way to a basketball camp in Wisconsin

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The parents of two brothers who died in a 2015 crash during a school trip have filed a complaint with Minnesota Department of Public Safety. The complaint is under review and state law prevents the department from commenting or providing a copy at this time. Zach and Connor Kvalvog of Moorhead were on their way to a…

Elective Surgeries to Resume in Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn.–Gov. Tim Walz has provided guidelines for hospitals and clinics to safely resume elective surgeries starting the week of May 11. Healthcare professionals such as doctors, dentists and veterinarians will be required to create a plan for keeping patients and employees safe before offering elective procedures. Healthcare providers will also be responsible for determining what procedures will be…

WATCH LIVE: Gov. Walz to Provide Update on COVID-19 Pandemic

ST. PAUL, Minn.–Gov. Walz is providing an update on Minnesota’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Walz will be joined by Minnesota Management and Budget Commissioner Myron Frans, Department of Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm and Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director Joe Kelly Minnesota has 7,851 positive cases, 334 current hospitalizations, 4,614 patients no longer needing isolation and 455 deaths. Categories:…

LIVE: Great Plains Food Bank

A double-pronged problem with keeping families fed in the coronavirus pandemic.

The Great Plains Food Bank is being hit with a double whammy this morning. At a time when demand is up a lot for their food supplies, volunteers and donations are down. The number of families seeking relief from hunger has gone up from needs brought on by the economic crisis of the coronavirus pandemic. Food bank officials estimate demand…

Rustica Reopening: GoFundMe

A local business being pushed to its limits by the coronavirus.

A popular Moorhead restaurant is asking for your help this morning keeping its doors open after financial struggles brought on by the pandemic. Downtown Moorhead’s Rustica closed its doors due to the coronavirus health threat on March 28th. The restaurant had changed hands to new ownership last year,  and its new owners say it’s been hard to get business loans….

Elective Surgeries Could Resume, Budget Update Expected

MINNEAPOLIS (AP)–The financial cost of the coronavirus outbreak in Minnesota is front and center Tuesday as state budget officials update the impact the pandemic has had recently on state revenue projections. Gov. Tim Walz meanwhile, was expected to ease the financial burden on health care providers by allowing them to resume elective surgeries and procedures. A temporary ban on those…

Authorities Find A Man Shot, A Building on Fire And A Dead Body Inside

They were called to Grant Valley Township about 10 miles west of Bemidji

BELTRAMI CO., Minn. — Beltrami County authorities are investing a shooting, a fire and the discovery of a dead body. They were called to Grant Valley Township about 10 miles west of Bemidji around 12:30 Sunday morning. Deputies arrived to a house on fire and a man nearby with gunshot wounds. He was taken to Sanford in Bemidji and his…

Motorcycle Driver Hits Deer, Gets Hit By SUV & Killed

He was later pronounced dead at the scene

ERHARD, Minn. — The man killed in a motorcycle crash on County Highway 22 on Sunday night has been identified. Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says he is 63-year-old Mark Hanson of rural Dent, and not a 19 year old as they previously released. Authorities believe Hanson first hit a deer and was then was run over by a small…