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5-year-old shot and killed in St. Cloud, man arrested

November 16, 2020

Jim Monk,

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Police say a 5-year-old boy has died in an apparent accidental shooting in St. Cloud and a man has been arrested. Authorities said the boy was shot at a home Friday and that it appears to be an accident. Police arrested a 35-year-old man on probable charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm,…

Concordia College’s SALT association provides comfort for community

Project supports local hospital patients with blankets

November 15, 2020

Aaron Walling,

MOORHEAD, Minn.– As the seasons change and the temperatures drop, Concordia’s ‘Students and Alumni Linked Together’ association partner up with non-profit ‘Project Linus’ by providing comfort and security through blankets. “Project Linus itself is a community, I think the chapter in the Fargo/Moorhead area, they bring in the cutting supplies and their expertise as far as the dimensions of each…

Minnesota reports 7,559 new COVID-19 cases, 31 more deaths

November 15, 2020

Site Staff,

(FOX 9) – Minnesota health officials reported 7,559 new COVID-19 cases and 31 more deaths Sunday. The 31 new deaths range from age 50-100+ and include 18 people who lived in assisted living facilities. On Saturday, the state reported the most cases in a single day with 8,703 new cases. Minnesota has now seen a total of 2,905 deaths attributed to COVID-19. To date, the state has seen…

Covid-19 testing begins in Crookston & Wadena next week

November 13, 2020

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – The Minnesota Department of Health opens 11 new free Covid-19 testing sites across the state. They including the Crookston and Wadena National Guard armories. The sites will be open three to five days a week until at least the end of the year. Any Minnesotan is welcome to get tested. They do not need to…

East Grand Forks High School moved to distance learning

November 13, 2020

Site Staff,

EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. – The East Grand Forks School Board voted 5-1 to move high school students to full time distance learning for two weeks beginning November 23rd. Superintendent Mike Kolness and Polk County Public Health Director Sarah Reese also wanted the middle school to move to distance learning. The school board voted 3-3 on that motion. You can…

Minnesota virus cases climb above 7,000 for first time

November 13, 2020

Jim Monk,

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota health officials reported more than 7,000 new cases of the coronavirus and 39 deaths. Thursday’s case total shattered the single-day record set just last week by more than 1,000 cases as the virus continues its unrelenting spread throughout the state. Minnesota’s total cases since the start of the pandemic reached 200,000 on Thursday, and nearly…

St. Cloud prison locked down as COVID-19 cases surge

November 13, 2020

Jim Monk,

St. Cloud State PrisonST. CLOUD, Minn. – The state prison in St. Cloud has been locked down because of a surge in coronavirus cases. Minnesota Department of Corrections spokeswoman Sarah Fitzgerald says that there are 335 current cases of COVID-19 among the 623 inmates in the Minnesota Correctional Facility in St. Cloud. Nearly 60 staff members were also out with…

Moorhead Area Public Schools returning to distance learning

November 13, 2020

Jim Monk,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Starting Monday, Nov. 30, Moorhead Area Public Schools will move all Pre-K through Grade 8 students to a distance learning model. Students in Grades 9-12 have been in distance learning since September 28. School officials say the decision was made based on staffing concerns caused by increasing absences due to COVID quarantine among staff and students…

Dilworth Police looking for man connected to shooting that left another injured

Police say this is an isolated incident and say there is no danger to the public.

November 12, 2020

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DILWORTH, Minn. – Police continue to search for a man involved in an apartment shooting. An argument between two men early Thursday morning at a Dilworth apartment leaves one injured in the hospital as the other fled the scene. Officers responded to the 202 block of 5th Street Northwest at around 7:35. “When the officers arrived on scene, they found…

COVID-19 Emergency Powers Extended Another 30-Days in Minnesota

November 12, 2020

TJ Nelson,

ST. PAUL — With coronavirus cases and deaths soaring to record levels in Minnesota, Republican lawmakers back down from another attempt to strip Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of his emergency powers. Lawmakers from both parties acknowledging the situation is serious as they gather for the sixth special session of 2020. Democrats are defending the governor’s handling of the crisis. House…