BELTRAMI COUNTY, N.D.–The Paul Bunyan Drug Task Force is warning the public about a fatal drug linked to multiple overdoses in the region. The Task Force says small blue pills being sold as 30mg Percocet or “Perc 30s” may contain Fentanyl. The pills come in various shades of blue and have a “30” and “M” on the side. The pills…
MOORHEAD, Minn. – Some National Guardsmen holding an open simulation activity starting at the Moorhead Armory. With many places closed and good weather outside Sgt. Ryan Barnes came up with an idea to have fun with the public as well as train some recruits. They are simulating a portion of the training experience that soldiers entering boot camp receive. The…
KARLSTAD, Minn. — COVID-19 takes out another big music festival. Kick’n Up Kountry in Karlstad, Minnesota is pushing its June country festival to June 2021. They will be bringing back the same acts they had booked for this year including Dwight Yoakam, Chase Rice, Blackhawk and many others. Replacement tickets and camping tickets are being sent out. Categories: Coronavirus, Coronavirus-MN,…
MOORHEAD, Minn.–Concordia College will hold a virtual commencement celebration on May 3. The commencement will celebrate the more than 450 students scheduled to graduate at the end of the academic year. President William Craft will speak along with class speakers, Prashansha Maharjan and Elly Schaeter and guest speaker Dr. Lynn Pasquerella. Commencement will begin at 2:30 p.m. A link to…
ST. PAUL, Minn.–Gov. Tim Walz is extending Minnesota’s Stay-at-Home order through May 18. Walz made the announcement during a press conference on Thursday saying, “There’s more work to be done, and we need to keep this virus at a simmer, not a boil. Our action today prioritizes the safety of Minnesotans while taking cautious, strategic steps toward getting people safely…
Watch the latest video at foxnews.com Second Lady Karen Pence says in a Fox and Friends interview that her husband, Vice President Mike Pence, didn’t know about Mayo Clinic’s mask policy while at the facility. “It was actually after he left Mayo Clinic that he found out they had a policy asking everyone to wear a mask. So, someone who’s…
ST. PAUL, Minn.–Gov. Tim Walz will announce whether Minnesota’s stay-at-home order will be extended beyond May 4 in a 2 p.m. press conference on Thursday. The stay-at-home order has been in effect since March 27. Walz recently announced that more businesses will be allowed to open and is expected to provide more details during the press conference. As of Thursday,…
WORTHINGTON, Minn. – House Agriculture Committee Chairman Congressman Collin Peterson discusses the struggles pig farmers are going through during the pandemic He says 160,000 hogs are being euthanized across the country every day because of plant closures. Department of Agriculture tells Peterson it’s having trouble dealing with the backlog of hogs. That includes a shortage of trucks to bring them…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO) – Bond has been set at $1 million without conditions, or $500,000 with conditions for a Barnesville woman accused of killing a foster child in her care. Thirty-five-year-old Kellie Jo Anderson made her first court appearance Wednesday in Clay County District Court. Anderson is charged with second-degree murder. Prosecutors say the young boy was “blue and lifeless”…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP)–The Minnesota Department of Health has reported another big jump in coronavirus cases as the state ramps up its testing capacity. The agency says 463 more Minnesotans have tested positive–a new one-day high–to raise the state’s total to 4,644. That total includes 138 new cases in Nobles County of southwestern Minnesota. State and private labs combined to complete 2,915…
