FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota has 12 more COVID-19 cases, including 5 in Cass County, bringing the state total to 237. The county now has 70 cases, the most in the state. 33 people are being treated for the virus in hospitals. Four people have died. We have a new Minnesota county in our area on the COVID-19 map: Roseau…
MOORHEAD, Minn. – Moorhead officials say the city’s businesses are challenged while competing with others in North Dakota amid different coronavirus rules. In a phone call with Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, President of Moorhead Downtown Incorporated Derrick LaPoint says it’s a challenge for Moorhead restaurants to compete with those in Fargo since they can offer alcohol for curbside orders incentivizing…
MINNESOTA – Gov. Tim Walz says he expects to extend and change his stay at home order on Wednesday to continue to slow the spread of COVID-19. He says the order will continue past Friday when the first one is set to expire. The new refined order is expected to allow some workers to return to their jobs. The governor…
CLAY COUNTY, Minn.–The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is offering to deliver groceries and prescriptions to rural community members who may be vulnerable to COVID-19. The partnership will service anyone over the age of 60 or anyone with an underlying health condition who lives in rural Clay County. Deputies will be able to provide deliveries Monday through Friday from 8 a.m….
MINNESOTA – A Lake Park-Audubon teacher is among the ten Minnesota’s Teacher of the Year finalists. Katie Watland teaches seventh and eighth grade science. She’s one of two finalists from Greater Minnesota. An independent selection panel of 24 leaders in the areas of education, business, government and nonprofits selected the finalists from a group of 36 semifinalists. There were 135…
MOORHEAD, Minn. – People living in some parts of Moorhead are asked to disconnect their sump pumps from sanitary sewer and limit water usage. The request is being made for people living from Main Avenue south to the city limits and 8th Street to the Red River. The city says it’s possible backup into basements could happen without limiting water…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — An assistant county attorney for the Becker County Attorney’s Office is appointed to become a District Court Judge in Minnesota’s Seventh Judicial District. Governor Tim Walz announced the appointments of Nathaniel Welte and Laura Moehrle. Both appointments will be chambered in St. Cloud. Moehrle’s appointment will fill a vacancy that occurred upon the retirement of Judge…
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Gov. Tim Walz responds to concerns as to why he hasn’t made information he’s basing decisions like his stay at home order on public. Walz says he intends to be transparent with the statistics. He stresses he needed to make difficult decisions on keeping Minnesotans safe from the Coronavirus with little data initially available. “We were…
FARGO, N.D.–Essentia Health is offering patients free revaccinations after certain vaccines and medications were stored improperly. An issue at a former distribution partner’s medication storage location in Fargo resulted in the medications being stored at the wrong temperatures. Essentia Health says the affected vaccines and medications are not harmful to patients, but may have reduced effectiveness. Any potentially affected medications…
An online petition asking North Dakota’s governor to issue a stay at home order for the state is up to more than 3,700 signatures and counting this morning. The online petition featured on change.org started circulating April 3rd. The petition says it was started by a mother from North Dakota, Denise French. It asks Governor Doug Burgum to issue a…
