Minnesota News

Tris Pharma Voluntarily Recalls Two Kinds of Infants’ Ibuprofen

The brands include CVS Health and Equate

FARGO, N.D. — Tris Pharma is expanding its voluntary recall of infants’ ibuprofen oral suspension drops. Brands affected include CVS Health and Equate, which is sold at Walmart. They are being recalled over concerns that the concentration is ten percent higher than it should be for little ones. Essentia pharmacists say if you’re concerned about the concentration of medicine, talk to…

Vitalant in Urgent Need of Blood, Platelet Donations

They lost 350 units in one day because of the subzero temps this week

FARGO, N.D. — Vitalant is in urgent need of blood after subzero temperatures forced their Fargo, Minot, Aberdeen and Mitchell donation centers to close in the Dakotas. That led to a loss of 350 units in just one day. Seventy area hospitals utilize that blood every day. All blood types are needed but there is a critical need for platelets and…

Xcel Energy Lifts Lower Thermostat Request For Minnesota Natural Gas Customers

Crews Continue To Work To Restore Service To Princeton, Minnesota

Xcel Energy has lifted a request to its Minnesota natural gas customers to lower their thermostats, as concerns about conserving gas eases with the warmup in the forecast. The utility is also working to restore gas service to about 150 customers in Princeton, Minnesota, who lost their heat as temperatures dipped to around 20 below Tuesday night. Xcel was asking…

Urgent Need For Blood Donations

KFGO will host an emergency blood drive at their studios at 1020 25th St. S from 9 to 3:30 Friday.

FARGO (KFGO) – Vitalant, formerly United Blood Services, is in urgent need of blood donors. Its blood centers in Fargo, Minot, Aberdeen and Mitchell, South Dakota were closed Wed. and scheduled blood drives were called off. As a result, KFGO will host an emergency blood drive at their studios at 1020 25th St. S from 9 to 3:30 Friday. The…

Lowest Wind Chills for 1-29-19

…COLDEST WIND CHILL REPORTS OVER THE PAST 48 HOURS… LOCATION TEMP TIME/DATE PROVIDER PONSFORD MN 10 N (CWOP) -66 F 0618 PM 01/29 CWOP FLAG ISLAND MN (AWOS) -65 F 0735 AM 01/30 ASOS LAKE PARK MN (DOT) -64 F 0545 PM 01/29 MNDOT BROOKS MN (DOT) -64 F 0545 PM 01/29 MNDOT PARK RAPIDS MN (AIRPORT) -64 F 0753…

Thousands Lose Power In The Middle Of Our Coldest Blast In Years

There were scattered outages across parts of eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota

The extreme cold has tested the power grid in parts of the region. There were scattered outages across parts of eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. Otter Tail Power crews scrambled to get power restored within two hours to about 650 customers in the Fordville, North Dakota area. About 1100 customers in Fergus Falls lost power for several hours early…

East Grand Forks Police Non-Emergency Phone Lines Back Up

UPDATE: East Grand Forks Police say their phones are back up and working.   EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. – The East Grand Forks Police Department said on Facebook around 2:15 Wednesday that their non-emergency phone lines are down. Anyone needing to talk to an officer is asked to call the Polk County Sheriff’s Office at 218-281-0431 for non-emergencies. For any emergencies,…

MN Department of Human Services Reports Data Breach

Commissioner Tony Lourey tells legislative leaders it happened Sept. 28 when an employee fell for a phishing scam and clicked on a malicious link that caused the employee's email account to send spam.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Human Services says a data breach potentially exposed personal information on up to 3,000 people. Commissioner Tony Lourey tells legislative leaders it happened Sept. 28 when an employee fell for a phishing scam and clicked on a malicious link that caused the employee’s email account to send spam. Lourey says technicians could…