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Sanford Health to open new Children’s Safety Store

The store is located inside Sanford Children's Southwest Clinic on 13th Avenue South in Fargo

December 31, 2020

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Sanford Health is opening a new Children’s Safety Store to help prevent childhood injuries across Fargo-Moorhead. The center opens January 4th and will educate parents on how to create a safe environment for their children. Items like bike helmets, car seats and life jackets are available at cost, which makes them more affordable than ones sold…

North Dakota Updates Its COVID Vaccine Priority Groups

December 31, 2020

TJ Nelson,

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota Dakota Department of Health updates who will be next in line to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The state has given just over 19,000 shots to health care workers and those in long-term care centers and the vaccine is in short supply. Next up in Phase 1B in mid-January will be those 75 and older and…

Man sentenced to 3 years in prison on federal drug charge

December 31, 2020

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. – A Michigan man has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty in North Dakota to a federal drug charge. Michael Sinnawi, was arrested in August, 2019 at a Bismarck motel. He and two other men were in possession of 450 oxycodone pills and $45,000 in cash. Police also found four cellphones in the room,…

Two North Dakotans have suspected allergic reaction to vaccine

December 31, 2020

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Health has reported two suspected severe allergic reactions to the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The two people had no history of anaphylactic reactions and the incidents were unrelated. Neither person was hospitalized, and they have both since recovered. The allergic reactions occurred during a 15-minute post-vaccine observation period recommended by the Centers for…

North Dakota medical marijuana program growing faster than expected

December 31, 2020

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) – More people are participating in North Dakota’s Medical Marijuana program than the state health officials expected. State Medical Marijuana Director Jason Wahl says that about 4,400 patients are enrolled in the program. Wahl earlier projected about 4000 patients by the summer of 2021. Wahl attributes some of the increase to the addition of more medical conditions…

Mayor Tim Mahoney says Fargo is coming out of 2020 strong

December 30, 2020

Site Staff,

FARGO (KVRR) – Despite the challenges brought on by the pandemic and civil unrest, Mayor Dr. Tim Mahoney says Fargo is coming out of 2020 strong. When he reflects on the past year as Mayor, Mahoney recalls Fargo’s accomplishments first. “I would say part of the strength of our community is the good balance. You have academics, you have medical,…

Two North Dakotans get allergic reactions to Covid-19 vaccine

December 30, 2020

Site Staff,

BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Health announces two people have gotten suspected allergic reactions after receiving the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine. Health officials say they had no history of anaphylactic reactions and the two incidences were unrelated. The reactions were discovered during the 15 minute post-vaccination observation period recommended by the CDC. NDDOH says both recovered and were…

Person of interest in Grand Forks death arrested in Crookston

December 30, 2020

Jim Monk,

CROOKSTON, Minn. (KVRR) – A man considered a person of interest in the death of a man whose body was found at a Grand Forks hotel has been arrested in Crookston. Police say 28-year-old Vincent Chase Villarreal was taken into custody Wednesday morning at the North Acres Estates trailer park in Crookston. Villarreal is a person of interest in the…

Two Minot B-52’s sent to Middle East

December 30, 2020

Jim Monk,

Minot AFB B-52MINOT, N.D. (KVRR) – Two B-52H bombers from Minot Air Force Base have been deployed to the Middle East as part of a mission to discourage Iran from escalating attacks on the one-year anniversary of the death of an Iranian military leader. According to U.S. Central Command, the B-52’s “made a deliberate appearance in the Middle East to…

Police arrest man for DUI after car collides with train in Fargo

December 30, 2020

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – A man was arrested for DUI after the car he was driving collided with a train in downtown Fargo. Police were called to the crash at around 1:45 a.m. Wednesday near Main Avenue & Broadway. When officers arrived, they found 39 year-old John Ochwal of Fargo sitting in the car alone in the driver seat. Police say…