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Fargo bar faces possible penalties for COVID-19 violations

FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – Fargo Police Chief Dave Zibolski says a bar could face a penalty for multiple violations of the mask mandate and limited capacity executive order enacted to curb the spread of COVID-19. Zibolski told city commissioners in the past two weeks officers conducted 40 pro-active compliance checks and found only one bar violating the order. He said that…

Fargo Park District opens warming houses for the season

Warming houses will be available at some outdoor ice rinks

FARGO, N.D.- Fargo Park District is opening its warming houses at the outdoor ice rinks. The staffed warming houses during the season are Longfellow, Roosevelt, Centennial, Clara Barton and Kennedy Park. They will close earlier than scheduled in the evenings if the temperature reaches -10 degrees or colder, or wind chills of -30 or greater. All will be operating at…

Fargo woman brings awareness to mental health through hula hooping

They will begin after the new year and run for six weeks.

FARGO, N.D. — A local woman is hosting a class to bring awareness to mental health issues in a unique way. It’s a hula hooping course to bring awareness to mental health and help reduce symptoms of anxiety, stress and depression. The classes involve music to bring out rhythm in a therapeutic way as the hoop moves around the body….

COVID-19 cases surge at federal death row prison in Indiana

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (KVRR) – The federal prison where Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. remains on death row has more COVID-19 cases than any other federal prison in the nation. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, there are currently 410 inmates and 3 staff members with confirmed active COVID-19 cases at the U.S. Penitentiary at Terre Haute, Ind. The Terre Haute…

Downtown Fargo $21 million mixed-use development planned

FARGO (KVRR/KFGO – update 8:40 pm 12/28/20) – Fargo city commissioners tonight voting unanimously to move ahead with a new development on the northeast corner of Main Avenue at Broadway. **ORIGINAL STORY BELOW** JLG Development and Duluth-based F.I. Salter have plans for a six-story mixed-use development on the property. Strategic Planning Director Jim Gilmour says the first two floors will…

North Dakota COVID-19 cases drop by 145, four deaths reported

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Department of Health on Monday reported four additional deaths from COVID-19. There are currently 1,878 active cases in the state, a decrease of 145 since Sunday.  108 people are hospitalized. Cass County reported the largest number of new cases with 23. Categories: Coronavirus, Health, Local News, North Dakota News Tags: COVID-19, north dakota

Stenehjem charges service provider with Medicaid fraud

BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem’s office is charging a Mandan woman with Medicaid fraud for allegedly submitting $76,000 worth of claims for work she did not perform. The Department of Human Services began looking into claims Rebecca Fruge made for in-home medical services after she claimed she had performed more than 24 hours of work on…

2020 ‘pretty terrible year’ for North Dakota oil industry

BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota’s top oil regulator says 2020 will be known for the rapid collapse of crude prices in the spring, leading to dismantled rigs and idled wells. State Mineral Resources Director Lynn Helms called it “a pretty terrible year for the industry.” Oil companies filed for bankruptcy and thousands of people in North Dakota’s oil patch lost…

Families throughout the region enjoy the snow and kick off winter activities

"It's beautiful out, I think it's gorgeous, we're warm, we've got under layers on and everything and I think it's perfect, more people should be out here and enjoying this."

FARGO, N.D. — With this year’s mild winter temperatures, families throughout the region say they are glad to be able to enjoy the outdoors. “Oh very excited, kids are excited we get to finally use our sleds go down the hill and have a good time outside for once,” Moorhead resident, Tony Lewis said. Lewis says it’s a good time…