GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The mayor of Grand Forks is taking action to limit gatherings as COVID-19 cases rapidly rise. Brandon Bochenski is issuing an emergency order for liquor license holders including bars and restaurants and offsale to close daily by 11 p.m. The order goes into effect on Saturday and will remain in effect until December 1 at 6…
NELSON COUNTY, N.D. — The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office is asking hunters to keep an eye out for a missing woman. Forty-seven-year-old Anne Fitzsimonds was last seen on October 4th. She has brown eyes and red hair. She’s 5’2″ tall and weighs 155 pounds. Authorities say she was last seen leaving a friend’s home four miles north of Petersburg, North…
BISMARCK, N.D.–Gov. Doug Burgum is holding a press briefing on Thursday to discuss the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Burgum will be joined by Department of Human Services Executive Director Chris Jones. North Dakota’s COVID-19 numbers: 49,837 positive cases, 231 current hospitalizations, 40,017 people recovered and 596 people died. Categories: Coronavirus, Coronavirus-ND, North Dakota News
CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 1,540 new COVID-19 cases and 29 new deaths on Thursday. Forty-seven counties report new cases. Cass County reports the most new cases with 266 and Ward County the second most with 221. Seventeen men and 12 women from 14 counties died. The youngest person to die on Thursday was in her…
It’s anyone’s guess why this guy hasn’t been adopted yet. Guess, a darling 17-week-old orange tabby, comes to us for this week’s Pet Connection by way of Homeward Animal Shelter. And if you’re needing some extra cuddles from a cute kitten this week what with all the election upheaval going on, Guess is your guy. Just take a look at…
FARGO, ND — Fargo Fire crews are at a working apartment building fire at 137C Prairiewood Dr. The fire is mostly contained at this time. Crews are battling the three-alarm building fire on the Fargo’s south side. Firefighters responded to the call shortly before 5 o’clock Thursday morning. At least one roadway in the area is blocked off to traffic,…
Wayne StenehjemBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota’s attorney general says Gov. Doug Burgum has no authority to appoint a coal company executive to fill a state House seat won by a Republican candidate who died before the election. Burgum announced that he was appointing BNI Energy President Wade Boeshans to the seat won Tuesday by David Andahl, who died last…
David AndahlBISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has appointed a coal company executive to fill a state House seat left open by a Republican candidate who died last month due to complications from COVID-19. Burgum appointed BNI Energy President Wade Boeshans despite the attorney general’s recent opinion that the party should choose a replacement for the dead candidate….
CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 1,116 new COVID-19 cases and 12 new deaths on Wednesday. Forty-six counties report new cases. Cass County reports the most new cases with 262 and Burleigh County the second most with 134. Twelve men from 11 counties died. The youngest person to die on Wednesday was in his 70s. North Dakota’s…
FARGO, N.D. — By 7:00 p.m., nearly 87,000 ballots were cast in Cass County between in-person voting on election day, early voting and absentee ballots. The turnout was anticipated as election officials predicted that 85,000-90,000 people would vote. Over 32,000 people voted by absentee ballot. That number is much more that normal, as the county usually only sees 7,000-10,000 absentee…
