CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 39 new COVID-19 cases and one new death Wednesday. Ten counties report new cases including Burleigh, Cass, Dunn, Grand Forks, Mercer, Stark, Steele, Traill, Walsh and Williams Counties. Cass County reports the most new cases with 15 and Burleigh County the second most with 9. A man in his 90s from…
FARGO, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health is reminding parents and caregivers to be mindful about leaving children in hot cars. According to the NDDoH heatstroke is the number one vehicle-related killer of children in the United States. Young children are especially susceptible to heatstroke as their bodies heat up three to five times faster than adults. Dawn Mayer, NDDoH…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Officer Cody Holte’s widow and young son help plant a tree in his memory. Mandy and Gunnar Holte were joined by the Grand Forks law enforcement community for the tree planting on the north lawn of the police department building. A post on social media says the family will be able to watch the tree grow…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Grand Forks State’s Attorney Haley Wamstad has found that officers actions were reasonable in the shootout with Salamah Pendleton last month. An investigation found that officers fired at Pendleton after he fired first and then he opened fire on them a second time. He is accused of shooting and killing his own mother along with Grand…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The latest COVID-19 mass testing event at Alerus Center in Grand Forks was shutdown around 12:30 Tuesday afternoon, about an hour and a half early. The site reached it’s testing capacity. You can see in this snapshot a long line of vehicles lined up as people waited for the tests. Officials had a goal of testing…
NORTH DAKOTA – In a meeting with the Reuniting Residents and Families Task Force, North Dakota health officials say all but one facility has met the reopening criteria and it’s at least in phase one. The health department is helping 114 facilities progress into phase two. That will allow indoor visits between residents and family members. Categories: Coronavirus, Coronavirus-ND, Local…
BUFFALO, N.D. — An 11-year-old boy is dead and a 14-year-old girl is at Sanford in Fargo after rolling their Polaris Ranger. The crash happened around 3 Sunday afternoon just east of Buffalo, North Dakota. North Dakota Highway Patrol says Owen Steckler turned and lost control going into a ditch. He was thrown and died at the scene. Owen was…
FARGO, N.D. – A victim of a bar fight outside of Big Erv’s in Horace passed away, and now charges against the man who assaulted him are being upgraded. Jordan Pendleton, Marlin Klatt and another man, were outside of Big Erv’s Bar and Grill in Horace shortly after closing on Sunday. They were having a conversation when Klatt brought up…
CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 38 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths Tuesday. Seven counties report new cases including Benson, Burleigh, Cass, Morton, Mountrail, Pierce and Walsh counties. Cass County reports the most new cases with 13 and Morton County the second most with 10. The NDDoH says a previously reported case in Cass County…
MINNESOTA & NORTH DAKOTA — An outbreak of Cyclospora has hit eight Midwestern states, including both Minnesota and North Dakota. According to the CDC, 25 Minnesotans and six North Dakotans have been infected. “Cyclospora is a parasite that causes a diarrheal illness, and it is transmitted by consuming food or water contaminated with feces that contains the parasite,” says Essentia…
