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Minnesota reports more than 3,000 new COVID-19 cases and 18 deaths Friday

Clay County accounts for 2,591 of the total positive cases and 45 of the total deaths.

CLAY COUNTY, Minn.–The Minnesota Department of Health reports 3,165 new COVID-19 cases and 18 new deaths on Friday. Eighty-four counties report new cases. Hennepin County reports the most new cases with 631 and Ramsey County the second most with 226. A total of 18 deaths were reported between the ages of 55 and 99. The deaths came from 12 different…

North Dakota reports 1,357 new COVID-19 cases and 13 deaths Friday

Cass County accounts for 9,510 of the total positive cases and 85 of the total deaths.

CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 1,357 new COVID-19 cases and 13 new deaths on Friday. Forty-nine counties report new cases. Grand Forks County reports the most new cases with 236 and Burleigh County the second most with 187. Six men and Seven women from 9 counties died. The youngest person to die on Friday was in…

Mitchell Miller no longer a member of the UND hockey team

Arizona Coyotes announced yesterday they renounced the draft rights to the UND freshman.

GRAND FORKS, ND — UND President Andrew Armacost announced in a letter to the UND community that freshman hockey player Mitchell Miller is no longer a member of the team. President Armacost released the following statement: Dear UND Campus Community, I have been closely monitoring the situation concerning Men’s Hockey student-athlete Mitchell Miller, who was involved in a situation as…

Saturday’s COVID-19 testing event at UND is open to the public

Anyone is welcome to participate, even if you do not have symptoms.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – The University of North Dakota’s walk-up testing event on Saturday, October 31st, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. is open to the general public. Testing will take place at UND’s High Performance Center, 2419 2nd Ave N, Grand Forks. Upcoming testing events will be every other Saturday, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. and every Tuesday, 9:00…

Judge won’t stop Minneapolis homeless encampment sweeps

MINNEAPOLIS – A federal judge has rejected an attempt to stop the evictions of homeless people from encampments in Minneapolis parks. Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid and the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota filed a federal lawsuit this month on behalf of seven people who are living, or were living in the encampments. The lawsuit claims Minneapolis and Hennepin County officials…

Developing COVID-19 vaccine is nearing end of clinical trials

Paul Carson is the Medical Director of the NDSU Center for Immunization Research and Education and says the FDA is under pressure to be as transparent as possible when it comes to informing the public.

FARGO, N.D. — According to a PEW Research Center poll completed in September, 49% of people say they either probably would not or definitely would not get the COVID-19 vaccine if it were available. Some experts wish people would have more hope. Dr. Paul Carson is the Medical Director of the NDSU Center for Immunization Research and Education and says…

Cass Clay Hunger Coalition meets virtually to discuss food insecurity in the metro

Cass Clay Hunger Coalition is made up of more than 30 agencies and organizations.

FARGO-MOORHEAD – Cass Clay Hunger Coalition hosts its annual Hunger and Health summit virtually. Local health leaders say because of the pandemic, food insecurity has increased even more in the area. They add Latinos and African Americans are being affected the most during these times. For them, it’s about looking into our policy, system and environment in order to create…

North Dakota to receive 220,000 BinaxNOW COVID-19 tests

It is up to Gov. Doug Burgum to decide how the testing kits will be distributed

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota is receiving 220,000 rapid point-of-care COVID-19 tests from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The test kits, called BinaxNOW and made by Abbott Laboratories, can detect the virus in as little as 15 minutes. Although HHS Asst. Sec. for Health Admiral Brett Giroir says false positives and negatives are possible with any medical…

Naturalized citizens share their experience voting for the first time

Lydia voted on Friday and Kawar voted on Wednesday.

FARGO, N.D.- Naturalized citizens cast their ballots for the first time and say there has never been a more important time in history to do so. Side by side, it’s easy to think Lydia Zondo and Kawar Farok have nothing in common. They come from two different countries. “I’m from Liberia,” says first time voter Lydia Zondo. “I came from…