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Sanford Health, Essentia Health see increase in patients

Many more patients are coming in for issues not related to COVID-19. The hospitals say this may be due to people putting off care.

October 19, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — Of the 153 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in North Dakota, approximately 50% of them are in Fargo. Sanford Health says there has been between 60-70 coronavirus patients at their facility this week and Essentia Health has reported between 10-15 patients. There have been concerns over the hospitals having enough beds to handle these patients, but the facilities say…

Fargo restaurants spent first weekend with 25% capacity guideline

Fargo's Mango's talked to tell what changes they made this weekend to accommodate to the new recommendations

October 19, 2020

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FARGO, N.D.- It was the first weekend with the Cass County’s new Covid-19 guidelines of 25% capacity for restaurants and bars. Mango’s in Fargo says it’s been following the recommendations closely. The restaurant was already providing and requiring employees and guests to wear masks in the restaurant. The high-rise booths follow social-distancing guidelines. This means it’s able to seat every…

Three Homes Hit By Burglars In Horace, Suspect Could Have Cuts to Hands

October 19, 2020

TJ Nelson,

HORACE, N.D. — Three homes on Lost River Road in Horace are hit by burglars and Cass County officials want your help in finding them. They say the burglaries took place between last Wednesday and Thursday. They also say it appears one of the suspects has a significant cut to one or both of their hands and may have been…

Mayoral Mask Mandate Issued for City of Fargo

October 19, 2020

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — Mayor Dr. Tim Mahoney issuing a mask mandate for the city of Fargo just two weeks after casting the deciding vote against one at the city commission meeting. According to the mandate in the state of emergency, every person should wear a mask indoors & outdoors when they are exposed to non-household members and cannot maintain 6…

Mayor of Fargo Says He Would Support a Statewide Mask Mandate

He cast the deciding vote against a city-wide mask mandate two weeks ago at the city commission meeting

October 19, 2020

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney now says he would like to see a statewide mask mandate. He has been largely supportive of the approach to the pandemic taken by Gov. Doug Burgum, who has left much of the policy making up to local leaders. But Mahoney says it would be difficult to enforce a mask mandate in Fargo…

Man Charged With Murder Kills Himself In Otter Tail County Jail

October 19, 2020

TJ Nelson,

Derek SweereFERGUS FALLS, Minn. — Police in Fergus Falls say a man charged in the killing of his roommate, committed suicide in the Otter Tail County Jail. 41-year-old Derek Sweere of Perham was found in his cell late Friday night. Sweere was charged with second-degree murder in the March 30th death of his roommate, Brandon Snyder, in Perham. He was…

Smoking Caused Fire At 24-Unit Apartment Building In North Fargo

October 19, 2020

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — A fire October 11 at a 24-unit north Fargo apartment building was caused by improperly discarded smoking materials on a third flood balcony. That is the finding of Fire Marshal Ryan Erickson. He says the fire moved from the balcony into the building and attic space. Damage is estimated at $850,000. Strong winds helped fuel the three…

UPDATE: Moorhead Police identify man in suspicious death case

October 19, 2020

Site Staff,

UPDATE: The Moorhead Police Department has identified the man who was found deceased Sunday morning. Police say 37-year-old Lee Folden was found trapped under a vehicle in a driveway. The Moorhead Fire Department extricated Folden from underneath the vehicle. Folden was declared deceased at the scene. Folden’s body has been transported to the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office in St….

Cass County Sheriff’s Office searching for suspect in Horace burglaries

October 19, 2020

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HORACE, N.D.–The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help identifying possible suspects who burglarized three residential homes in Horace. The burglaries happened on Lost River Road between October 14 and October 15. The Sheriff’s Office is unsure of how many suspects there are, but says at least one has a significant cut to one or both of…

North Dakota reports 662 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths Monday

Cass County accounts for 7,753 of the total positive cases and 79 of the total deaths.

October 19, 2020

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CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 662 new COVID-19 cases and four new deaths on Monday. Forty-seven counties report new cases. Cass County reports the most new cases with 218 and Burleigh County the second most with 115. Three men and one woman from three counties died. All four people had underlying health conditions. North Dakota’s COVID-19…