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Mass COVID-19 Testing Event in Jamestown

The event was held at the Stutsman County Fairgrounds from 3 to 6 p.m.

July 23, 2020

Alison Voorhees,

JAMESTOWN, N.D. — Another mass testing event for COVID-19 in Jamestown. It was held at the Stutsman County Fairgrounds from 3 to 6 p.m. The goal is to test 600 people. The last outdoor drive-up event was held June 18th. Anyone could be tested but they were giving priority to those in close contact with positive cases. Those with positive…

Fargo City Commissioners To Debate Face Mask Mandate

Governor Doug Burgum says such a decision should be left up to businesses and schools

July 23, 2020

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. — Fargo City Commissioners on Monday will take up the idea of mandating face masks to slow the spread of COVID-19. Commissioner John Strand has come up with two options. The first would mandate face coverings to be worn in all public settings. The second option has “targeted” policies including requiring city employees to wear masks when they…

Healthcare workers may be among first to get coronavirus vaccine

Sanford says they've begun initial planning of what a mass vaccine roll out in North Dakota might look like.

July 23, 2020

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FARGO, ND – New vaccines for COVID-19 are being acquired by the U.S. Government for wide spread distribution, just as soon as they can finish Phase 3 trials. The government is planning to distribute 100 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer some time in late 2020. The vaccine must pass Phase 3 trials. According to Sanford, those trials…

Fargo community mural project begins

July 23, 2020

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Park District is hoping a community mural project will bring some joy to the metro. “Pieces of Fargo” is a way for people to come together and leave their mark on the city. Over the next two weeks, anyone can pick up a mosaic mural piece to color, which will in turn become part of a…

School Board to hold more discussion on Woodrow Wilson High School

Board members state that new policy must include looking thoroughly at how they rename schools, as there is possibly more than 6 school district buildings that could be renamed due to their historical links to slavery, segregation, and the oppression of people of color.

July 23, 2020

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FARGO, ND – A Fargo school board governance committee meeting to determine if the school district should rename Woodrow Wilson High School has decided to ask for more public input and develop a new policy on renaming schools in the district. The committee came to the conclusion that they would discuss the topic further on August 11th. They have yet…

Construction On Main Avenue Moving Into Phase 4

On Saturday everything from Broadway through the intersection of 8th street north and south will be fully open.

July 23, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — Project Managers with Dakota Underground say the construction being done on Main Avenue in Downtown Fargo has moved to Phase 4. West of 10th street to University is now fully open. Workers are recommending you still take the the detour on Main Avenue. On Saturday everything from Broadway through the intersection of 8th street north and south…

West Fargo’s August Cruise Night gets the green light

Anyone with symptoms or recent exposure to the virus is asked to stay home.

July 23, 2020

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WEST FARGO, N.D.–After West Fargo’s June and July Cruise Nights were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City has announced the event will happen on August 20. However, the event will look different in order to follow state and federal guidelines. There will be a limit of 200 cars which will be parked along the street for the entire…

Minnesota governor signs police accountability bill into law

July 23, 2020

KVRR Staff,

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP)–Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a police accountability bill into law Thursday that includes a ban on neck restraints like the one that was used on George Floyd before his death in Minneapolis. The bill passed by the Legislature earlier this week also bans chokeholds and so-called warrior-style training, which critics say promotes excessive force. It imposes…

60 People respond to Fargo Police’s undercover pedophilia sting operation

The 60 people that responded did so within six hours of the ads being posted.

July 23, 2020

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FARGO, N.D.–Sixty people responded to the Fargo Police Department’s undercover operation which targeted people who wanted to engage in sexual activity with children. Fargo Police partnered with the North Dakota Human Trafficking Task Force to place ads on several websites. The 60 people that responded did so within six hours of the ads being posted. Police say three men were…

Pet Connection: Meet Elm

A dog whose spirit is as big as her namesake.

July 23, 2020

Emily Welker,

Here in the Fargo metro area, we love our beautiful elm tree canopy that graces the city’s oldest boulevards and walkways. And Elm is a dog who’s just as beautiful as they are. She comes to this week’s Pet Connection from the wonderful volunteers at 4 Luv of Dog rescue. She’s a little over a year old, a pit bull…