WEST FARGO, N.D. – The 2020 Red River Valley Fair has been canceled. In a Facebook post, the fair says its Executive Board voted, “to adhere to the North Dakota Department of Health’s recommendation to cancel the 2020 Red River Valley Fair due to the COVID-19 pandemic.” The fair says the health and safety of everyone involved in the fair…
FARGO, N.D. – People living in the Lashkowitz High Rise on 2nd Street South in Fargo will be receiving protection vouchers to assist with their relocation. The low-income housing building was approved for disposition and redevelopment in March. More than 150 vouchers will be given to tenants to support their relocation within Fargo or anywhere in the country. Fargo Housing…
FARGO, N.D. — Staff at the Fargo VA given a special welcome to work this morning at the start of Hospital Week. Fargo VA leadership, Veterans Service Organization representatives and police officers gathered at the entrance to say “thank you” to the staff for all their hard work over the course of the year and especially during the COVID-19 pandemic….
BISMARCK, N.D. — The federal government is sending remdesivir to North Dakota and other states. The drug shows promise as a treatment for the coronavirus. They are sending a limited supply of a 10-day course of 11 vials per patient. “We’ve got the ability in this first shipment, there’s more shipments coming, but in the first shipment we’ve got enough…
CASSELTON, N.D. — Cass County authorities release the name of the victim fatally shot in Casselton. The sheriff’s office says he is 50-year-old Duane Turchin of Casselton. Twenty-three-year old William Dittmer Junior is being held in the Cass County Jail. Authorities responded to the 100 block of 3rd Avenue North for a gunshot going off around 9:30 Friday evening. When…
SPIRIT LAKE RESERVATION, N.D. — The FBI is investigating the death of a young girl on the Spirit Lake Reservation. The incident happened on May 6th. Authorities say a five-year-old girl was found dead and her seven-year-old brother was injured. He is stable condition in the ICU of Sanford Health in Fargo. FBI agents are working with the BIA and…
FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Firefighters battle an apartment blaze that broke out just before the noon hour on Monday. One person was hurt in the fire, which was reported around 11:40 AM on 12th Street South. That person’s injuries are unclear, but they were taken to a local hospital. There also appeared to be pets in the apartment. The older…
CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 27 new COVID-19 cases and one additional death on Monday. The counties reporting new cases include Burleigh, Cass, Dunn, Eddy, Grand Forks, Grant, Mercer, Morton, Stutsman and Williams Counties. Cass County also reports a man in his 90s with underlying health conditions died. North Dakota’s totals have reached 1,518 positive cases,…
FARGO, N.D.–Local mail carriers are hosting a virtual food drive to benefit Great Plains Food Bank, Emergency Food Pantry and Dorothy Day Food Pantry. Each year the National Association of Letter Carriers hosts the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, the largest single-day food drive in the United States. The event was postponed this year due to COVID-19. Local letter carriers…
MINOT, N.D. – The North Dakota State Fair has been cancelled. Fair officials say it’s due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fair board said it’s impossible to predict the scale of the pandemic. The statement said, “Our concern is for the health and safety of our community, attendees, exhibitors, vendors, staff and all involved with the North Dakota State Fair.”…
