LIVE: Great Plains Food Bank
The Great Plains Food Bank is being hit with a double whammy this morning. At a time when demand is up a lot for their food supplies, volunteers and donations are down.…
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Rustica Reopening: GoFundMe
A popular Moorhead restaurant is asking for your help this morning keeping its doors open after financial struggles brought on by the pandemic. Downtown Moorhead's Rustica closed its doors due to the coronavirus health threat…
Casey's General Stores Donates To Help COVID-19 Relief
FARGO, N.D. - Casey's General Stores is giving a $5,000 donation to Great Plains Food Bank to help support efforts to feed families during the pandemic. Casey's recently partnered with Feeding America to provide $500,000…
North Dakota Arts and Culture Industries to Receive CARES Act Funding
BISMARCK, N.D.--Arts, culture and creative industries impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic can now apply for CARES Act funding. The North Dakota Council on the Arts announced a total of $371,700 is available on Monday. Organizations and nonprofits whose revenue relies…
Wurst Bier Hall Remaining Closed For Safety Reasons
FARGO, N.D. -- Wurst Bier Hall in downtown Fargo and Wurst Bier Hall West in West Fargo are keeping the doors closed. In a Facebook post it says they have been fielding concerns from employees and felt it was in…
Business In North Dakota Begin To Re-Open
NORTH DAKOTA - Businesses in North Dakota have re-opened their doors, but not before implementing some guidelines. "Staff will be wearing masks when they're interacting with customers within six feet. We have our sanitation…
West Acres to Reopen May 8
FARGO, N.D.--West Acres will reopen May 8 with new COVID-19 policies and procedures in place. The new policies include limited mall hours, altered food court operations, a new minor policy, closure of high-touch and furniture areas and distancing guidelines. West…
A local expert says the numbers show now is a good time for businesses to reopen
FARGO N.D. -- NDSU Professor Dr. Paul Carson says looking at new hospitalizations and deaths instead of new cases is a better way of gauging the virus. As testing across North Dakota has increased,…
Law enforcement ensuring ND Smart Restart regulations will be met through education
FARGO, N.D. — Although bars, restaurants and other businesses can choose to open Friday morning, how they operate will look different than what we're used to. Business owners and customers have to follow…
Red River Zoo Implements New Social Distancing Guides
FARGO, N.D. - The Red River Zoo showed us some of the safety improvements they've been making to prepare for their reopening this Saturday. The zoo says that the entire zoo will be covered with…
NDSU's Fashion, Apparel &Business Organization takes their annual fashion show virtual
FARGO, N.D. -- Students involved in NDSU's Fashion, Apparel and Business Organization look forward to the end of April all year long. It means it's time for the annual fashion show, where members get the…
Fargo Fitness Center Hosting Outdoor Workout Classes For Social Distancing
FARGO, N.D. -- Mariah Prussia of MPX Fitness says she is ready to go back to seeing her clients in person. After the coronavirus caused her business to go online, she's been keeping busy with…
Rep. Peterson working with Ag Secretary to help hog farmers struggling with plant closures
WORTHINGTON, Minn. - House Agriculture Committee Chairman Congressman Collin Peterson discusses the struggles pig farmers are going through during the pandemic He says 160,000 hogs are being euthanized across the country every day because…
Advocacy Groups Call For Increased Worker and Family Protections
FARGO, N.D. -Â A group of North Dakota advocacy organizations are calling for stronger policies to be put in place to protect workers and families during the COVID-19 crisis. The group is asking for…
Grand Forks is making sure everyone can as stay as safe as possible when businesses reopen
GRAND FORKS N.D. -- Mayor Michael Brown urging people to continue taking precautions like wearing masks, physically distancing and washing your hands. An increased number of Covid-19 cases are linked to Grand Forks…
ND's Beauty Industry Gets Ready To Reopen
FARGO, N.D. - As excited as many businesses in the area are to reopen their doors, they say they're first priority is keeping their clients and staff safe. "When clients come in, they have…
ND Unions & Community Leaders Gather In Honor of Fallen Workers
FARGO, N.D. - Workers, union officials and community leaders gather online to honor workers who died or were injured at workplaces in North Dakota. 26 workers were killed on job sites in the state…
WATCH LIVE: Gov. Burgum to Discuss ND Smart Restart Operating Guidelines
BISMARCK, N.D.--Gov. Doug Burgum is holding a press briefing at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday to provide an update on the COVID-19 pandemic and the new standard operating procedures for businesses. Burgum will be joined by Commerce Commissioner Michelle Kommer…
Local Grocers Not Alarmed By Food Plant Closures
FARGO, N.D. - Our food supply chain is strained, and the coronavirus was to blame. That's according to full page ads bought by Tyson Foods in three major publications. They state that the supply chain…
Fargo, West Fargo leaders back Gov. Burgum's decision to reopen businesses
FARGO & WEST FARGO, N.D. -- Gov. Doug Burgum says the state is ready to implement Phase One of the North Dakota Smart Restart plan. "We anticipate there'll be some rules applied to…
TNT Offers Tumble Time for Tots Virtually
FARGO, N.D. - TNT Fitness is offering daily programs for kids of all ages, all virtually from the comfort and safety from your home using the Zoom application. The program sees nearly 800 kids…
MSUM Faculty Hosting Public Forum On Monday Evening To Discuss Cuts With Public
MOORHEAD, Minn. -- MSUM Faculty Association is hosting a public forum Monday night on the recent decision to cut 11 majors and numerous staff positions. The meeting is meant to give people the chance to voice their opinions on the…
Advocates For MSUM Theatre Program Speak Out Against Cuts, Association Plans Forum
MOORHEAD, Minn. -- "It makes the light at the end of the tunnel not seem so bright; I just think a huge letdown," MSUM Theatre Student Connor Murphy said. After a public meeting, MSUM announced…
Union Leader For Bobcat Calling For Shutdown After 2nd Employee Says They Have COVID-19
GWINNER, N.D. -- Union Leader Will Wilkinson is calling for Doosan Bobcat to shut down it's Gwinner plant after he says a 2nd employee called saying they had tested positive for COVID-19. He says this employee had worked close…
Job Service North Dakota works to keep up with unemployment claims
FARGO, N.D. - With many people finding the unemployment process difficult, we asked Job Service North Dakota how they are handling things. The organization says it initially wasn't prepared for the surge of…
Fargo's Mainstream Botique Uses Facebook Live To Showcase Items For Sale
FARGO, N.D. -- At Mainstream Boutique in Fargo the doors may be closed but customers are still taking a tour in the store through Facebook. "We had many comments and it was fun for…
Burgum Announces Small Employer Loan Fund
NORTH DAKOTA - The Small Employer Loan Fund will create a $50 million fund to assist small businesses in North Dakota who have 10 full-time employees or fewer. The COVID-19 Pace Recovery Program will…
MN State Republicans Working To Prevent Taxing Paycheck Protection Program
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota House Republicans are introducing new legislation that would prevent the state government from taxing money from the paycheck protection program. State Representative Paul Marquart of Dilworth says the bill…
Fargo's Case-New Holland plant to reopen
FARGO, N.D. - Case-New Holland tractor manufacturing plant in Fargo is re-opening next month. CNH has nearly 600 employees in Fargo. The plant, which makes large tracked and four-wheel drive tractors and industrial…
Taxi Services Take Measures To Protect Drivers and Customers
FARGO, N.D. - Taxis in the region are having to implement stricter guidelines in order to protect their drivers from the threat of the coronavirus. Doyle's Yellow Checkered Cab has installed protective barriers in all…
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