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North Dakota to provide 1.5 million free COVID-19 test kits

BISMARCK, N.D. - The North Dakota Department of Health says it will make more than 1.5 million free at-home COVID-19 test kits available statewide. The kits will supplement the ongoing federal program that is making free tests available.  They are…

Food demand high at North Dakota's only food bank

FARGO, N.D. - North Dakota’s only food bank experienced the second-highest demand in its 39-year history in 2021 as the coronavirus pandemic surged. Great Plains Food Bank, based in Fargo, provided 12.6 million meals for those in need in 2021.…

Democrat announces campaign for North Dakota U.S. Senate seat

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) - An engineering professor at the University of Jamestown has announced her bid for U.S. Senate. Katrina Christiansen is seeking the Democratic nomination for the seat held by Republican Sen. John Hoeven. Christiansen is the first Democrat…

LIVE: Embracing Hardship

The past couple years in the pandemic have been tough for a lot of folks on a variety of levels: pandemic deaths and the risk of Covid-19. Civil rights, demonstrations and unrest, and public…

Second state trooper accused of assault during hot tub party

BISMARCK, N.D. - Another North Dakota Highway Patrol officer has been charged with misdemeanor sexual assault in connection with hot tub parties in 2020. Forty-year-old Travis Skar has been accused of inappropriately touching a woman in a hot tub during…

Adrian Peterson arrested for domestic violence at LAX

LOS ANGELES (FOX 11) - Former Minnesota Viking and NFL MVP Adrian Peterson was arrested Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport and charged with domestic violence, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Officers responded to Terminal 7 at LAX…

Emerson Port of Entry blockade grows, no arrests so far

EMERSON, Manitoba (KVRR) - A growing number of demonstrators continue to block traffic from passing through the Emerson, Manitoba Port of Entry. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police says all four lanes of Highway 75 near the Port of Entry…

Remaining Protesters Cleared Away at Border in Windsor, Ontario

WINDSOR, Ontario (AP/KVRR) - Police cleared away the remaining protesters near the busiest U.S.-Canadian border crossing, ending a demonstration against COVID-19 restrictions that has hurt the economy of both nations. The bridge in Windsor, Ontario, remains closed late Sunday, as…

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