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19 more deaths reported from COVID-19 in North Dakota

BISMARCK, ND  – Saturday’s COVID-19 report for The North Dakota Department of Health shows 825 new active cases with a positivity rate of 17%. The new active case count is 11,311. Testing numbers came out of 14,654 total tests conducted…

Gov. Burgum issues mask mandate & capacity requirements

NORTH DAKOTA - Gov. Doug Burgum announces new measure to slow the spread of Covid-19 in the state. They include a State Health Officer order requiring face coverings to be worn in indoor businesses and public settings and outdoors when…

Covid-19 testing begins in Crookston & Wadena next week

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) - The Minnesota Department of Health opens 11 new free Covid-19 testing sites across the state. They including the Crookston and Wadena National Guard armories. The sites will be open three to five days a week…

Quadruple homicide trial pushed back to June due to COVID

MANDAN, N.D. - The coronavirus pandemic has forced officials to delay a quadruple homicide trial in Mandan until June. Chad Isaak was supposed to go on trial Nov. 30 in connection with the April 2019 deaths. But court documents show…

East Grand Forks High School moved to distance learning

EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. - The East Grand Forks School Board voted 5-1 to move high school students to full time distance learning for two weeks beginning November 23rd. Superintendent Mike Kolness and Polk County Public Health Director Sarah Reese…

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