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Minnesota virus cases climb above 7,000 for first time

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota health officials reported more than 7,000 new cases of the coronavirus and 39 deaths. Thursday's case total shattered the single-day record set just last week by more than 1,000 cases as the virus continues its…

St. Cloud prison locked down as COVID-19 cases surge

ST. CLOUD, Minn. - The state prison in St. Cloud has been locked down because of a surge in coronavirus cases. Minnesota Department of Corrections spokeswoman Sarah Fitzgerald says that there are 335 current cases of COVID-19 among the 623…

Doc says North Dakota hospital capacity dwindling

FARGO (KVRR/KCND) - The Medical Director for Infection Prevention and Control with Fargo’s Sanford Hospital says it’s time to end excuses and own-up to the pandemic we are facing. Dr. Avish Nagpal says the situation is dire as hospital capacity…

Jamestown approves mask mandate

JAMESTOWN, N.D. - The City of Jamestown has approved a coronavirus mask mandate. Face coverings will be required in all indoor and outdoor environments where people are exposed to non-household members and when social distancing isn’t possible. Some exceptions include those…

Fargo officers injured during traffic stop

FARGO, ND -- Three Fargo Police Officers were injured Friday morning during a traffic stop. According to FPD at 6:05 a.m. the officers were dispatched to the 1400 block of 32 Avenue North because the ND Air National Guard Military…

Moorhead Area Public Schools returning to distance learning

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Starting Monday, Nov. 30, Moorhead Area Public Schools will move all Pre-K through Grade 8 students to a distance learning model. Students in Grades 9-12 have been in distance learning since September 28. School officials say…

Arrest made after domestic call to Fargo home

  FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – Fargo Police Officers were dispatched around 11:30 p.m. Thursday to the 3200 block of 20th Street South for a domestic involving a man with a shotgun. Officers were advised 45-year old Cedric Elder, of Fargo,…

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