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NDDoH Public Health Lab malfunction affects 600+ COVID-19 tests

BISMARCK, N.D. – On January 8, the North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) Public Health Laboratory identified a software malfunction on a piece of laboratory equipment. The software malfunction was limited to one platform and affected a total of 641 positive…

Hospitals criticize Minnesota's COVID-19 vaccine distribution

MINNESOTA -- Minnesota hospitals are criticizing the state’s coronavirus vaccine distribution system as inequitable, leaving some clinics and hospitals without doses for older, vulnerable patients. The Minnesota Hospital Association, in a letter to state health officials, says some clinics haven’t…

Police investigation leads West Fargo teacher to resign

WEST FARGO, N.D. -- A Sheyenne and West Fargo High School teacher has resigned after he was served a warrant from West Fargo Police. Ron Thompson resigned on February 2nd after meeting with the police department. By law, the School…

Lawmakers reverse course on Sunday morning booze bill

BISMARCK (KVRR/KCND) - The North Dakota Senate has changed its mind and voted to allow alcohol sales in bars and restaurants beginning at 8 a.m. Sundays. Currently, sales are allowed after 11 am Sunday. Mandan Republican Senator Doug Larsen argued…

Sheriff identifies Ottertail man killed in crash with train

OTTERTAIL, Minn. - Sheriff’s officials says the pickup driver who was killed in a collision with a freight train in Otter Tail County was a local man. Sixty-year-old Joseph Lyle Mack, from Ottertail, died Thursday morning at a crossing southeast…

House committee turns 'Spaghettios Bill' into meal expense study

BISMARCK, N.D. - A proposal to reimburse North Dakota lawmakers for meals beyond their per diem payments could be included in a longer-term study of overall expense reimbursements. Republican Rep. Keith Kempenich introduced a bill Thursday that would reimburse state…

LIVE: National Wear Red Day

You'd think this pandemic would have put enough emphasis on our physical well-being that we'd all learned to look after ourselves a little bit better by now. But this year, in spite of the…

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