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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…

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…

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