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Rustica Reopening: GoFundMe

A popular Moorhead restaurant is asking for your help this morning keeping its doors open after financial struggles brought on by the pandemic. Downtown Moorhead's Rustica closed its doors due to the coronavirus health threat…

Elective Surgeries Could Resume, Budget Update Expected

MINNEAPOLIS (AP)--The financial cost of the coronavirus outbreak in Minnesota is front and center Tuesday as state budget officials update the impact the pandemic has had recently on state revenue projections. Gov. Tim Walz meanwhile, was expected to ease the…

Motorcycle Driver Hits Deer, Gets Hit By SUV & Killed

ERHARD, Minn. -- The man killed in a motorcycle crash on County Highway 22 on Sunday night has been identified. Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office says he is 63-year-old Mark Hanson of rural Dent, and not a 19 year old…

WATCH LIVE: Gov. Walz to Provide Update on COVID-19 Pandemic

ST. PAUL, Minn.--Gov. Walz is providing an update on Minnesota's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Walz will be joined by Department of Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm, Department of Employment and Economic Development Commissioner Steve Grove, Homeland Security and Emergency Management…

Red River Zoo Reopens Its Doors

FARGO, N.D.- "I was really excited because I love coming to the zoo," says Maggie Blair, who's visiting the Red River Zoo. Many families in the Fargo-Moorhead area wasted no time to get out as…

Minnesota Reports 24 New COVID-19 Deaths

  (FOX 9) - Minnesota reported 24 new deaths attributed to COVID-19 Saturday as the state's death toll from the disease rises to 395. Minnesota reported 498 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. There have now been 6,228 positive cases of the coronavirus in…

Kick'n Up Kountry Moved From This June To June 2021

KARLSTAD, Minn. -- COVID-19 takes out another big music festival. Kick'n Up Kountry in Karlstad, Minnesota is pushing its June country festival to June 2021. They will be bringing back the same acts they had booked for this year including…

Concordia to Hold Virtual Commencement Celebration May 3

MOORHEAD, Minn.--Concordia College will hold a virtual commencement celebration on May 3. The commencement will celebrate the more than 450 students scheduled to graduate at the end of the academic year. President William Craft will speak along with class speakers,…

Governor Walz Extends Stay-at-Home Order in Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn.--Gov. Tim Walz is extending Minnesota's Stay-at-Home order through May 18. Walz made the announcement during a press conference on Thursday saying, "There's more work to be done, and we need to keep this virus at a simmer,…

$1 Million Dollar Bond Set For Barnesville Foster Mom

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO) – Bond has been set at $1 million without conditions, or $500,000 with conditions for a Barnesville woman accused of killing a foster child in her care. Thirty-five-year-old Kellie Jo Anderson made her first court appearance Wednesday…

Minnesota's Coronavirus Case Count Jumps as Testing Ramps Up

MINNEAPOLIS (AP)--The Minnesota Department of Health has reported another big jump in coronavirus cases as the state ramps up its testing capacity. The agency says 463 more Minnesotans have tested positive--a new one-day high--to raise the state’s total to 4,644.…

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