ST. PAUL--The Minnesota Department of Public Safety has canceled all driver's tests scheduled from March 18 to March 27 over coronavirus concerns. This includes Class D, commercial driver's license and motorcycle road tests. Anyone with appointments during this time will…
FARGO, N.D. -- City and county leaders signed an emergency declaration on Monday regarding the coronavirus Pandemic. "What the government is realizing, is that we aren't flattening out. What we are going to do is…
Our Chief Meteorologist Rob Kupec was supposed to return to work Monday from a much deserved vacation. But, since Rob and his wife traveled to Ireland, they are in a self-quarantine at home…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Planning a wedding in and of itself is plenty stressful. But those who have been planning for their big day for months couldn't have predicted it'd get cancelled last minute because of…
FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Police is warning the elderly about coronavirus-related scams. Officials say scammers are calling elderly people claiming they have a COVID-19 vaccine. The scammers are asking people to reserve a dose with…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has ordered bars and restaurants to close to dine-in customers by 5 p.m. Tuesday and continue indefinitely, a move Walz said was necessary to control the spread of coronavirus. The order also…
MINNEAPOLIS--Xcel Energy has announced it will not disconnect residential customers' electric or natural gas reserve in light of the coronavirus outbreak. The company says it wants to ensure people have the energy they need to power their homes and keep…
FARGO, N.D.--Essentia Health is implementing new visitor restrictions at their hospitals as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning at 12 p.m. on Monday, no visitors will be allowed in Essentia Health hospitals with a few exceptions. Inpatients with compassionate-care…
FARGO, N.D. -- Sanford Health hosted a live Q and A segment to take questions from concerned community members through Facebook. People on Facebook sent in questions to Sanford's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Alison Suttle in a live 30 minute…
DETROIT LAKES, MINN. -- Detroit Mountain in Detroit Lakes says they are shutting down tonight for the foreseeable future due to the coronavirus. The company's Facebook page says the decision came down after Minnesota Governor Tim Walz declared a state…
MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Moorhead Area Public Schools Superintendent Brandon Lunak called a press conference at the Probstfield Center for Education to announce that the district would be temporarily closing its doors to students. Superintendent Lunak…
Minnesota has confirmed its first three cases of community transmission of the disease as the state's total number of cases hits 35. More than 1,400 people have been tested. North Dakota still has one positive case of coronavirus out of…
MOORHEAD, MN -- Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has ordered the temporary shutdown of public schools to allow administrators and teachers to make plans for switching to distance learning as the number of people with COVID-19 increases. Schools will be closed…
ST. PAUL, MN - Governor Tim Walz today signed Executive Order 20-02, authorizing the temporary closure of Minnesota K-12 public schools to students in order for school administrators and teachers to make long-term plans for the continuity of…
MOORHEAD, Minn.- Some parents are having a tough talk with their children about Covid - 19. We talked with a local expert who says the most important thing is to keep calm while explaining the…
ST.PAUL, MINN. -- In an address at the state capital in Saint Paul, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz laid out the plans the state would be taking to battle the coronavirus. "I would ask you all…
A Sanford and NDSU infectious disease doctor is skeptical of new numbers estimating forty to seventy percent of Americans could be infected with coronavirus over the next year to year and a half. Dr. Paul…
MINNESOTA--The Minnesota State High School League has canceled the girls and boys basketball tournaments amid coronavirus concerns. The Class A and Class AA semi-finals were scheduled for Friday with the championship games scheduled for Saturday. The boys basketball tournament was…
ST. PAUL, Minn.--The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party has postponed all conventions between March 14 and May 1 in order to combat the spread of COVID-19. Beginning in April, the Minnesota DFL will attempt to hold virtual conventions. All campaign events, including…
PERHAM, Minn. -- The University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardeners has cancelled the East Otter Tail County Horticultural Day set for Saturday, March 14th. It was set to take place at Prairie Wind Middle School in Perham from 8 a.m.…
MOORHEAD, Minn.--Minnesota State University Moorhead along with 36 other Minnesota State colleges are suspending classes due to COVID-19 concerns. Minnesota State Chancellor Malhotra said that the 32 Minnesota State colleges and universities currently on Spring Break will suspend classes March…
Callisto is a girl's name that means "most beautiful," and whomever named this dog was sure on to something. With her fetching ear spots, a charming patch over one eye just like Petey the Pup…
MINNEAPOLIS--The University of Minnesota is suspending in-person instruction at its five campuses due to concerns over COVID-19. In an email to students, officials said the university is moving to online instruction through at least April 1. Students on the Morris…
Starting Thursday, March 12, approximately 95 percent of households in the United States will receive an invitation to respond to the 2020 Census in the mail. Households are asked to respond to the invitation online, by phone, or by mail.…
ROCHESTER, Minn. (FOX 9)--A fourth case of the new coronavirus has been confirmed in Minnesota, this time in Olmstead County. No details regarding the patient have been released. The Minnesota Department of Health will hold its daily briefing on the…
