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Essentia Health welcomes first baby of 2021

FARGO, N.D. -- Essentia Health welcomed the first baby born in Fargo in 2021 at 8:20 a.m. on January 1, 2021. Yair Patricio Castillo entered the world with a full head of dark hair, weighing eight pounds two ounces and…

Fargo Police squad car hit during traffic stop

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) -- No one was injured after a woman struck a Fargo Police car that was handling a traffic stop Saturday morning. The stop was made around 1:30 in the 3800 block of 13th Avenue south. The officer…

Missing Wahpeton woman may be in Fargo

WAHPETON, N.D. (KFGO) – The Wahpeton Police Department is asking for help in finding a missing Wahpeton woman. Janet Faye Nelson, 66, was last heard from at approximately noon Thursday. Nelson was on her way to Fargo in a Maroon…

Sanford Health to open new Children's Safety Store

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Sanford Health is opening a new Children's Safety Store to help prevent childhood injuries across Fargo-Moorhead. The center opens January 4th and will educate parents on how to create a…

North Dakota Updates Its COVID Vaccine Priority Groups

BISMARCK, N.D. -- North Dakota Dakota Department of Health updates who will be next in line to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The state has given just over 19,000 shots to health care workers and those in long-term care centers and…

Two North Dakotans have suspected allergic reaction to vaccine

BISMARCK, N.D. - The North Dakota Department of Health has reported two suspected severe allergic reactions to the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The two people had no history of anaphylactic reactions and the incidents were unrelated. Neither person was hospitalized, and…

North Dakota medical marijuana program growing faster than expected

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) - More people are participating in North Dakota's Medical Marijuana program than the state health officials expected. State Medical Marijuana Director Jason Wahl says that about 4,400 patients are enrolled in the program.  Wahl earlier projected about…

Mayor Tim Mahoney says Fargo is coming out of 2020 strong

FARGO (KVRR) - Despite the challenges brought on by the pandemic and civil unrest, Mayor Dr. Tim Mahoney says Fargo is coming out of 2020 strong. When he reflects on the past year as Mayor, Mahoney recalls Fargo's accomplishments first.…

Two North Dakotans get allergic reactions to Covid-19 vaccine

BISMARCK, N.D. - The North Dakota Department of Health announces two people have gotten suspected allergic reactions after receiving the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine. Health officials say they had no history of anaphylactic reactions and the two incidences were unrelated. The…

Two Minot B-52's sent to Middle East

MINOT, N.D. (KVRR) - Two B-52H bombers from Minot Air Force Base have been deployed to the Middle East as part of a mission to discourage Iran from escalating attacks on the one-year anniversary of the death of an Iranian…

Hoeven 'evaluating' Trump's $2,000 stimulus proposal

WASHINGTON (KVRR) - Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) says he's in the process of evaluating whether to support President Trump's request to approve $2,000 COVID-19 stimulus payments. Trump recently signed a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package that provides stimulus payments of…

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