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FDA advisers back Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for young kids

WASHINGTON (AP) - A panel of U.S. health advisers on Tuesday endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, moving the U.S. closer to beginning vaccinations in children ages 5 to 11. A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted unanimously…

Active COVID-19 cases continue downward trend in North Dakota

BISMARCK, N.D. - Four additional COVID-19-related deaths occurred over the weekend in North Dakota, but state health officials say the number of active coronavirus cases continues a downward trend. Health officials reported fewer than 200 news cases sending the number…

Xcel Energy seeks electric rate hike of about 20%

MINNEAPOLIS - Xcel Energy wants to increase electric rates by about 20% over the next three years, adding an average $15 to $21 per month cumulatively to residential customers’ bills. Minneapolis-based Xcel filed its request with the Minnesota Public Utilities…

Callaway police chief seriously injured in wood cutting accident

WAUBUN, Minn. (KVRR/(KFGO) - The Callaway, Minnesota police chief is hospitalized at Sanford Health in Fargo with serious injuries in an accident at his rural Waubun, Minnesota home. Mahnomen County Sheriff Josh Guenther says his office received a call about…

Judge in Chauvin trial to release names of jurors

MINNEAPOLIS - The judge who oversaw the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin says that he will release the names of the 15 jurors and alternates next week. Judge Peter Cahill’s order says he will make the…

ND Department of Health To Turn Off Comments Section on Posts

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) -- North Dakota Department of Health announcing it is turning off all comment sections on its social media sites starting Tuesday to curtail the spread of misinformation. The department made the announcement on its social media…

First Lady says addiction stigma is improving in North Dakota

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) - A survey of North Dakota residents indicates improvement in how people view addiction. The results from the North Dakota Addressing Addiction survey were presented at the annual “Recovery Reinvented” event at the Bismarck Events Center. According…

Driver cited after crash with motorized wheelchair

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR/KOVC) - A man riding a motorized wheelchair was struck by a vehicle in Valley City Monday. Police Chief Phil Hatcher says a vehicle driven by a 79-year-old Valley City resident struck the scooter, driven by an…

Local school board resignations triple in Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Contentious disagreements over COVID-19 policies and critical race theory have caused a significant increase in the number of local school board resignations in Minnesota. According to the Minnesota School Boards Association, nearly 70 board members have…

Prince to be awarded Congressional Gold Medal

NEW YORK (AP) - Minnesota’s Congressional delegation on Monday is introducing a resolution to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Prince, citing his “indelible mark on Minnesota and American culture.” The medal is one of the nation’s highest civilian honors…

Fort Berthold college offers incentive for virus shots

NEW TOWN, N.D. - A college on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation is offering an incentive for students to receive the coronavirus vaccine. Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College in New Town announced that students who can verify they are fully vaccinated…

NDSU attracts dozens for games and free candy

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- "The children are having a great time connecting with our athletes, fraternities and sororities, our residence hall groups and just the students that are here to welcome them, they've been so…

National Guard Troops Deployed To D.C. In 2020 Return Home

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/AP) -- Members of a Bismarck-based North Dakota National Guard unit who were called to active duty in Washington, D.C. late last year are back home. Gov. Doug Burgum and Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer attended…

5 injured in house explosion in Cambridge, Minn.

CAMBRIDGE, Minn. (FOX 9) — Authorities are investigating a house explosion that left five people injured early Saturday morning in Cambridge, Minnesota. According to the Isanti County Sheriff's Office, at 5:31 a.m., dispatch received numerous calls reporting a possible house…