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Allegiant Flights Out of Grand Forks Canceled For December

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) -- Some Allegiant customers who had flights booked out of Grand Forks in December have been told they have been canceled. A spokesperson for the Las Vegas-based airline says they studied demand at Grand Forks International…

Higher education enrollment declines not as sharp in ND

BISMARCK, N.D. - Enrollment declines at North Dakota colleges and universities haven’t been as steep as elsewhere since the COVID-19 pandemic began. According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, enrollment across the country at colleges and universities is down…

Minnesota ready to give COVID-19 shots to children

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Gov. Tim Walz says the state has a strong network of health care providers and others who are ready to administer the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine to children ages 5 to 11 once final federal recommendations are…

Company to build massive ramen plant in South Dakota

BELLE FOURCHE, S.D. - A California company plans to build one of the largest ramen producing facilities in the country in South Dakota. Albany Farms CEO Bill Saller says the complex in Belle Fourche will include a flour mill, production…

Defense attorney convicted for swindling $15,000 from client

MINNEAPOLIS - A Twin Cities criminal defense attorney has been convicted of bilking one her clients out of $15,000. The Hennepin County Attorney's Office says a jury found Kristi McNeilly, 46, of Woodbury, guilty of theft by swindle.  Minnesota sentencing guidelines…

Priest struck and killed while riding bike near Twin Cities

ROSEMOUNT, Minn. - A Twin Cities area priest has been struck and killed while riding his bike in Rosemount. Risen Savior Church in Burnsville announced Tuesday that the Rev. Dennis Dempsey was the bicyclist who died Monday afternoon after he…

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…