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Fatal crash on I-94 near Medina, one person dead

STUTSMAN COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) -- A Jamestown man is dead after rolling his truck near Medina. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the 61-year-old man was driving west on I-94 before 1:30 this afternoon when he began to fishtail. The…

Inmate death at Cass County Jail under investigation

UPDATE: Saturday, Dec. 19th at 4:30 p.m. -- The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is releasing the name of the inmate who passed away while in custody at the Cass County Jail.  41 year-old Luke Laducer was booked into the Cass…

FDA authorizes Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use on Friday, the second vaccine to be approved by U.S. regulators to prevent severe COVID-19 illness. FDA Commissioner Stephen M. Hahn, called the approval "another crucial step…

NDSU students helping administer coronavirus vaccine

FARGO, N.D. - Nearly 200 nursing and pharmacy students at North Dakota State University are helping administer the coronavirus vaccine to frontline healthcare workers over the next several months. The university says the upper-level students have received training to administer…

North Dakota has 21 more COVID-19 deaths, 3,061 active cases

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Department of Health on Friday reported 21 additional deaths from COVID-19. There are currently 3,061 active cases in the state, an increase of 77 since Thursday.  144 people are hospitalized. Cass County reported…

Rapid COVID-19 screenings to be offered in Fargo, Bismarck

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) - The North Dakota Department of Health is hosting two free mass screening events using rapid antigen tests this weekend in Bismarck and Fargo. The Bismarck screening will take place at the Gateway Mall on Saturday from…

Former Standing Rock tribal chairman dies of COVID-19

FORT YATES, N.D. - Family members say the former chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has died after contracting COVID-19, not long after his wife passed away from the coronavirus. Sixty-five-year-old Jesse “Jay” Taken Alive was hospitalized in late…

North Dakota taxable sales, purchases nosedive in 3Q

BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota’s taxable sales and purchases for the third quarter of 2020 decreased 19.5% percent over the same time period the previous year. Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger said taxable sales and purchases for July, August and September…

Governor bills North Dakota for lost fight over House seat

BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota taxpayers are on the hook for legal expenses in Gov. Doug Burgum’s failed attempt to fill a legislative seat won by a man who died before taking office. Billing records obtained The Associated Press after…

Minnesota tavern hit with fine, license suspension, vows to fight

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) -  The Minnesota Department of Health has taken enforcement action against a Crow Wing County business for violating Gov. Tim Walz’s order prohibiting bars and restaurants from allowing indoor dining. State health officials say Mission Tavern…