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Midwest economy improving but businesses less optimistic

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The economy continues improving in nine Midwest and Plains states but business leaders are less optimistic after the latest surge in coronavirus cases in the region. The overall index for the region suggests strong growth even…

Hundreds demonstrate over fatal Minneapolis police shooting

MINNEAPOLIS - Hundreds of protesters marched in Minneapolis to demand justice in the fatal police shooting of a 23-year-old man, the city’s first police-involved death since George Floyd died after being restrained by officers in May. As many as 1,000…

Judge dismisses latest DAPL protest lawsuit

BISMARCK, N.D. - A federal judge in North Dakota has thrown out another lawsuit alleging officers used excessive force during the Dakota Access Pipeline protest in 2017. The lawsuit by Eric Poemoceah is the second such lawsuit to be dismissed…

Mathern introduces $2 billion bonding bill

BISMARCK (KVRR/KCND) - Fargo Democratic Sen. Tim Mathern has introduced a $2 billion bonding bill. Mathern says the bill fully funds the “Prairie Dog” infrastructure program, provides money for roads, bridges, low income housing and a low interest loan program…

Michelle Fischbach Sworn In To New Session of Congress

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- New members of Congress are sworn in including Republican Michelle Fischbach. She is representing Minnesota's Seventh Congressional District which was held by Democrat Collin Peterson for thirty years. In a statement, Fischbach vows to fight for Minnesota…

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…

Cross country trails open in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Cross Country trails are now groomed and open at many Moorhead parks including M.B Johnson, Gooseberry, River Oaks, and Homestead. The trails are exclusively for skiing and snowshoeing. People participating in other…

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…

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…

Minnesota woman pleads guilty to raping young boy

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - A Minnesota woman has pleaded guilty to raping a young boy in South Dakota. Thirty-year-old Kelsie Krueger pleaded guilty to felony rape in Brookings County. She faces up to 40 years in prison. According to court…

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…