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North Dakota nurses reach their breaking point

NORTH DAKOTA - For weeks, North Dakota has led the country in most active cases per capita as its numbers continue to rise with a 14.99 percent daily positivity rate. Nurses in North Dakota…

Sanford CEO says he had virus, but won't wear mask

FARGO (KVRR)  - Sanford Health has released a statement following an email in which CEO Kelby Krabbenhoft wrote to Sanford employees that wearing a mask for COVID-19 "would be merely for show," Krabbenhoft told employees that he has recovered from…

North Dakota reports 23 more deaths from coronavirus

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Department of Health is reporting 23 additional deaths from COVID-19. There are currently 9,915 active cases in the state, a decrease of 216 since Thursday. Ward County reported the largest number of new…

Duluth airport barred Pence after Trump broke virus rules

DULUTH, Minn. - Duluth airport officials prohibited President Trump’s campaign from holding a rally with Vice President Mike Pence after the president flouted state coronavirus guidelines there three weeks earlier. The Duluth Airport Authority’s executive director told his board in…

North Dakota airports recovering slowly from pandemic effects

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) - North Dakota’s airports are seeing more passenger boardings, as air travel continues to slowly recover from the effects of the pandemic. The state Aeronautics Commission reports 47,574 passenger boardings in the month of October. State Aeronautics…

North Dakota COVID-19 cases rise again to more than 10,000

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Department of Health is reporting 10 additional deaths from COVID-19. There are currently 10,131 active cases in the state, an increase of 154 since Wednesday. Cass County reported the largest number of new…

Staples man pleads guilty to arson conspiracy

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) - A Staples, Minn. man has pleaded guilty to a federal arson conspiracy charge in connection with a fire at the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct. Twenty-six-year-old Bryce Williams was indicted by a federal grand jury in August. …

Two Bismarck women face attempted murder charges

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) - Two Bismarck women were arrested for attempted murder, in two separate incidents Wednesday. Bismarck Police say 32 year-old Jennifer Bozick is accused of trying to run over a 30 year-old woman and a 31 year-old man…