FARGO (KVRR) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control has placed Cass County in the highest risk category for COVID-19 transmission rates. Cass County joins 2469 other US counties with a “High Transmission” designation, driven by low vaccination rates and a higher transmission rate for the Delta variant. On Friday, the number of active COVID-19 cases in Cass County stood…
Lt. Adam GustafsonFARGO (KVRR) – Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner says the death of a West Fargo police officer who died of a medical emergency while on duty Tuesday is “a significant loss for our community and law enforcement in our region.” “The Cass County Sheriff’s Office would like to extend our thoughts and prayers to Lieutenant Adam Gustafson’s family…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Moorhead’s City Council has decided to put the company that does aerial spraying for mosquitoes on retainer. The fee to secure Airborne Custom Spraying of Halstad, Minnesota is $12,000. That money would count toward the spraying cost which runs around $28,000 per application if the city council decided to go ahead and spray later in the summer….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo Cass Public Health says the city is nearing a Covid-19 vaccination milestone despite a change in vaccinations. Earlier this week the Johnson and Johnson vaccine was put on pause. Six people out of the more than six million who received the vaccine developed blood clots. Fargo Cass Public Health says they had to make some…
Aaron BeverFARGO, N.D. — One high risk sex offender in Fargo is homeless while two others have new addresses. Fargo Police say Aaron Bever has registered as homeless. The 35-year-old was convicted in 2003 in Dunn County, Wisconsin of sexual assault. Bever repeatedly sexually assaulted a 6-year old girl in an old van on his parents’ property. He is a…
FARGO (KVRR) – Due to unusually dry conditions, a burn ban is in effect in Cass County. The Cass County Commission declared a fire emergency and approved the burn ban Tuesday. It will remain in effect until April 6. The ban includes garbage/pit fires, the burning of farmland, cropland and ditches and the use of fire to demolish structures. Residential…
FARGO, N.D. — Fargo’s mask mandate ends Monday while Cass County continues to lead North Dakota in active cases with 285. Cass is well ahead of any other county in the state. Last Sunday the county had 198 active cases. State health officials report one new COVID-19 death and 49 new cases. Nearly 195,000 people have received at least one…
FARGO, N.D. – Cass County deputies are being outfitted with body cameras. Sheriff Jesse Jahner says the sheriff’s office is working with Arizona-based technology and weapons company Axon for equipment and staff training. Jahner says the system will be ready to use this week. The sheriff says the technology will increase transparency and help hold deputies accountable, as well as…
HORACE, N.D. — An upset for two men targeted in a recall election in Horace. David Fenelon and Bryan Schmidt have both been voted off of the City Council according to a release by the city. Unofficial results show the winners as Naomi Burkland and Jeffrey Trudeau. They will be sworn in on Monday and serve the remainder of the…
CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A legislative conversation with Cass County legislators and local leaders quickly turns to talk about the COVID vaccines. The most important topic to arise from the virtual session raised the question of where the county stands in terms of vaccinations. Fargo Mayor Doctor Tim Mahoney says no vaccine is being wasted and with the Johnson…
