RICHLAND CO. N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — There is not much left of a vehicle involved in a high-speed chase through three counties before it was abandoned and started on fire, igniting a grass fire in Richland County. The chase involving 43-year-old Mark Crompton started around 5 p.m. Wednesday near Felton, Minnesota. He led officers through Clay, Cass and Richland Counties before…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — President Joe Biden has approved Gov. Doug Burgum’s request for a presidential major disaster declaration. It covers over $11.5 million in damage from the Christmas holiday ice storm. The disaster declaration was approved for 13 counties in southeast North Dakota from December 25-27, 2023. Burgum declared a statewide emergency on December 29 for infrastructure damage from…
CASSELTON, N.D. (KVRR) -Google travels around the region for this event to give children the ability to get the most out of all online tools. The Be Internet Awesome criteria has been developed for years and is presented at all stops on Google’s tour. “The be internet awesome curriculum which was developed by industry and educators over the past couple…
Minnesota has 17 more COVID-19 deaths and more than 1,700 new cases of the virus. The majority of the deaths are in southern Minnesota with one up north in St. Louis County. The positivity rate remains nearly unchanged at 5.1% due to an increase in testing. These maps show the positive cases by county since the pandemic began. The death…
Minnesota has a new single day high for COVID-19 cases: 1,318. The state now tops 90,000 positive COVID-19 tests since the pandemic began. There are two more deaths in Hennepin and St. Louis counties. A total of 248 people are currently hospitalized. There are 123 patients in intensive care, down nearly a dozen since Saturday. North Dakota now has a…
BISMARCK, N.D. — Some counties in North Dakota could see their COVID-19 risk level go from “Low” to “Moderate” as cases continue to rise. That would mean the entire state is no longer under the same level. Gov. Doug Burgum says he is looking at making the change in Cass, Grand Forks, Burleigh-Morton, Ward and Stark, the counties with higher…
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota leaders are looking at Cass County as an example of how a COVID-19 Task Force can help turn rising case numbers around. Gov. Doug Burgum announcing a task force, similar to one in Cass, will be set up for Burleigh and Morton Counties where cases are skyrocketing. “I saw some videos of bars at 1…
FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota has seen its largest one day jump in positive coronavirus cases since the pandemic began. There are 13 new cases including two more in Cass County, a man in his 20’s and woman in her 80’s. A young boy under 10 has tested positive in McIntosh County. The state now has 58 positive cases with…
FARGO, N.D. — Cass County has two new confirmed cases of the coronavirus, bringing the official total to three. They include a man in his 70’s and a man in his 90’s. Both cases are under investigation for how they got the virus. Two other cases are being reported in Dunn and Burleigh counties. The Dunn case is a man…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Moorhead Police are searching for 29-year-old Steven Foster after a high-speed pursuit Saturday afternoon. An officer saw Foster cut off cars near I-94 and 8th street south. When the officer attempted to pull him over he fled reaching speeds of 100 miles per hour. Foster lost control of his vehicle after driving over stop sticks and hit…
