MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KVRR) –The leader of the Feeding Our Future scheme is sentenced to 28 years in prison. Abdiaziz Farah, 36, also gets three years of supervised release and is ordered to pay nearly $48,000 in restitution. Farah played a leading role in the Feeding Our Future case, the largest Covid-19 fraud scheme in the U.S. According to documents, Farah…
Aimee Bock (center)MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A jury found the alleged ringleader of a massive pandemic fraud case in Minnesota guilty on all counts Wednesday for her role in a scheme that federal prosecutors say stole $250 million from a program meant to feed children in need. Aimee Bock — the founder of Feeding our Future, the group that prosecutors say was at the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Local health professionals came together to discuss preparations and recommendations on respiratory illnesses that impact people the most through the fall and winter period. “For North Dakota to become the healthiest state in the nation, it’s very important for all North Dakotan’s to be engaged. And making decisions that safeguard their health and improve their wellbeing….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Health and Human Services data shows an increase of hospital stays in the U.S. after the holiday travel rush due to respiratory illnesses. According to Essentia Health, those issues haven’t necessarily hit the Midwest, but more so on the East and West coast. They say by getting vaccinated, it can help prevent the spread of illnesses…
ST. PAUL (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz had the legal authority to mandate face masks when he declared a public health emergency in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Monday. Walz declared a peacetime emergency in March 2020 and mandated masking in most indoor public spaces in July 2020. The conservative Upper Midwest…
ATLANTA (Fox News) — Officials with the CDC are tracking several new COVID-19 variants including one in North Dakota. The new strains are descendants of the Omicron variant. The strain EU11 is among the new variants being tracked. Scientists first began keeping tabs on it earlier this year as it moved rapidly through parts of Europe. It now represented 1.7%…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — An agreement has been reached to extend the hours of service at three border crossings in North Dakota after months of pushing by state leaders. Canada dropped all COVID-19 restrictions for travelers on October 1, but some border hours remain reduced. U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Canada Border Services Agency will temporarily expand operating…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley is seeking court approval for a settlement with Glasser Images. Owner Jack Glasser closed the business abruptly in October 2021 leaving customers with no way to get a refund or their pictures and videos. The agreement includes an admission that Glasser and a former employee engaged in consumer fraud. The…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Minnesotans can now get four more free COVID-19 at-home rapid tests. The state is making them available before the busy Thanksgiving holiday. They can be ordered online at mn.gov/covid19. Food banks, local public health agencies and other community health groups may also have free tests available. You can walk in or schedule an appointment for a…
BISMARCK, N.D. – A state audit says the North Dakota Health Department stored thousands of COVID-19 vaccine doses at incorrect temperatures or without temperature data over the past two years – and that some of the vaccine was administered to patients. The health department disputed the audit released Tuesday. Tim Wiedrich, who heads the agency’s virus response, says no non-viable…
