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JCPenney Closing 4 stores in Minnesota, ND stores will remain open

June 5, 2020

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PLANO, TX — J.C. Penney Company announced it will close 154 stores. Four of them are in Minnesota, the Willmar store and three in the Twin Cities. No North Dakota stores are on the list to close. The closings are part of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection filed earlier this month. This week JCPenney reopened 500 stores since government officials…

Five additional COVID-19 deaths in North Dakota

June 5, 2020

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BISMARCK, ND — North Dakota Department of Health reported 5 additional deaths due to coronovirus. That means 71 people have died from COVID-19 since records have been kept. There were also 40 additional positive cases reported. North Dakota now has 2,745 positive cases reported. INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19 Man in his 90s from Cass County with underlying health conditions….

Sanford Urging People To Get Wellness Checks

Doctors are noticing that patients are coming to the hospital with more advanced conditions because they wait too long to get care.

June 4, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. – Sanford is asking people who have put off wellness checks due to COVID-19 to visit their clinics and get a check up. Sanford will be hosting a Wellness Blitz starting today and running through mid June at all of their primary care clinics in the metro. Doctors are noticing that patients are coming to the hospital with…

Dakota Magic Casino and Hotel reopening June 6

June 4, 2020

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HANKINSON, N.D.–Dakota Magic is reopening its casinos and hotels on June 6. Dakota Magic Casino & Hotel, Dakota Sioux Casino & Hotel and Dakota Connection Bingo & Casino will open to guests with guidance from the CDC, local and tribal authorities. Guests visiting the casinos will be required to have their temperature taken prior to entering the casino. Anyone with…

North Dakota reports 27 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths Thursday

June 4, 2020

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CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 27 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday. Seven counties report new cases including Barnes, Bottineau, Burleigh, Cass, Mountrail, Richland and Sargent Counties. North Dakota’s COVID-19 numbers: 2,706 positive cases, 32 current hospitalizations, 2,209 people recovered and 66 deaths. Cass County accounts for 1,803 of the total positive cases and 55 of the…

Social Distancing: Dealing With The Stress

Tips From An Expert For When The Bad News Weighs You Down

June 4, 2020

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We’ve been trying to navigate through a pandemic. Now we have worldwide protests addressing centuries of mistreatment of black people in America after the death of George Floyd. Some of those have led to violent clashes with law enforcement. Social Media amplifies a lot of the strife. It can feel like you’re mainlining misery, and a lot of times…

No COVID-19 Spike in North Dakota from Memorial Day Weekend

Governor Burgum stresses importance of testing in daily COVID-19 briefing.

June 3, 2020

Alison Voorhees,

BISMARCK, N.D. — The results from COVID-19 testing done after the long Memorial Day weekend are in for North Dakota. Governor Doug Burgum says, “there was a lot of concern around the country, a lot of press reports about all the activity that Memorial Day weekend would cause a spike and I’m happy to report that it has not caused…

WATCH LIVE: Gov. Burgum to host COVID-19 press briefing

June 3, 2020

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BISMARCK, N.D.–Gov. Doug Burgum is holding a press briefing to provide an update on the COVID-19 pandemic. Burgum will be joined by Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Mike Faith and NDIAC Executive Director Scott Davis The North Dakota Department of Health reported a total of 2,679 positive cases, 34 current hospitalizations, 2,169 people recovered and 66 deaths. Categories: Coronavirus, Coronavirus-ND,…

Department of Health warns Minnesotans about COVID-19 contact tracing text scam

June 3, 2020

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ST. PAUL, Minn.–The Minnesota Department of Commerce and Minnesota Department of Health are warning the public about text scams related to COVID-19 contact tracing. Contact tracing is used to slow the spread of the virus by contacting infected individuals to determine who may have been exposed. Those individuals are then contacted and told to watch for symptoms and self-isolate. Officials…

North Dakota reports 33 new COVID-19 cases and 1 death on Wednesday

June 3, 2020

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CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 33 new COVID-19 cases and one death on Wednesday. Seven counties report new cases including Burleigh, Cass, Grand Forks, Ransom, Stutsman, Walsh and Ward Counties. A man in his 70s from Cass County with underlying health conditions died. North Dakota’s COVID-19 numbers: 2,679 positive cases, 34 current hospitalizations, 2,169 people recovered…