ST. PAUL (KVRR/AP) — There is now a Minnesota connection to that cruise ship that had a deadly hantavirus outbreak overseas. Minnesota Department of Health is monitoring a person who may have briefly been exposed overseas to someone who was on board. The person does not currently have symptoms. They say health risks to the public remain very low. A…
CLAY COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — Since 2022, organizers in Polk, Norman, and Clay Counties have been working through the judicial process to create a new water district. And just this month, a Clay County District Court Judge approved the decision. “I think that there’s a great deal of excitement. I think that with a lot of things we’ve worked really…
MOORHEAD (KVRR-KFGO) – An employee at an assisted living facility in Moorhead has been fired after she admitted to stealing money from a resident. The Minnesota Department of Health conducted an investigation at Arbor Park Living Center at 2921 6th Avenue North after reports of financial exploitation. The report says an employee admitted to making $1,286 of unauthorized purchases using…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Two new cases of measles have been confirmed by the Minnesota Department of Health. The cases are unrelated and are Minnesota’s third and fourth confirmed measles cases of the year. The first case is a Washington County adult whose vaccination status is unverified and was exposed while traveling. The second case is an unvaccinated child…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Clay County Public Health had conducted a national study measuring the impact of peer-led “Sources Of Strength” groups. The study revealed that the program run in schools reduced suicide attempts by twenty-nine percent. Moorhead High School, Moorhead Alternative Learning Center, Barnesville High School and Hawley High School have been leading the program for the past few…
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (KVRR/CNN) – An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Grand Rapids, Minnesota has been linked to the city’s water. The Minnesota Department of Health confirmed the connection after water samples from two buildings both tested positive for legionella bacteria. The disease is caused by inhaling the bacteria in the water. However, in rare cases it has been known…
BARNESVILLE, Minn. (KVRR) – The city of Barnesville says residents no longer need to boil water. The boil water advisory was lifted Monday morning. A lightning strike Saturday night caused an outage for the water system. The city says that the the Minnesota Department of Health completed testing water samples and that “everything tested good.” Categories: Local News, Minnesota News…
MINNESOTA (KVRR) – A Minnesota artist teams up with the state’s Department of Health in order to reach some communities that may be getting left behind in the pandemic. For months on end, public health messages have surrounded us, but those in certain communities weren’t always getting reached. “A lot of it was disparities in the African American community,” said…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A COVID-19 outbreak has been linked to a wrestling tournament in Sioux Falls March 31 through April 3. Minnesota Department of Health says 64 teams from at least 52 Minnesota counties participated including Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Pennington, Todd and Wadena in our area. They have confirmed COVID-19 cases associated with the tournament in Morrison and Wright…
MINNESOTA (KVRR) – Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says the state is reaching its goal of vaccinating 70% of people 65 years and older this week. That puts the state’s timeline several weeks ahead of schedule. “This is good news, Minnesota,” said Walz at Tuesday’s press conference. “There’s still a much higher demand than there is a supply, but the supply…
