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Ada-Borup Band Teacher And Students Puts Together Graduation Song For Seniors

Tuttle says he and his 27 students worked together over multiple days practicing and sending in video digitally to help craft a graduation song for the class of 2020.

May 15, 2020

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ADA, Minn. — As the school year nears it’s close for seniors Ada-Borup, the school’s band director who’s seen two decades worth of seniors walk through his doors wanted to make sure this class wouldn’t be forgotten. “So my take was to take these performances, these videos they uploaded putting them together so in a way we can kind of…

MN National Guard soldiers to test long-term care residents

May 14, 2020

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MINNESOTA – 20 Minnesota National Guard soldiers have been activated to help test people living in long-term care facilities for the coronavirus. The soldiers are trained combat medics and are EMT certified. They will be collecting swab samples as part of a mobile testing unit. State officials say many of them work in the medical field for their civilian jobs….

BCA investigation underway at home in Baker, Minn.

May 12, 2020

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BAKER, Minn. – The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the Clay County Sheriff’s Office is at a home in Baker, Minnesota. The home is on 118th Street South. Baker is between Sabin and Barnesville. The BCA says no comment will be made until an initial investigation is finished. Categories: Crime, Local News, Minnesota News Tags: Baker, BCA, bureau of…

Hope, Inc. provides bike rentals for people of all physical abilities

The bike lending system makes it easier for families to get out and about amid the pandemic

May 11, 2020

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — Those at Hope, Inc. are no strangers to obstacles. “When we started this organization, we had no money to run it,” says Executive Director Adair Grommesh. Fifteen years later, the adaptive sports and rec organization is facing a different set of challenges amid the coronavirus pandemic. “We had to cancel a couple of sled hockey tournaments,” says…

Minnesota Records 20 New COVID-19 Deaths

May 10, 2020

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ST.PAUL, MN (KFGO)- The MN Department of Health reports 480 more Coronavirus cases and 20 more deaths in Sunday’s results. The total number of cases moves to 11,271. Cases hospitalized dropped to 434 from 476 while intensive care cases went from 199 from 180. Minnesota’s death toll sits at 578 with 464 have occurred in long term care facilities. There…

Man arrested on suspicion of vehicle theft in Moorhead

James Farroh of Williston is in the Clay County Jail

May 9, 2020

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — Just before 4 p.m. on Saturday, a state trooper made a traffic stop on a vehicle that was suspected to be stolen near Main Avenue in Moorhead. The driver, identified as James Farroh, 55, of Williston, North Dakota was placed under arrest in the Hornbacher’s parking lot and transported to Clay County Jail. Farrah was booked on…

Minnesota Conducts Nearly 5,000 COVID-19 Tests In One Day

May 9, 2020

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ST.PAUL, MN (KFGO)- The Minnesota Department of Health conducted 4,993 test in a 24 hour period nearing the goal set by Gov. Walz. Of the latest results, Minnesota saw another 702 cases for 10,790 total; 24 more deaths were announced bringing that total to 534. There was a slight uptick of patients in the hospital from 473 to 476. Intensive…

Walz releases five point plan to protect long-term care facilities from Covid-19

May 7, 2020

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SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Gov. Tim Walz unveils a plan to provide more support to Minnesota’s long-term care facilities. About 80 percent of the state’s coronavirus deaths have come from them. It will expand testing for residents and workers, work with health systems to create strike teams to conduct on site testing and follow ups and get facilities PPE. It…

MN Dept. of Health gives reasons why Clay Co. coronavirus cases are so high

May 6, 2020

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MINNESOTA – Health experts respond to the high amount of coronavirus cases in Clay County. It is eighth in the state with 215 cases and fifth in deaths with 14, but 16th in population. “Congregate care, as well as some congregate living situations where we’re seeing cases. So, that would include homeless shelters, that type of thing. So, two situations…

Motorcycle Driver Hits Deer, Gets Hit By SUV & Killed

He was later pronounced dead at the scene

May 4, 2020

TJ Nelson,

ERHARD, Minn. — The man killed in a motorcycle crash on County Highway 22 on Sunday night has been identified. Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says he is 63-year-old Mark Hanson of rural Dent, and not a 19 year old as they previously released. Authorities believe Hanson first hit a deer and was then was run over by a small…