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Concordia College celebrates 2020 graduates through virtual commencement

It's still undecided if Concordia will have an in-person ceremony for the graduates at a future date

May 3, 2020

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — Concordia College’s class of 2020 receives a graduation ceremony like no other. The virtual commencement featured pre-recorded musical performances and messages from Concordia President William Craft, class speakers, the commencement speaker and Campus Ministry. Graduates’ names were not called out but are listed in the program mailed to each graduating student. A message of hope was…

Minnesota Reports 24 New COVID-19 Deaths

May 2, 2020

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(FOX 9) – Minnesota reported 24 new deaths attributed to COVID-19 Saturday as the state’s death toll from the disease rises to 395. Minnesota reported 498 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. There have now been 6,228 positive cases of the coronavirus in the state. Of the confirmed cases of coronavirus in Minnesota, 2,397 are patients who have recovered and no longer need to be…

Vergas Community Comes Together For Parade Of Hope

The parade is meant to bring smiles to people's faces sending a message that we are all in this together.

May 1, 2020

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VERGAS, Minn. — At the Parade Of Hope people across the community are coming together in the wake of multiple weeks of shutdown due to the Coronavirus. The parade is meant to bring smiles to people’s faces sending a message that we are all in this together. “Ya know being cooped up in your house not being able to go…

National Guard hosts simulation of boot camp training at Moorhead Armory

April 30, 2020

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MOORHEAD, Minn. – Some National Guardsmen holding an open simulation activity starting at the Moorhead Armory. With many places closed and good weather outside Sgt. Ryan Barnes came up with an idea to have fun with the public as well as train some recruits. They are simulating a portion of the training experience that soldiers entering boot camp receive. The…

2nd Lady says VP Pence wasn’t aware of mask policy during Mayo Clinic tour

April 30, 2020

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Watch the latest video at foxnews.com Second Lady Karen Pence says in a Fox and Friends interview that her husband, Vice President Mike Pence, didn’t know about Mayo Clinic’s mask policy while at the facility. “It was actually after he left Mayo Clinic that he found out they had a policy asking everyone to wear a mask. So, someone who’s…

Rep. Peterson working with Ag Secretary to help hog farmers struggling with plant closures

April 29, 2020

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WORTHINGTON, Minn. – House Agriculture Committee Chairman Congressman Collin Peterson discusses the struggles pig farmers are going through during the pandemic He says 160,000 hogs are being euthanized across the country every day because of plant closures. Department of Agriculture tells Peterson it’s having trouble dealing with the backlog of hogs. That includes a shortage of trucks to bring them…

$1 Million Dollar Bond Set For Barnesville Foster Mom

April 29, 2020

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MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO) – Bond has been set at $1 million without conditions, or $500,000 with conditions for a Barnesville woman accused of killing a foster child in her care. Thirty-five-year-old Kellie Jo Anderson made her first court appearance Wednesday in Clay County District Court. Anderson is charged with second-degree murder. Prosecutors say the young boy was “blue and lifeless”…

MN State Sen. wants everyone at long-term care facilities to get a coronavirus test

April 28, 2020

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SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Since Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced a partnership with the University of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic, the state has double testing to two thousand per day. Chair of Minnesota’s Senate Family Care and Aging Committee, Republican State Senator Karin Housley of St. Mary’s Point, calls on Walz to implement guidelines for widespread testing at long-term care…

VP Mike Pence doesn’t wear mask during tour of Mayo Clinic

April 28, 2020

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ROCHESTER, Minn. – Vice President Mike Pence tours Mayo Clinic to see how doctors are treating the coronavirus. Pence visited with people who recovered from Covid-19 and are donating plasma. The hope is the antibodies from the patients will help defeat the virus in those getting a transfusion. Pence thanks the clinic for what he says leading on this treatment….

Former Bison Quarterback Recovering From COVID-19

April 28, 2020

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STAPLES, MN (KFGO) – Former Bison quarterback Arden Beachy has been on both sides of the coronavirus pandemic. He’s a family medicine doctor in his hometown of Staples. He recently came down with the virus. Beachy says he initially thought seasonal allergies were to blame for his symptoms. “I noticed I really couldn’t taste some of my favorite meals or…