FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Officials with the North Dakota Department of Health say now is the time to start thinking about protecting yourself from tick bites. They say the highest risk of tick borne disease transmission is between late spring and early fall. Some things people can do to avoid tick bites include wearing long sleeves and pants in wooded…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Talks of police reform and racial equity are on the minds of many following the murder conviction of former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin. Fargo Police Chief David Zibolski, who has served on various forces for more than 30 years, says reform is simply part of the progression of law enforcement. “In order for us to be…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has vetoed a bill not allowing transgender girls to compete on girls’ teams in public school sports and another banning state-issued mask mandates. In a letter to Republican Speaker of the House Rep. Kim Koppelman of West Fargo, Burgum said the transgender sports bill assumes North Dakota does not have a…
BISMARCK (KVRR) – North Dakota’s COVID-19 emergency declaration will be lifted April 30 as the state continues to shift the focus of its pandemic response efforts to increasing vaccination rates. Gov. Doug Burgum declared a state of emergency in response to COVID-19 on March 13, 2020, two days after North Dakota had confirmed its first case of COVID-19. “Lifting this emergency…
BISMARCK , N.D. (KVRR) – Gov. Doug Burgum has signed a $680 million bonding package for infrastructure upgrades including flood control, roads, bridges and water projects. Burgum says the package will be funded with Legacy Fund earnings and without raising taxes. “With historic low interest rates, investing in infrastructure now is the financially conservative thing to do” Burgum said. “We…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Emotions ran high outside of North Dakota State University’s Memorial Union Tuesday afternoon as Derek Chauvin was found guilty by a jury. “Finally. Finally, justice has been served today,” said Faith Shields-Dixon with Black Lives Matter Fargo-Moorhead. Shields-Dixon says protests and calls for change over the past year have finally paid off, but the work doesn’t…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — It may not be the healthiest school lunch, but it is for a good cause. Honor Society students at Fargo South High School are eating whipped cream for lunch this week in order to raise money for the North Dakota Alzheimer’s Group. Students say getting pied in the face by their teachers is worth it because…
NORTH DAKOTA & MANITOBA (KVRR) — North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum is handing out a helping hand to Manitoba with a new vaccination rollout project. “The goal is the same for the Premier and myself, which is vaccinate as many people as possible. As quickly as possible with safe and effective vaccines so we can reopen our border and help…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A local defense attorney shares his insight on the verdicts in the Derek Chauvin trial. “I think the jury had a very difficult job this is only the second time in the history of Minnesota that a police officer has been convicted for taking somebody’s life while on duty, so it was an enormously difficult task…
BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota health officials are confirming 58 new cases of the coronavirus out of 1,686 tests that were processed since Saturday. Nearly 106,000 people in the state have tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. That includes nearly 24,000 in Cass County. The COVID Tracking Project reports there were about 279 new cases per…
