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Burgum signs bill modifying North Dakota’s ‘castle law’

April 20, 2021

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has signed legislation that eases restrictions on citizens’ rights to use deadly force in self-defense. The legislation signed Tuesday modifies the state’s “castle law” and would allow someone to use deadly force without retreating in certain circumstances. Its sponsor, Republican Rep. Ben Koppelman, called the legislation “the most consequential gun law change…

‘Bola Wrap’ Device To Be Used At Cass County Sheriff Dept.

The Cass County Sheriff Department is introducing a new device to help with restraining suspects.

April 19, 2021

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FARGO, N.D. — The Cass County Sheriff Department is adding a less-lethal force option” The Bola Wrap. The device acts as a remote handcuff to restrain anyone from a distance. “We as an agency always want to be forward-thinking and look for different ways that we can do things safer, rather that’s to the suspect, ourselves, or other people who…

Entities Welcome Walk-Ins for the COVID-19 Vaccine at Vaccination Center

April 19, 2021

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — If you are still looking to get the COVID-19 vaccine, walk-ins are being accepted at the vaccination center in the former Gordman’s building in Fargo. Fargo Cass Public Health says walk-ins are welcome during clinic hours and they announced they are moving its vaccine operation to its main location next Monday. Essentia Health will accept walk-ins starting…

North Dakota 21st in rate of virus cases in two weeks

April 19, 2021

Jim Monk,

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…

Update: Jesus statue vandalized at St. Mary’s Cathedral

April 19, 2021

Jim Monk,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police investigate an act of vandalism at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Downtown Fargo. The Diocese of Fargo believes the statue of Jesus was covered in black paint Friday night or early Saturday morning. The sacred heart of Jesus statue has been at the church since 2018. They got it from a parish that closed in…

COVID-19 Update for Sunday, April 18, 2021

April 18, 2021

TJ Nelson,

Minnesota has 15 more deaths due to COVID-19 including a person in their 90s in Clay County. The state 1,847 new cases of the virus. The COVID Tracking Project confirms that there were nearly 504 new cases per 100,000 people in Minnesota over the past two weeks, which ranks 4th in the country for new cases per capita. North Dakota…

Highway Patrol: Milk Tanker Driver Falls Asleep, Rolls Rig Near Buchanan

April 18, 2021

TJ Nelson,

STUTSMAN CO., Minn. — A Grand Forks man is hurt after the highway patrol says he fell asleep at the wheel of his milk tanker and rolled near Buchanan, North Dakota. The crash in Stutsman County happening around five o’clock Sunday morning. The patrol tells us 27-year-old Dakota Hatch was driving southbound on Highway 52 with a load of dairy…

Island Park candlelight vigil honors Daunte Wright & other people killed by police

April 16, 2021

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota State University’s Black Lives Matter chapter and the community spoke out about how the death of Daunte Wright has affected them at a candlelight vigil at Island Park Friday night. People from over the area came together to mourn another death of another black man at the hands of police. Many brought flowers and…

ND has thousands of job openings despite the pandemic

April 16, 2021

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NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) – Since the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines, many people are being called back to the work place. North Dakota had an unemployment rate of 5.5 percent in February and 4.8 percent in March. There are 16,000 open positions across the state on the Job Service North Dakota website. The organization says some service industry businesses are having…

Fargo entrepreneur honors his family with Uncle Charlie’s Gourmet Snacks

A small black-owned business is taking snacking to a whole new level with unique gourmet flavors on a classic Midwestern treat.

April 15, 2021

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A small black-owned business is taking snacking to a whole new level with unique gourmet flavors on a classic Midwestern treat. “Everyone and every bag gets their own personal slice of heaven that no one else can get to,” Uncle Charlie’s Gourmet Snacks Owner Clayton Cottman said. Uncle Charlie’s has a variety of flavors including…