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Moorhead Public Library offering no-contact curbside delivery amid pandemic

The program is also available at the Detroit Lakes, Crookston and Barnesville public libraries

April 16, 2020

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. — For libraries across the metro, being open to the public goes beyond lending people books. “The services don’t stop just because the building’s closed,” says West Fargo Public Library Director Carissa Hansen. Although they can’t provide all services they did before their buildings were shut, librarians are still trying to reach community members while maintaining physical distancing…

Preparing for possibility of COVID-19 fall peak

There are currently 393 positive COVID-19 cases across North Dakota

April 16, 2020

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. — NDSU Professor Dr. Paul Carson says physical distancing in North Dakota has been working. He says although the state has done a good job of flattening the curve, there is a possibility of the coronavirus peaking again in the fall. Dr. Carson says situations that would place people in close proximity again create the right conditions for…

North Dakota Smart Restart Will Happen If Numbers Remain Low

The state is reporting 28 new coronavirus cases, its highest daily total

April 16, 2020

TJ Nelson,

BISMARCK, N.D. — Gov. Doug Burgum says North Dakota Smart Restart will only happen if testing numbers remain low. The state currently has the 2nd lowest total positive rate in the U.S. at 3.4%. He says equipment has been added allowing more testing and says there are plenty of supplies for people to get tested. “The steps we have taken…

Fargo Post 2 VP, Former NDSU Baseball Coach Jim Pettersen Dies

April 15, 2020

Site Staff,

Courtesy: Fargo Post 2FARGO, N.D. – Fargo Post 2 baseball is saddened to report Vice President Jim Pettersen passed away at a hospital in Arizona after losing his battle with covid-19. He was diagnosed with the virus on April 2nd. In the last report on his health, Pettersen was working toward getting off a ventilator. Along with overseeing post two’s…

Employees test positive for the coronavirus at LM Wind Power in Grand Forks

April 15, 2020

Site Staff,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – LM Wind Power in Grand Forks has shut down after several employees test positive for the coronavirus. The Department of Health has not confirmed how many workers at the plant that makes wind turbine blades have contracted the virus. However, Grand Forks County confirmed eight new cases. LM Wind Power is closed to disinfect and clean…

Main Avenue road project begins in Downtown Fargo

April 13, 2020

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. – The final phase of Main Avenue’s road construction project begins in downtown Fargo. Following last year’s phase that provided safer and easier travel from Veterans Memorial Bridge towards Broadway the final phase is aiming to do the same through the 1000 block of Main Avenue. The crews are focusing on road removal and underground work to improve…

COVID-19 By The Numbers For April 12, 2020

April 12, 2020

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota is reporting one more COVID-19 related death bringing the state’s total to 8. It is a man in his 50’s in Ward County who had underlying health conditions and got the virus through community spread. There are 12 new cases of the virus in Cass County among 15 new cases in the state. 308 people…

308 North Dakotans Test Positive For COVID-19

April 12, 2020

Site Staff,

FARGO, ND — North Dakota now has more than 300 people who have tested positive for COVID-19. There are now also 8 people who have died due to the coronavirus. POSITIVE TEST RESULTS · Woman in her 50s from Burleigh County, close contact · Woman in her 30s from Cass County, under investigation · Woman in her 80s from Cass County, close contact…

Fargo Bedroom Fire Damages Home

Nobody was injured

April 11, 2020

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. — The Fargo Fire Department responded to a house fire at 2464 18th Street South at around 1 o’clock Saturday afternoon. The crews extinguished the fire coming from a second story window in the back bedroom of the home. The fire was extinguished a few minutes after crews arrived. Crews say the fire was contained to the bedroom…

North Dakota Reports 7 COVID-19 Deaths

April 11, 2020

Site Staff,

Bismarck,ND — The North Dakota Department of Health reports there are now 7 residents who have died from the COVID-19 virus. The latest fatality is a woman in her 70s from Cass County with underlying health conditions who acquired COVID-19 through community spread. There are a total of 293 people who have tested positive, that’s an increase of 15 since…