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Burgum again urges lawmakers to approve $500 income tax credit

November 8, 2021

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) – Gov. Doug Burgum has once again called on North Dakota legislators to provide a one-time $500 income tax credit by using the state’s General Fund ending fund balance. In his speech to lawmakers Monday, Burgum said after the 2021 Legislative Session, the state had $1.2 billion, its second largest ending fund balance. Before he called the…

NDDOH Says Pediatric Vaccine Will Ease Up Hospital Capacity Statewide

"This will help us enter a into a new stage of the COVID-19 pandemic."

November 5, 2021

Site Staff,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota Department of Health officials discussed the availability of pediatric COVID-19 vaccines. “We would prevent over 18,000 cases, 80 hospitalizations, 42 cases of MIS-C, and 26 ICU admissions. And this is just for every million doses administered just to that 5 to 11 age group,” North Dakota Department of Health Immunization Director Molly Howell said….

North Dakota joins 10 states in suing Biden over vaccine mandate

November 5, 2021

Jim Monk,

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Attorneys general in 11 states, including North Dakota, filed suit Friday against President Joe Biden’s administration, challenging a new vaccine requirement for workers at companies with more than 100 employees. The lawsuit filed in the St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals argues that the authority to compel vaccinations rests with the states, not the…

UPDATE: West Fargo silver alert canceled, man found safe

November 4, 2021

Site Staff,

UPDATE: Nearly one hour after sending out a silver alert, state officials say Dennis Drummond has been found safe in Valley City by law enforcement. WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A silver alert is issued for a 76 year old man last seen at the West Fargo Costco. Seventy-six-year-old Dennis Drummond is six feet one inch tall, weighs 260 pounds…

Leave Fargo for sunny Orlando for as low as $59 on Frontier Airlines

November 4, 2021

Site Staff,

ORLANDO (KVRR) – Are you eager to leave the grey skies and eventual freezing temperatures of the Midwest? Frontier Airlines is offering two direct flights a week from Fargo’s Hector International Airport to the theme park mecca of Orlando for as low as $59. You need to buy your ticket by 10:59 PM on Thursday, Nov. 11. The flights will…

Vaccines, critical race theory emerge as issues for North Dakota special session

November 4, 2021

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. – Bills to prevent vaccine mandates and the teaching of critical race theory will get hearings when the North Dakota Legislature returns to the Capitol next week for a special session. The original intent of the special session, which convenes at 9 a.m. Monday, was to approve a new map of legislative districts and the spending of $1.1…

North Dakota’s drought conditions improving

November 4, 2021

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota’s drought is easing with recent precipitation, but some areas of the state are still dealing with poor conditions. This week’s U.S. Drought Monitor map shows that no areas of the state are in exceptional drought, the worst category, and less than 10% of North Dakota is in extreme drought, the second worst category. By comparison,…

Man hospitalized after farm accident in Richland County

November 4, 2021

Jim Monk,

FAIRMOUNT, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – A man was injured in a farming accident in Richland County.The Sheriff’s Office responded to an emergency call about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at a grain bin site near Fairmount. A man was working under a grain auger when a cable snapped on the auger, causing the auger to drop and strike the worker’s head. He was…

North Dakota expecting 18K doses of pediatric COVID vaccine

November 4, 2021

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota health officials are expecting 18,000 initial doses of the pediatric coronavirus vaccine. That’s enough enough to cover 25% of the state’s roughly 71,000 children ages 5 to 11 who were identified in the 2019 census. The state Health Department said in a statement Wednesday that “vaccinating children will help protect them from getting COVID-19.” To…

Stenehjem: North Dakota colleges should avoid giving money to abortion providers

November 4, 2021

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says state colleges should comply with legislation that forbids a school from funneling grant money to a person or organization that promotes or performs abortions. Stenehjem’s opinion came after an inquiry from North Dakota University System Chancellor Mark Hagerott, who asked if the legislation was constitutional. Stenehjem says it is not…