FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO/AP) — Bird flu is back at turkey farms in Minnesota, South Dakota and Utah. That is raising concerns that more outbreaks could follow. The outbreak in Minnesota is at a commercial turkey flock of 140,000 birds in Meeker County. The outbreak in South Dakota was confirmed in a south-central county in a flock of around 47,000 turkeys….
FARGO, N.D. — South Dakota scored on a 50-yard touchdown pass from Aidan Bouman to Carterll on their opening drive to make it 7-0 against North Dakota State. The Yotes proceeded to hold the Bison out of the endzone while attacking effectively on offense to take a 21-3 lead into the break. NDSU fought back in the second half but…
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota regulators on Wednesday denied a construction permit for a carbon dioxide pipeline project, one month after a North Dakota panel did the same to a similar project by another company. Navigator CO2 Ventures wants to build a 1,300-mile (2,092 kilometers) pipeline network across Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota, to carry planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions…
ST. PAUL (AP) — Minnesota regulators vote to proceed with an environmental review for part of a proposed pipeline to carry carbon dioxide from Midwest ethanol plants to a permanent underground storage site in North Dakota. Iowa-based Summit Carbon Solutions wants to build a $5.5 billion, 2,000-mile pipeline network across five states. Carbon dioxide from more than 30 ethanol plants…
ELKTON, S.D. (AP) — Two people died when a car was struck by train in South Dakota, an accident that caused the train to derail and crash into a grain elevator. The South Dakota Highway Patrol said the accident that happened Friday night remains under investigation. The names of the two victims, both of whom were in the car struck…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol says it found an inmate who escaped from the James River Minimum Unit nearly two weeks ago. Nathan Lang, 39, escaped the facility July 18. He was serving time for property theft and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The NDHP says Corson County Sheriff’s in South Dakota received a…
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) – Officials in South Dakota’s third most populous city, Aberdeen, are warning residents that their drinking water contains an elevated risk of disease. The Aberdeen Water Works Treatment Plant experienced mechanical malfunctions in two filters used to clean water and make it drinkable for residents, resulting in “an increased chance of disease-causing organisms in the drinking water,”…
ATLANTA (Fox News) — Officials with the CDC are tracking several new COVID-19 variants including one in North Dakota. The new strains are descendants of the Omicron variant. The strain EU11 is among the new variants being tracked. Scientists first began keeping tabs on it earlier this year as it moved rapidly through parts of Europe. It now represented 1.7%…
ALBERTA, CANADA (KVRR/FOX) — Firefighters in Alberta, Canada are dealing with out-of-control fires as a result of abnormally hot and dry weather. The wildfires have been going on for weeks and more than 10,000 people have been forced to leave their homes. There’s extensive property damage to both homes and businesses in the region. There is also a growing concern…
Courtesy, KWATLAKE NORDEN, S.D. (KVRR-KWAT) – A fire on Wednesday morning heavily damaged a building that houses a fire department in east central South Dakota. The Hamlin County Sheriff’s Office says the fire was at the public safety building in Lake Norden, which included space for Lake Norden’s fire and police departments and ambulance service. Fire departments from Lake Norden,…
