Caught on camera: Mandan mom holds suspect at gunpoint
BISMARCK, N.D. – A Mandan mother is pleading for justice and police are re-investigating a case after she caught a registered sex offender on her roof. Heather Faris says a late night in January is one that will haunt her family forever Her 10-year-old son…
North Dakota boosts funding for addiction treatment program that ran out of money
N.D. — Funding for a North Dakota program that is the “payer of last resort” for addiction treatment will almost double in the next budget cycle after running out of money with a year to go. The substance use disorder voucher program will receive $15…
North Dakota suspends cooperation with Minnesota agencies due to conflicting deadly force state laws
N.D. – Neighboring states North Dakota and Minnesota often cooperate with one another in the realm of law enforcement, but since Minnesota changed its deadly force law, the relationship has been on the rocks. Minnesota updated its use-of-force policy in 2020 following the death of…
Gov.Burgum Putting A Halt To Federal Unemployment Aid.
N.D. – One of the things that have gained a lot of attention lately is businesses are having a tough time finding people to give a job to. That seems so odd, doesn’t it? Usually, it’s the other way around. In years past the struggle…
Citing ‘extremism’, Western North Dakota’s Lone Democratic Lawmaker May Not Run for Re-Election
MINOT, N.D. — Sen. Erin Oban of District 35 holds a unique position in North Dakota politics. She’s the only Democrat elected to public office in an area that can plausibly be described as “western” North Dakota. Which, in turn, means she’s one of the few Democrats…
Homebound residents encouraged to contact Fargo Cass Public Health for vaccine
FARGO, N.D. – Cass County residents who are homebound and can’t get the COVID-19 vaccine through their provider, a pharmacy, or other vaccine clinic are encouraged to contact Fargo Cass Public Health (FCPH) to inquire about access to vaccine through one of their mobile missions….
NDSU student exhibit to highlight 1918-20 Spanish flu pandemic in Red River Valley
FARGO, N.D. — NDSU students are asking the public to take a look back on a different pandemic that hit the Red River Valley. Public history students are opening an art exhibit called “Remembering the forgotten pandemic: The 1918 to 1920 Spanish Influenza Pandemic in…
Fargo Public Schools Changing Mask Guidelines
FARGO, N.D. – In the Fargo Public School District, masks are no longer required on elementary playgrounds or during outside physical education activities. On June 7th, face masks will become optional in the District’s buildings, and schools will no longer conduct contact tracing. At the…
North Dakota flu numbers remain low as season ends
BISMARCK, N.D. – With all of the focus on COVID-19 the past year, many of us may have forgotten about a different virus: influenza. Spring is typically the end of flu season, but in North Dakota, there wasn’t much of a flu season at all….
COVID: 4.2% 14-day avg.; 776 total active; 43.2% fully vaccinated
BISMARCK, N.D. – As of Wednesday 5/12, North Dakota’s 14-day rolling average positivity rate is 4.2%. In total, there have been 108,763 confirmed cases and 1,502 total deaths attributed to COVID-19 in North Dakota. 32 are currently hospitalized due to COVID with 3 ICU beds…
