ND Dept. of Health shares difficulties ahead in vaccinating adolescents
BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Health shares why it’s so important to get 12 to 15 year olds vaccinated for Covid-19 now that the Pfizer vaccine is available to them. Health experts say children often show no symptoms or mild symptoms. They…
MSU baseball readying for Crookston in tournament opener
MINOT, N.D. – When the Minot State baseball starting nine takes the turf later this week to open the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Tournament, they will do so against a familiar foe. The squad had already met its first-round opponent, the University of Minnesota Crookston,…
Bond set at $25,000 for man accused of planting suspicious object
MANDAN, N.D. – A Mandan man accused planting a suspicious object outside of a downtown business has been charged with terrorizing and two counts of disorderly conduct. Police say 20-year-old Rhyan Gessner left a black bag on the sidewalk outside of a Mandan business on…
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…
