Grand Forks police make structural changes to benefit community
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Grand forks police have made structural changes to their organization in recent months to prioritize their connection with the community they serve. According to the Grand Forks Herald, the local police department made “tweaks” to their organizational structure, establishing an Education and…
Cass County Sheriff’s Office to start using BolaWrap restraints
FARGO, N.D. – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is adding another less lethal use of force option in the coming weeks. Sgt. Tim Briggeman says the sheriff’s office purchased 3 BolaWrap Systems. The BolaWrap device shoots an 8-foot Kevlar tether that can entangle a person…
Belcourt man sentenced in federal court for fatal beating
FARGO, N.D. — A 41-year-old man will spend 30 years in federal prison for beating another man to death and dumping his body in a set of trees. Gary Vivier, who is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, sat quietly…
State bill to ban types of THC in North Dakota
FARGO, N.D. – For those buying and selling THC, a new bill on the governor’s desk could mean trouble. “I don’t think it should be a crime,” Joe Steiner says. Although it’s never been for him, Steiner says as a college student, he knows several…
Extreme drought conditions expanded in North Dakota this week despite precipitation
MINOT, N.D. – The Minot area received some of the highest moisture totals in the state from the recent rain and snowfall with almost an inch of precipitation in places, particularly to the northeast of the city. However, even considering the precipitation, the U.S. Drought…
Some UND athletes begin getting COVID-19 vaccinations
MINOT, N.D. – Some UND athletes have started taking advantage of that — a major step toward preventing them from contracting the virus and from keeping them out of mandatory quarantines if they encounter someone who is COVID-19 positive. “They’re no different than any other…
5 new positive cases reported in Stutsman County Friday
MINOT, N.D. – Across North Dakota, 179 positive tests were reported. Area counties with positive tests included one each in Foster and LaMoure counties. Cass County reported the most positive tests with 63. The department reported the deaths of a man in his 70s from…
179 new COVID-19 cases in North Dakota, along with 3 new deaths
FARGO, N.D. – 179 new cases of COVID-19 is being reported by the North Dakota Department of Health on Friday, along with 3 new deaths. 1,478 people have died in the state since the pandemic began. The daily positivity rate is at 3.75%. There are…
North Dakota’s active COVID-19 cases hold steady; Cass County hits 200 total pandemic deaths
BISMARCK, N.D.— Following are the North Dakota Department of Health COVID-19 case rates, deaths, hospitalizations and vaccinations as of Friday, April 16. Because all data is preliminary, some numbers and totals may change from one day to the next. Statewide case rates NEW CASES: 179 TOTAL…
Fargo’s vaccination rate is 50 percent
FARGO, N.D. – Fargo Cass Public Health says the city is nearing a Covid-19 vaccination milestone despite a change in vaccinations. Earlier this week the Johnson and Johnson vaccine was put on pause. Six people out of the more than six million who received the…
