8.0% rate; 104 positive; 0 deaths; 40.4% 2x vaccinated
BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota confirmed a positive rate of 8.0% Monday. 104 tests were positive out of 1,566. There were 0 new deaths (1,486 total). 45 are currently hospitalized due to COVID with 9 ICU beds occupied. 1,031 cases remain active. 46.8% of North…
North Dakota COVID-19 hospitalizations rise as vaccinations begin to plateau
BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota Department of Health announced Monday, April 26, the state will follow the federal government’s lead in lifting a short pause on administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Federal officials put the single-dose vaccine under review earlier this month…
Graduation looking a little closer to normal this year for area schools
MINOT, N.D. – With COVID-19 cases way down, many area schools are planning for high school graduations that will look a lot closer to normal than they did last year at this time. Minot High School principal Scott Faul said the Minot High School graduation…
U-Mary, Duluth spring Northern Sun doubleheader
BISMARCK, N.D. – The University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) baseball team suffered a series finale loss to the University of Mary Sunday in Bismarck, North Dakota. The Bulldogs fell 12-8 on Sunday. They split a doubleheader with the Marauders on Saturday. McCale Peterson tallied two…
Woman Arrested for Stealing Vehicle, DUI
FARGO, N.D. – A Bismarck woman has been arrested for stealing a vehicle in Grand Forks. Police say just after 2 p.m. on Friday, Grand Forks police were called to the Valley Dairy on 1st Ave. South for the theft of a motor vehicle. Witnesses…
21-year-old man killed after being struck by train in downtown Bismarck
BISMARCK, N.D. – Bismarck Police Department said a 21-year-old man was struck and killed by a BNSF Railway train around midnight Sunday. Police said surveillance video appears to show the man might have been walking from a nearby restaurant on 5th Street and Main Avenue…
North Dakota Legislature’s veto override is a threat to public safety
N.D. – The decision of the North Dakota legislature to pass HB 1323 forbidding the governor and the state health officer from ever issuing a statewide mask mandate in the event of a respiratory transmission pandemic is incredulous. It appears this happened to punish the governor,…
Treehouse re-opens at North Dakota Heritage Center and Museum
BISMARCK, N.D. – The children’s Treehouse at the North Dakota Heritage Center and Museum has re-opened for the first time in more than a year. Staff are cleaning the area periodically throughout the day, and masks are strongly recommended but not required. “We decided that…
