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1st cases of COVID-19 variant from UK in ND

1st cases of COVID-19 variant from UK in ND

Bismarck  (NDDOH)   The North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) Wednesday announced the new variant strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus first detected in the United Kingdom was identified by genomic sequencing in positive specimens from two individuals...

 

Burgum urges WAPA to give advance notice, blackouts

Burgum urges WAPA to give advance notice, blackouts

Bismarck  (CSi)  During a phone call Tuesday with the administrator of the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), Gov. Doug Burgum urged the agency to give North Dakota utilities and their customers as much advance warning as possible before...

 

Otter Tail Power statement on rolling black outs

Otter Tail Power statement on rolling black outs

Fergus Falls, MN  (OTPC)  Ongoing cold temperatures in our region and throughout the nation are causing high demand for electricity. Some electric utility customers are experiencing rolling outages as a result. Otter Tail Power Company, serving...

 

Northern Plains Electric Coop outages Tuesday

Northern Plains Electric Coop outages Tuesday

(Facebook)  Northern Plains Electric Co-op experienced several substation outages throughout the service territory Feb 16 due to required load shedding from one of our power suppliers. The regional transmission operator Southwest Power Pool...

 

North Dakotans urged to conserve electricity

North Dakotans urged to conserve electricity

Bismarck  (CSi) – Gov. Doug Burgum issued the following statement Monday after Southwest Power Pool, whose 14-state electrical transmission area includes parts of North Dakota, declared an Energy Emergency Alert Level 3 and directed its member...

 

Jmst and area students in state school cabinet

Jmst and area students in state school cabinet

Bismarck  (ND Dept., Public Instruction)   North Dakota State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler said her new Superintendent’s Student Cabinet includes 21 students from across the state, from a third grader to two high school seniors. The...

 

Sign up window opened Mon., government insurance

Sign up window opened Mon., government insurance

(AP) Health insurance shoppers stuck in a bad plan or unable to find coverage have a new option for help. A sign-up window opened Monday for government insurance markets and runs through May 15 in most U.S. states. It’s available for people...

 

Former President Donald Trump acquitted

Former President Donald Trump acquitted

WASHINGTON (AP) —  Enough senators have cast “not guilty” votes to acquit Donald Trump of inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The vote will give the former president an historic second acquittal in an impeachment trial. House...

 

Grand Forks-based 1st Battalion, 188th Alert

Grand Forks-based 1st Battalion, 188th Alert

BISMARCK, N.D. — A North Dakota Army National Guard unit has received an alert for possible mobilization. If ordered to mobilize, the Grand Forks-based 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment (1-188th ADA) would leave for duty...

 

Fargo VA receives additional vaccine dozes

Fargo VA receives additional vaccine dozes

Fargo  (VA)  Due to a recent large shipment of COVID-19 vaccine, the Fargo Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care System (HCS) is expanding COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to all Veterans enrolled in VA healthcare, regardless of age, on Feb. 12, 13,...

 
 
 
 

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